Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client
1.
Download the
.OVF
files from the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/LeftHandDownloads
2.
Click
Agree
to accept the terms of the License Agreement.
3.
Click the link for
OVF files
to open a window from which you can copy the files to the ESX
Server.
Configure the IP address and host name
1.
In the inventory panel, select the new Failover Manager and power it on.
2.
Select the Console tab and wait for the Failover Manager to boot.
3.
When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter
Start
and press
Enter
to log in to the
Configuration Interface.
4.
On the Configuration Interface main menu, press
Tab
to navigate to
Network TCP/IP Settings
and press
Enter
.
5.
On the Available Network Devices window, press
Tab
to navigate to the network interface
and press
Enter
.
6.
On the Network Settings window, press
Tab
to navigate to the
Hostname
field and enter a
host name for the Failover Manager. Press
Backspace
to erase an entry if necessary.
This host name displays in the CMC only. It does not change the name of the original
.VMX
file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface.
7.
Press
Tab
to navigate to the method for setting the IP address.
If entering a static IP address, note that Gateway is a required field. If you do not have a
gateway, enter 0.0.0.0.
8.
Press
Tab
to navigate to
OK
and press
Enter
.
9.
Press
Enter
again to confirm the action.
10.
After the settings are configured, press
Enter
to confirm the IP address change.
11.
On the Available Network Devices window, press
Tab
to navigate to
Back
and press
Enter
.
12.
On the Configuration Interface, press
Tab
to navigate to
Log Out
and press
Enter
.
Finishing up with VI Client
1.
In the VI Client Information Panel, click the
Summary
tab.
2.
In the General section on the Summary tab, verify that the IP address and host name are
correct, and that VMware Tools are running.
NOTE:
If VMware Tools show “out of date” or “Unmanaged,” they are running correctly.
The “out of date” or “Unmanaged” status is not a problem. VMware Tools are updated with
each SAN/iQ software upgrade.
After installation, click
Find
→
Find Systems
in the CMC and enter the Failover Manager IP address
to discover the Failover Manager, and then add it to a management group. See
“Adding a storage
system to an existing management group” (page 112)
for more information.
Troubleshooting the Failover Manager on VMware vSphere
See
Table 40 (page 126)
to troubleshoot possible issues with the Failover Manager on a VMware
vSphere.
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