Troubleshooting The Failover Manager On Esx Server; Virtual Manager Overview; Troubleshooting For Esx Server Installation - HP StorageWorks P4000 User Manual

3. Right-click the powered-off Failover Manager, and select Delete from Disk.

Troubleshooting the Failover Manager on ESX Server

Use the following solutions to possible issues you encounter with the Failover Manager on an ESX
Server.
Table 37 Troubleshooting for ESX Server installation
Issue
You want to reinstall the Failover Manager
You cannot find the Failover Manager with
the CMC, and cannot recall its IP address.
In Linux
If the installer does not start automatically
In the VI Client
You don't have the cursor available, or
you don't have the keyboard available.
You want to see your Failover Manager,
but the window is black.

Virtual manager overview

A virtual manager is a manager that is added to a management group, but is not started on a storage
system until it is needed to regain quorum. A virtual manager provides disaster recovery for one of
two configurations:
• Configurations with only two storage systems. (A virtual manager will automatically be added
when creating a management group using two storage systems.)
• Configurations in which a management group spans two geographic sites.
See "Managers and
and the number of managers.
Because a virtual manager is available to maintain quorum in a management group when a storage
system goes offline, it can also be used for maintaining quorum during maintenance procedures.
Solution
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• The CMC displays the IP address of a system if it can be found.
• Open a VI Client session and select the Summary tab for the
system you want. The IP address and DNS name are displayed
in the General information section.
Run CMC_Installer.bin again.
• If your cursor is missing, you are in console mode. Press Ctrl-
Alt to regain the cursor.
• If your keyboard is missing, move the mouse to the console
window, and click once.
Your console window has timed out. Click in the window with
your mouse, and press any key.
quorum" on page 149 for detailed information about quorum, fault tolerance,
Close your CMC session.
In the VI Client, power off the Failover Manager.
Right-click, and select Delete from Disk.
Copy fresh files into the virtual machine folder from the
downloaded zip file or distribution media.
Open the VI Client, and begin again.
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