Compatibility Matrix For The Failover Manager, Windows, And Vmware Server; Adding The Failover Manager To Vmware Server 2.0; Hp Technical Support - HP LeftHand P4000 - SAN Solutions Release Note

Compatibility Matrix for the Failover Manager, Windows, and VMware Server

In the Release 8.1 SAN/iQ software, the Failover Manager can be installed in the following
configurations. Note that VMware Server version 1.x does not support Windows 2008.
Table 2 Matrix of VMware Server and Windows compatibility
Failover Manager
VMware Server 1.x Special in-
structions are required to add the
Failover Manager virtual machine
to the virtual machine list in VM-
ware Server 2.0
VMware Server 2.x

Adding the Failover Manager to VMware Server 2.0

1. Install VMware Server 2.0.
2. Install Failover Manager with the default options.
By default, the Failover Manager is installed into C:\Program Files \Lefthand Networks\Fail-
over Manager.
3. Open the VMware Server Home page and log in as administrator.
4. In the Commands section, select Add Datastore.
5. In the Add Datastore window, type the name of the datastore, Failover Manager.
6. Click OK to save the new Datastore.
7. Next, select Local Datastore and type the directory path for the Failover Manager.
The datastore now shows up in the Inventory panel as FOM.
8. In the Commands pane, select Add Virtual Machine to Inventory.
9. In the Add Existing Virtual Machine window, select the Failover Manager in the Inventory pane.
10. Select the FOM.vmx in the Contents pane and click OK.
11. Now, power on the FOM virtual machine (FOM.vmx).

HP Technical Support

For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:
http://www.hp.com/support
Before contacting HP, collect the following information:
• Product model names and numbers
• Technical support registration number (if applicable)
• Product serial numbers
• Error messages
• Operating system type and revision level
• Detailed questions
Windows Windows
2003 x86 2003 x64
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
HP LeftHand Storage Solution Release Notes
Windows 2008 Windows 2008
x86 x64
Not supported by Not supported by
VMware VMware
Supported Supported
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