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VTrak S3000 Quick Start Guide
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Task 13: Setting-up High Availability
High Availability (HA) refers to establishing redundant paths between the VTrak
S3000 appliance (server) and the client. HA also builds fault tolerance and
scalability into the storage solution.
Use the PROMISE Management Console to set up your HA storage. There are
four steps.
1.
Virtualize the Quorum.
2.
Enable a configuration repository.
3.
Configure network connections.
4.
Set-up a Failover.
Before You Begin
Before you begin setting up high availability, be sure that you have a dedicated
LUN of at least 12 GB on VTrak subsystem. See “Configuring your Logical
Drives” on page 50.
Virtualizing the Quorum
To virtualize the quorum:
1.
In the Tree, under Physical Devices
, SCSI or Fibre Channel Devices
,
right-click the dedicated LUN
and choose
Properties
from the popup
menu.
The
Disk Preparation
dialog box opens
2.
In the dialog box, choose
Reserve for Virtual Device
from the dropdown
menu and click the
OK
button.
The
Warning (data loss)
dialog box opens.
3.
In the dialog box, type
yes
in the field provided and click the
OK
button.
The success dialog box opens.
4.
In the dialog box, click the
OK
button.
The device icon changes from no letter
to V
.
Enabling a Configuration Repository
The configuration repository maintains a continuously updated version of your
storage system configuration.
To enable a configuration repository:
1.
In the Tree, right-click a VTrak server
icon and choose
Options
>
Enable Configuration Repository
from the popup menu.