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Cluster management vip – HP VMA-series Memory Arrays User Manual

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Cluster Management VIP

The cluster management VIP, a virtual IP address, provides access to the redundant pair, enabling

administrators to manage and monitor both nodes. This VIP is defined during initial configuration

of the HP VMA SAN Gateway redundant pair and is assigned to the master node. If the master node

fails, the secondary node becomes the master node and cluster management traffic is automatically

redirected to the new master node.

Every HP VMA SAN Gateway in a redundant pair is defined by its node role (master or secondary):

Admin password

Setting a password is highly recommended.

Timezone

Set the clock timezone by specifying the zone and subzones. Use
"?" to interactively display zone names from which to choose.

NTP server

Optional, however specifying a NTP server is recommended.

Email notification
recipients, mail hub, & port

Set recipients to

[email protected]

for HP Customer

Support and at least one email alias for your company, in a
comma-separated list.

Enable HP VMA support

Set autosupport to

yes

to ensure proper handling of support

issues.

Cluster interface name

The interface for inter-gateway traffic. In a single Ethernet-cabled
Gateway, this is eth1. A VLAN can be used instead to separate
inter-gateway multicast traffic from management traffic. If using a
VLAN, the cluster interface name is based on the VLAN ID. For
example, if you use VLAN #10 then the cluster interface name is
“vlan10”.

Cluster expected nodes

Set the number of HP VMA SAN Gateway nodes in the cluster.

Note:

This is the number of HP VMA SAN Gateway nodes only. Do

not include the number of Memory Arrays. Refer to the

Redundant

Gateway Pairing Process guide

at http://www.hp.com/go/vma-docs

for more information

Cluster ID

The gateway pair ID can be found in the login banner. The default
is its preset value. Changing the ID is only done with
configuration of redundant gateway pair.

Cluster name

The name of the cluster used by the Domain Name System (DNS).

Cluster management
(virtual) IP address

The virtual IP address (VIP) for management of the cluster. The
virtual address is assigned to the master node of the cluster. The
VIP is automatically redirected to the secondary node should the
master node fail.

Cluster management
(virtual) netmask

The virtual netmask for management of the VIP (Virtual IP). The
virtual netmask is assigned to the master node. The virtual
netmask is automatically redirected to the secondary node should
the master node fail.

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