Deploying HP SIM 6.x on MSCS clusters on Windows 2008 with SQL Server 2008 SP1 White Paper

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Abstract
This white paper is intended to assist IT professionals in installing HP Systems Insight Manager (HP
SIM) 6.x
in a Microsoft Cluster Server configuration. Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise Server with
HP SIM 6.x can be a simple way of obtaining redundancy and failover capability from this powerful
management software.
Introduction
HP SIM 6.x offers the ability to
run in a Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise Server clustered
environment, using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise server
clustered environment, using Microsoft SQL Server 2008. By installing HP SIM 6.x as a clustered
applicatio
n, this versatile and simple management product can also be highly available.
Additionally, by distributing the load for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008
and HP SIM 6.x on separate systems, you can take advantage of maximum efficienc
y.
This white paper describes the steps to install a highly available clustered version of HP SIM 6.x on a
ProLiant cluster running Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise Server clustered environment, using
Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
The HP SIM 6.x database, t
he repository for all management information used by HP SIM 6.x, resides
on a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 virtual server, which is also clustered.
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The relationship between the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition and Windows 2008
Enterprise Server in
stances and HP SIM
6.x is shown in
Figure
1
.
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HP SIM 6.x connects to the database using the network name of the Microsoft SQL Server 2008
instance that owns the HP SIM 6.x database.
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A named instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has
a virtual server within the cluster, with a
network name and an IP address for which clients connect.
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HP SIM 6.x has its own network name and IP address. Clients who want to browse to the HP
SIM
6.x service can do so by using the unique name or IP address
for HP SIM 6.x in the cluster.