HP XP Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide

“Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell
Cmdlets” (page 20)
• For Server Core or Hyper-V Server, use the Failover Cluster Management GUI on the remote
management station, or cluster commands in the CLI, or Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell
Cmdlets.
HP XP Cluster Extension resource names and service and application names must consist of only
one word. The pair/resync monitor cannot interface with a resource or a service and application
that has space characters in its name.
CAUTION: Do not use the following characters in HP XP Cluster Extension resource names: \ /
: * ? " < > |. Using these characters might affect the creation of the resourcename.online
file, which is used for the HP XP Cluster Extension resource health check mechanism. If the file
creation fails and the pair/resync monitor is not configured, the cluster will report a failed state
for the HP XP Cluster Extension resource.
Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Failover Cluster Management
GUI (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2)
Use the procedure in this section to add a resource using the Failover Cluster Management GUI.
For instructions on using the CLI, see “Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the
Microsoft CLI cluster commands” (page 20).
1. Add a service or application in the Failover Cluster Management GUI, as described in your
Microsoft documentation.
2. Right-click the service or application and select Add a resource→More resources→Add Cluster
Extension XP.
NOTE: This step is applicable for creating CLX resources for non-CSV disks on Windows Server
2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2. Using Failover Cluster Management GUI, CLX resource cannot
be added for the CSV disk. For more information about configuring CLX resource for CSV disk on
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, see “Configuration of XP CLX for CSV disk on Windows Server
2012/2012 R2” (page 36) .
Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft CLI cluster commands
Use the following command to add HP XP Cluster Extension resource:
cluster resource resource_name /create /group:service_or_application_name
/type:"Cluster Extension XP"
Example
This command adds an HP XP Cluster Extension resource called clx_fileshare to the
CLX_SHARE service or application.
cluster resource clx_fileshare /create /group:CLX_SHARE /type:"Cluster
Extension XP"
Alternatively, you can use the following Powershell Cmdlet to add HP XP Cluster Extension Resource:
Add-ClusterResource -Name clx_fileshare -ResourceType "Cluster Extension
XP" -Group CLX_SHARE
Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster
PowerShell Cmdlets
NOTE: If the Failover Cluster feature is enabled on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Server
Core, then the Failover Cluster PowerShell interface is not enabled by default. You must explicitly
enable this feature to use the PowerShell Cmdlets.
20 Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension