HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.0 Recovery Management User Guide

NOTE: Do not activate the recovery logical servers at this time. During the Matrix recovery
management configuration process, the recovery logical servers will be further configured in the
configuration import process at the Remote Site - there will be an opportunity to activate and
deactivate the recovery logical servers at this time.
NOTE: To avoid confusion, HP recommends adopting a best practice of using the same logical
server name at the Remote Site as the one that was used for the associated logical server at the
Local Site.
NOTE: For information on cross technology logical servers (logical servers capable of being VC
hosted or VM hosted), see: “Dynamic workload movement with CloudSystem Matrix” (page 25)
NOTE: For sites with a large number of logical servers, partitioning logical servers into Portability
Groups can reduce activation time during failover. HP recommends that the Portability Group
associated with logical servers on both the Local Site and the Remote Site be limited to a subset
of virtual machine hosts and virtual connect blades that are capable of hosting these logical servers.
For additional information on configuring Portability Groups, refer to: Logical servers −> Menus &
screens −> Manage portability groups in the HP Matrix OE Visualization and Logical Servers online
help.
Configuring Matrix recovery management
After you install Matrix recovery management, you can launch the Matrix recovery management
graphical user interface (GUI) from the HP Matrix Operating Environment home page by selecting
Tools and then selecting Matrix recovery management... from the drop-down menu.
Use the Matrix recovery management GUI to configure Matrix recovery management, manage DR
Protected logical servers and test failover capability.
Matrix recovery management GUI overview
The Matrix recovery management user interface displays the following tabs:
• Home
Displays a list of the Matrix recovery management configuration tabs; Sites, Storage
Management Servers, Storage Replication Groups, Recovery Groups, and the Jobs tab, which
is used for monitoring Matrix recovery management operations. There is a brief description
of the tasks that can be completed under each of the tabs. Configured or Not configured icons
are displayed next to the name of each configuration tab, indicating which configuration
operations have been completed. The status of the most recent Matrix recovery management
Job that has been invoked is displayed at the top of the Matrix recovery management Home
screen, including the Latest Job Status, the Job Id, the Start Time, and the End Time (if the job
has completed).
• Sites
Configure Local and Remote Sites, edit or delete existing site configurations, perform failover
operations, export or import site configurations.
• Storage Management Servers
Define Storage Management Servers, view, edit or delete existing Storage Management Server
configurations.
• Storage Replication Groups
Create Storage Replication Groups, view, edit, copy or delete existing Storage Replication
Groups.
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