HP Storage Mirroring Software - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
Introducing Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure ..................... 2
Requirements .......................................................................................................... 3
Related documentation ............................................................................................. 3
Install Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure ............................. 4
Getting Started with Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure ........ 5
Configure your VMware ESX server to use a root account .............................................. 5
Configure your VMware ESX server to use a non-root account ........................................ 5
Configure the SCP timeout ........................................................................................ 6
Configure the VirtualCenter operation timeout ............................................................. 6
Navigate the Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure interface .................................. 6
Using the menus ................................................................................................. 6
Using the left pane navigation list ......................................................................... 7
Find out more information about tasks ........................................................................ 7
Start Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure .......................................................... 7
Connect to the Administrative Servers ................................................. 8
Connect to the SMVI server ....................................................................................... 8
Connect to the VirtualCenter server ............................................................................ 9
Log off administrative servers .................................................................................. 10
Manage activation codes ......................................................................................... 10
Set up the E-mail Server .................................................................... 11
Manage ESX Servers .......................................................................... 12
Add an ESX server ................................................................................................. 12
Configure an ESX server ......................................................................................... 13
Set up Protection for a Virtual Machine .............................................. 14
Select the source virtual machine ............................................................................. 14
Select the source virtual machine without VirtualCenter ......................................... 16
Select the target physical machine ........................................................................... 17
Select the target physical machine without VirtualCenter ........................................ 19
Select a data store on the target server .................................................................... 19
Edit replica virtual machine ..................................................................................... 20
Modify protection settings ....................................................................................... 22
Schedule protection start time ............................................................................ 23
Change protection set name ............................................................................... 23
Set data transmission options ............................................................................. 24
Set e-mail notification options ............................................................................ 26
Change VirtualCenter credentials ........................................................................ 27
Change restart and threshold options .................................................................. 28
Save protection settings ......................................................................................... 29
Monitor your Protected Virtual Machines ........................................... 31
Understanding failover and job reversal .................................................................... 33
Failover and reversal scenarios ................................................................................ 33
Failover after a problem is encountered on the source ........................................... 33
Perform a failover test to verify the quality of the backup data without
disrupting clients .............................................................................................. 34
Pre-Staging Data on the Target ......................................................... 35