HP 3PAR Geocluster Software - Manual (Page 16)

3PAR GeoCluster 1.0.0.14 for Windows User’s Guide
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3.1 Pre-Installation Considerations
3.1.1 Support Considerations
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3PAR GeoCluster for Windows comes as an installer package for installation. The installers
are different if you are running an x86 or an X64 operating system.
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Supported platforms for 3PAR GeoCluster for Windows are Windows Server 2008 Enterprise,
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Windows Server
2008 R2 Datacenter. Both x86 and X64 versions of the OS are supported.
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 libraries will be installed as part of the installer package.
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InServ T Class Systems, F Class Systems and S Class Systems are supported.
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3PAR GeoCluster for Windows supports InServ InFormOS 2.2.4 and 2.3.1 and all associated
MUs.
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3PAR GeoCluster for Windows is supported with Volume Groups in Synchronous mode only.
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The maximum number of nodes in the cluster is limited by Microsoft Cluster Server.
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3PAR GeoCluster for Windows supports both IP and FC on the transport layer for Remote
Copy.
3.1.2 Pre-Installation Requirements
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3PAR GeoCluster for Windows assumes all the requirements from MSCS are met. The cluster
in which it will be installed should pass the Validate a Configuration Wizard from MSCS
before the installation of the software.
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The Remote Copy license must be installed on both InServs that constitute the Remote Copy
pair.
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The 3PAR InServs running the Remote Copy should be in a healthy state prior to the
installation of 3PAR GeoCluster for Windows.
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The Remote Copy Links between the Remote copy pairs should be “Up”. The Remote Copy
Volume Groups should be in a “Started” state and virtual volumes should be “Synced”.
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3PAR GeoCluster for Windows must be installed on each cluster node.