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3 Configuring SRM and P9000 (XP) disk array This chapter summarizes the steps to set up SRM and the HP disk array for use with RM SRA. The following procedures assumes that LUNs for the ESX Server are already assigned on the production site and recovery site, and the assigned LUNs for the ESX Server are known as HP disk array Ports, Port WWN, LUN number. Creating Pair-Volumes for data replication groups Once LUNs have been created on the local HP disk array, create data replication groups containing the virtual disks. Data replication groups are created on the local P9000 (XP) disk array and provide virtual disk failover between two HP disk arrays. You can create data replication groups using RAID Manager. For more information on these tasks, see the RAID Manager, Basic Specifications R65 in the HP P9000 RAID Manager User Guide. When you put a virtual disk into a data replication group, it must replicate (paircreate ) to the remote HP array. At the remote data center, you must present the SVOLs to the ESX servers that are hosts to the remote HP array. After you present the LUNs to both local and remote ESX servers, log in to the local ESX servers and do a rescan. There is no need to rescan for LUNs on the remote ESX servers, since SRM does this during failover. Configuring datastores The following tasks need to be performed on protected and recovery ESX servers after LUN presentation: • Create datastores on ESX server. • Install virtual machines onto the datastores. • Create resource pools and folders as needed on recovery ESX servers. • Rescan to make sure LUNs can be seen from protected site. For more information on these tasks, see the VMware Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide. Pairing SRM sites Pair the protected and recovery sites in SRM. For more information, see the VMware Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide. 28 Configuring SRM and P9000 (XP) disk array

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3 Configuring SRM and P9000 (XP) disk array
This chapter summarizes the steps to set up SRM and the HP disk array for use with RM SRA. The
following procedures assumes that LUNs for the ESX Server are already assigned on the production
site and recovery site, and the assigned LUNs for the ESX Server are known as HP disk array Ports,
Port WWN, LUN number.
Creating Pair-Volumes for data replication groups
Once LUNs have been created on the local HP disk array, create data replication groups containing
the virtual disks. Data replication groups are created on the local P9000 (XP) disk array and
provide virtual disk failover between two HP disk arrays. You can create data replication groups
using RAID Manager. For more information on these tasks, see the RAID Manager, Basic
Specifications R65 in the
HP P9000 RAID Manager User Guide
.
When you put a virtual disk into a data replication group, it must replicate (
paircreate
) to the
remote HP array. At the remote data center, you must present the SVOLs to the ESX servers that
are hosts to the remote HP array.
After you present the LUNs to both local and remote ESX servers, log in to the local ESX servers
and do a rescan. There is no need to rescan for LUNs on the remote ESX servers, since SRM does
this during failover.
Configuring datastores
The following tasks need to be performed on protected and recovery ESX servers after LUN
presentation:
•
Create datastores on ESX server.
•
Install virtual machines onto the datastores.
•
Create resource pools and folders as needed on recovery ESX servers.
•
Rescan to make sure LUNs can be seen from protected site.
For more information on these tasks, see the
VMware Site Recovery Manager Administration Guide
.
Pairing SRM sites
Pair the protected and recovery sites in SRM. For more information, see the
VMware Site Recovery
Manager Administration Guide
.
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