Using the failover manager for vmware, Installing the failover manager for esx server – HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software User Manual
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Using the Failover Manager for VMware
Install the Failover Manager from the DVD, or from the DVD .iso image downloaded from the
website:
The installer offers three choices for installing the Failover Manager for VMware.
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Failover Manager for ESX—The installer for the Failover Manager for ESX includes a wizard
that guides you through configuring the virtual machine on the network and powering on the
Failover Manager.
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Failover Manager for other VMware platforms—The installer for the Failover Manager for
other VMware platforms includes a wizard that installs the Failover Manager. Then you find
the Failover Manager, boot the system, and configure it for the P4000 SAN network.
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Failover Manager OVF files—If you choose to use the OVF package, you configure the data
disk for the Failover Manager, and then configure the Failover Manager for the P4000 SAN
network.
CAUTION:
Do not install the Failover Manager on the HP P4000 SAN Solution, since this would
defeat the purpose of the Failover Manager.
Minimum system requirements for using the Failover Manager with VMware
ESX Server
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VMware ESX Server version 4.x or later.
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Microsoft .Net 2.0 or later on the installer client
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1024 MB of RAM
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Bridged connection through the VMware Console, or assigned network in VI Client.
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15 GB of disk space
Installing the Failover Manager for ESX Server
1.
Begin the installer one of the following ways:
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Insert the in the DVD drive.
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Double-click the executable that you downloaded to start the installation.
2.
Accept the terms of the License Agreement.
3.
Click Install FOM for ESX to begin the wizard.
4.
In the Meta Launcher command line window that opens, enter 1 to run the installer CLI, or
enter 2 to run the installer GUI. Both versions require the same information and perform the
same installation.
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If you selected the GUI installation in the Meta Launcher CLI window, the GUI installer
window opens again and you click Install FOM for ESX again to begin the wizard.
5.
Enter the login credentials for the ESX Server that will host the Failover Manager, and click
Next.
6.
Select the ESX Server host, verify the health status and configuration details, and click Next.
7.
Select Failover Manager as the type of installation and click Next.
8.
Select a datastore, not on the SAN, to store the virtual appliance files, and click Next.
9.
Enter a name for the Failover Manager and enter the IP address or choose to use DHCP. Select
the network interface to use and add multiple NICs if desired. Click Next.
10.
Enter a name for the virtual machine, and whether to use VMDK or raw disk mapping, and
click Next.
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