HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Virtual Infrastructure user's guide (T2558-96095, April 2008)
Table Of Contents
- Introducing Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure
- Install Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure
- Getting Started with Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure
- Configure your VMware ESX server to use a root account
- Configure your VMware ESX server to use a non-root account
- Configure the SCP timeout
- Configure the VirtualCenter operation timeout
- Navigate the Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure interface
- Find out more information about tasks
- Start Storage Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure
- Connect to the Administrative Servers
- Set up the E-mail Server
- Manage ESX Servers
- Set up Protection for a Virtual Machine
- Monitor your Protected Virtual Machines
- Pre-Staging Data on the Target
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Enter the following information for the source server:
z Virtual machine to protect—Enter the name of the virtual machine you want to protect. Or,
click the Browse
button to browse VirtualCenter to locate a virtual machine. The Select Virtual
Machine window will appear.
In the Select virtual machine window, browse through the file tree on the left side to select a
source virtual machine. When you select a virtual machine, the right pane is populated with
information about the virtual machine, datastores, and networks associated with that virtual
machine.
To search for a virtual machine, enter all or part of the virtual machine name in the Search for
field, then click Search. The virtual machines that meet the search criteria will appear in the
Search Results folder in the left pane.
After you have found the source virtual machine in the left pane, either double-click it, or select
it then click Choose.
z Source ESX server IP address or DNS name—This field displays the IP address or DNS name
of the selected VMware ESX server.
z User name—Enter the user name for the account you will be using to log on to the source
VMWare ESX server.
z Password—Enter the password that is associated with the user account.
After all fields have been completed, click Next. A window will display the progress as the Storage
Mirroring for Virtual Infrastructure console authenticates the source virtual machine.
Continue to Select the target physical machine on page 17.