HP StorageWorks XP Cluster Extension Software Installation Guide (T1656-96034, April 2010)

2. Create a new cluster and add all of the local nodes.
3. Start Failover Cluster Management (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2) or Cluster Administrator
(Windows Server 2003) on a server in the remote data center.
4. Add all of the remote cluster nodes to the existing cluster.
5. For Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 clusters only, run ClusPrep, the MSCS validation tool, to
validate your cluster.
If the Failover Cluster Validation Report lists a failed storage test, you can ignore this error. For
more information, see the document Failover Cluster Step-by-Step Guide: Validating Hardware
for a Failover Cluster, available at http://technet.microsoft.com.
You can configure the XP disks that are mapped to the cluster nodes from the XP arrays as the cluster
resources. Both the local and the remote sites are prepared so that you can install the XP Cluster
Extension Software on the cluster nodes.
Installing XP Cluster Extension Software for Windows
XP Cluster Extension Software provides a standard InstallShield wizard for Windows. The setup
program includes integration with MSCS and the generic software interface. The installer includes
the following features:
• The XP Cluster Extension resource type
• CLI
• XP Cluster Extension documentation
To install XP Cluster Extension:
1. Make sure that the cluster service is running.
2. Make sure that the cluster management application is not running on the cluster nodes where
you plan to install XP Cluster Extension.
NOTE:
Failover Cluster Management is used on Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, and Cluster
Administrator is used on Windows Server 2003.
3. Run the installer by doing one of the following:
• Double-click the XP Cluster Extension installation package.
• Run the XP Cluster Extension installation package from the command prompt. This option is
used for Server Core or Hyper-V Server installation. For more information about installing
applications in a Server Core or Hyper-V Server environment, see your Microsoft documenta-
tion.
4. Follow the instructions to accept the license agreement and enter your identification.
The Setup Type dialog box appears.
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