Metrocluster with Continuous Access EVA P6000 for Linux Version B.12.00.00 Release Notes

Support for persistent reservations
Metrocluster for Linux supports configuring persistent reservations (PR) in Metrocluster packages to
control access to LUNs. For more information on persistent reservation, see Managing HP
Serviceguard A.12.00.00 for Linux available at http://www.hp.com/go/linux-serviceguard-docs.
Support for Device Mapper
Metrocluster for Linux supports configuring Device Mapper for disks used in Metrocluster packages.
All the Serviceguard related restrictions and guidelines for supporting DM-Multipath are also
applicable to Metrocluster configurations.
For more information on the restrictions, see HP Serviceguard for Linux Certification Matrix available
at http://www.hp.com/go/linux-serviceguard-docs.
Support for VMWare virtual machines as Metrocluster nodes
Metrocluster for Linux includes support for configuring VMWare virtual machines as Metrocluster
nodes. All the Serviceguard related restrictions and guidelines for configuring VMWare virtual
machines as Serviceguard nodes are also applicable to Metrocluster configurations. In Metrocluster
configurations, Raw Device Mapping (RDM) is not supported. You must configure the Fiber channel
N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) for all the virtual machines. For more information on configuring
NPIV, see Using HP Serviceguard for Linux with VMWare virtual machines whitepaper available
at http://www.hp.com/go/linux-serviceguard-docs.
Features not supported in B.12.00.00
The following features are not supported in B.12.00.00:
• No Support for Site Controller packages.
• Configuring Metrocluster package with secure connection to Management Server is not
supported on RHEL 6.1.
• The following P6000 Continuous Access features are not supported with Metrocluster with
Continuous Access EVA P6000 for Linux:
◦ Asynchronous Replication Mode
◦ Failsafe-Locked Mode
◦ Storage Management Appliance (SMA)
• No support for online reconfiguration of the package
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements
Installation and configuration of Metrocluster with Continuous Access EVA P6000 for Linux must
be done on all the cluster nodes (except arbitrator and Quorum Server nodes) as is done for any
other Serviceguard package.
To use Metrocluster with Continuous Access EVA P6000 for Linux, the following hardware and
software must be installed and configured on each HP Proliant server node.
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