HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage - Manual (Page 8)

Virtual Managers........................................................................................................124
Using the Failover Manager...................................................................................................125
Planning the virtual network configuration...........................................................................125
Using the Failover Manager on Microsoft Hyper-V Server......................................................125
Installing the Failover Manager for Hyper-V Server...........................................................126
Uninstalling the Failover Manager from Hyper-V Server....................................................126
Using the Failover Manager for VMware vSphere................................................................127
Installing the Failover Manager for VMware vSphere.......................................................127
Installing the Failover Manager for other VMware platforms..............................................128
Configuring the IP address and host name.................................................................128
Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client.................................129
Configure the IP address and host name....................................................................129
Finishing up with VI Client.......................................................................................129
Troubleshooting the Failover Manager on VMware vSphere..............................................129
Uninstalling the Failover Manager from VMware vSphere.................................................130
Using a virtual manager........................................................................................................130
Requirements for using a virtual manager............................................................................131
Adding a virtual manager.................................................................................................132
Starting a virtual manager to regain quorum.......................................................................133
Verifying virtual manager status.........................................................................................134
Stopping a virtual manager...............................................................................................134
Removing a virtual manager from a management group.......................................................135
10 Working with clusters............................................................................136
Clusters and storage systems..................................................................................................136
Creating a cluster.................................................................................................................136
Cluster Map View............................................................................................................137
Monitoring cluster usage.......................................................................................................137
Editing a cluster....................................................................................................................137
Editing cluster properties...................................................................................................137
Editing iSNS servers.........................................................................................................137
Editing cluster VIP addresses..............................................................................................138
Reconnecting volumes and applications after changing VIPs or iSNS servers............................138
Maintaining storage systems in clusters....................................................................................139
Adding a storage system to a cluster..................................................................................139
Upgrading the storage systems in a cluster using cluster swap................................................139
Reordering storage systems in a cluster...............................................................................140
Exchange a storage system in a cluster...............................................................................140
Removing a storage system from a cluster............................................................................140
Troubleshooting a cluster.......................................................................................................141
Auto Performance Protection..............................................................................................141
Auto Performance Protection and the VSA.......................................................................141
Auto Performance Protection and other clusters................................................................141
Repairing a storage system................................................................................................142
Deleting a cluster..................................................................................................................143
11 Provisioning storage..............................................................................144
Understanding how the capacity of the SAN is used.................................................................144
Provisioning storage..............................................................................................................144
Provisioning volumes.............................................................................................................144
Full provisioning...............................................................................................................145
Thin provisioning.............................................................................................................145
Best practice for setting volume size...............................................................................145
Planning data protection...................................................................................................145
Former terminology in release 8.1 and earlier.................................................................145
Data protection level....................................................................................................146
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