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

1. MSCS cluster IP address and name

Function: To act as the virtual server IP address and name for the MSCS software.

Suggested action: MSCS management tools would use this address to get status and reconfigure

the MSCS software. For the examples discussed in this paper, the IP address is 140.110.240.62.

2. HP SIM virtual server IP address and name

Function: To act as the virtual server IP address and name for HP SIM event reception. You specify

this name and address to connect to HP SIM through Internet Explorer. From HP SIM, the

Virtualization Manager may be launched.

Suggested action: All SNMP devices that report their events to HP SIM should use this IP address

and name for the location of the Event Consolidator, the SNMP Trap Destination. For the examples

discussed in this paper, the IP address is 140.110.240.64.

3. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 virtual server IP address and name

Function: To act as the virtual server IP address and name for the Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Enterprise Edition database software. This software is used to extract, manipulate, or back up the

VSE Management Software and HP SIM databases.

Suggested action: The HP SIM Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) data source uses this as the

location where the VSE HP SIM Data Source Name (DSN) points. In the examples discussed in this

paper, the IP address is 140.110.240.63.

4. MSCS primary system IP address and name

Function: To serve as the TCP/IP address and name of the specific Microsoft Windows server host.

Suggested action: Any software that references system-specific functions uses this address to

connect to this system. In the examples discussed in this paper, the IP address is 140.110.240.60.

5. MSCS secondary system IP address and name

Function: To serve as the TCP/IP address and name of the specific Microsoft Windows server host.

Suggested action: Any software that references system-specific functions uses this address to

connect to this system. For the examples discussed in this paper, the IP address is

140.110.240.61.

Setting up the failover environment

This section of the white paper assumes that you log into each of your cluster systems with the same

administrator credentials that you are using to access all the Insight software and Microsoft SQL

Server 2005 components that are being set up.

Installing Insight software prerequisites

Review the Insight software installation requirements listed in the HP Insight Control Management

Quick Setup Poster included on the HP ICM DVD. Ensure the operating systems component services

listed are installed on each node. Installation of these component services can be verified by running

the Insight Control Environment Advisor and enabling the “Pre-Install Items” option from the ICM

installer menu.