11.0 HP StoreVirtual Storage Multi-Site Configuration Guide (AX696-96296, September 2013)

Contents

1 Designing a Multi-Site SAN.........................................................................4

Designing the network for the Multi-Site SAN...............................................................................4

Configuring sites and managers to achieve optimal high availability and redundancy.....................11

Best practices for configuring quorum and managers in a Multi-Site SAN environment.....................14

Configuring data replication for optimal availability and redundancy............................................15

Setting up application clusters in a Multi-Site SAN environment.....................................................16

Using the Primary Site designation in two-site configurations........................................................16

Alternative setups....................................................................................................................17

2 Implementing a Multi-Site SAN...................................................................19

Before you begin....................................................................................................................19

Installing the Multi-Site SAN.....................................................................................................19

Converting an existing SAN to a Multi-Site SAN.........................................................................22

Configuring managers............................................................................................................23

Configuring sites....................................................................................................................24

Adding storage systems to a Multi-Site cluster.............................................................................27

Removing storage systems from a Multi-Site cluster.......................................................................28

Removing servers from a site....................................................................................................28

3 Support and other resources......................................................................29

Contacting HP........................................................................................................................29

HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................29

Related information.................................................................................................................29

4 Documentation feedback...........................................................................31

Glossary....................................................................................................32

Index.........................................................................................................38

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