Using HP Insight Software from a Highly Available Central Management Server with Microsoft Cluster Service

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The majority of the databases used by the Insight software reside on a Microsoft SQL Server 2005
virtual server, which is also clustered. Other data files are stored on the shared disk.
 The relationship between the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition instances and Insight
software is shown in Figure 1.
 Insight Control Management/Insight Dynamics - VSE connects to its own Microsoft SQL Server
2005 database instance using the network name configured especially for Insight Control
Management/Insight Dynamics - VSE.
 A named instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 has a virtual server within the cluster, with a
network name and an IP address to which clients may connect.
 HP SIM has its own network name and IP address. Clients who wish to browse to the HP SIM
service can do so by using either of these cluster resources. Virtualization Manager may be
launched from HP SIM to display and manage VSE resources.
Figure 1. The relationship between Insight software, SQL Server 2005, and the cluster disks
Getting started
Before beginning, Microsoft Cluster Service must be installed and working on the two systems. Refer
to the Microsoft Guide to Creating and Configuring a server Cluster under Windows Server 2003
white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads (search for “Guide to Creating and Configuring a
Server Cluster under Windows Server 2003”) for step-by-step instructions for cluster installation,
configuration and installation testing.