Configuring Srm And The Disk Array; Creating Pair-Volumes For Data Replication Groups; Configuring Datastores; Pairing Srm Sites - HP XP20000/XP24000 Administrator's Manual

4 Configuring SRM and the disk array

This chapter summarizes the steps to set up SRM and the disk array for use with the P9000 Virtualization
Adapter. The following procedures assume that the LUNs for ESX Server are already assigned on the
protected and recovery sites, and the assigned LUNs for ESX Server are known as Ports, Port WWN,
LUN number. For detailed information on these steps, see the documents listed in
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To configure the P9000 Virtualization Adapter with SRM:
1. Create pair-volumes for data replication groups.
2. Configure datastores.
3. Pair SRM sites (Protected and Recovery).
4. Configure SRM to communicate with the P9000 Virtualization Adapter.
5. Create Protection Group(s).
6. Create Recovery Plan(s).

Creating Pair-Volumes for data replication groups

Once LUNs have been created on the local disk array, create data replication groups containing the
LUNs. Data replication groups are created on the local disk array and provide for failover between
two disk arrays. You can create data replication groups using RAID Manager. For more information
on these tasks, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 RAID Manager User Guide. When you put a pair
volume into a data replication group, you must replicate (paircreate) it on the remote disk array.
At the remote data center, you must then present the S-VOLs to the ESX servers that are hosts to the
remote disk array.
After you present the LUNs to both local and remote ESX servers, log into the local ESX servers and
perform a rescan. There is no need to rescan for LUNs on the remote ESX servers, since SRM does
this during failover.

Configuring datastores

Perform the following tasks on protected and recovery ESX servers after LUN presentation:
Create datastores on the ESX server.
Install virtual machines onto the datastores.
Create resource pools and folders as needed on recovery ESX servers.
Perform a rescan to make sure LUNs are visible on the protected site.
For more information on these tasks, see the VMware Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide.

Pairing SRM sites

You should now pair the protected and recovery sites in SRM. For more information, see the VMware
Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide.
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