HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software Installation Guide for Windows (5697-1822, March 2012)

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Windows
This chapter describes the installation of HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software in Microsoft clustering
environments with HP 3PAR storage systems.
NOTE:
• You can install, uninstall, modify, and repair HP 3PAR Cluster Extension on all of the nodes
in a cluster by running the installer from one node in the cluster.
• For information on configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension in a Microsoft clustering environment,
see the HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide.
Prerequisites
Before installing HP 3PAR Cluster Extension, perform the following tasks:
1. Check “General installation prerequisites” (page 6) to ensure that your setup meets the
general pre-installation requirements.
2. Perform the required Windows pre-installation procedures. For instructions, see “Pre-installation
procedures” (page 8).
3. Download the HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software installer.
a. Browse to http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.
b. Click HP Storage > Storage Software in the product category list.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the installer.
Pre-installation procedures
This section describes the procedures you must perform to prepare the data centers for HP 3PAR
Cluster Extension installation and configuration. Perform these procedures before you install HP
3PAR Cluster Extension.
1. “Checking the IP network setup and SAN configuration” (page 8)
2. “Installing the multipath software” (page 9)
3. “Installing and configuring the JRE” (page 9)
4. “Installing HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI)” (page 9)
5. “Configuring the HP 3PAR storage system” (page 9)
6. “Creating hosts and setting host persona” (page 9)
7. “Creating virtual volumes and adding a LUN presentation” (page 10)
8. “Creating Remote Copy volume groups” (page 10)
9. “Installing MSCS on all nodes” (page 10)
Checking the IP network setup and SAN configuration
Verify that your IP network setup and SAN configuration meet the following requirements:
• For Windows Server 2003 only, MSCS requires that a single IP subnet be dispersed over all
sites in a disaster-tolerant cluster setup. This enables the cluster to exchange heartbeat (alive)
messages between all cluster nodes. This is applicable only for the live migration feature in a
Windows 2008 failover cluster configuration.
• HP 3PAR Cluster Extension requires a cluster environment in which one location failure will
not cause the entire cluster to shut down.
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