3PAR GeoCluster 1.0.0.14 for Windows Release Notes

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These release notes are for the release of Geocluster 1.0.0.14.

1.0 Supported Platforms

 Supported InServ InFormOS versions are InServ InFormOS 2.2.4 and 2.3.1 and all associated

Maintenance Updates (MUs).

 Supported platforms for 3PAR Geocluster for Windows are Windows Server 2008 Enterprise,

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, and Windows Server

2008 R2 Datacenter. Both x86 and X64 versions of the OS are supported.

 InServ T-Class Systems, F-Class Systems and S-Class Systems are supported.

2.0 Features

3PAR Geocluster for Windows adds Geoclustering capability to Microsoft Cluster Server’s

clusters using 3PAR storage arrays for high availability data storage. Geoclustering allows

data to be replicated from a primary site to a backup site, and in case of site failover, the

replication will be reversed in a manner transparent to failover-tolerant applications.

Benefits include:

 Automated failover: Simplified recovery procedures, Better Recovery Point

Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).

 Near transparent integration to MSCS: Management via the MSCS Failover Cluster

manager.

 Application abstraction: Supports any application tolerant to MSCS failover,

including Hyper-V Live Migration.

3.0 Known Issues

3PAR Geocluster for Windows resource deletion

Symptoms

Deleting the 3PAR Geocluster for Windows resource in Failover Cluster Manager can cause

other 3PAR Geocluster for Windows resource resources to fail, even if they are not part of

the same Service and Applications group.