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Prerequisites

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3. In the New Collection section, select the type of collection. Valid collection types include: • Choose members individually • Choose members by attributes • Choose members from the existing system and event collections For a System collection, select Choose members individually, and then select the servers from the available list and save the collection. The predefined prefailure events collection appears on the Customize collections page in the Shared Events category. You can edit this collection. 4. Select Deploy→Virtual Machine→Handle VM Host Prefailure Events. 5. Select Select "Prefailure Test Collection" itself, and then click Apply. 6. Click Add Event Filter. 7. Select the PreFailure Events collection that has been created, click Apply, and then click Next. The Handle VM Host Prefailure Events screen appears. 8. To have the events automatically handled, click Schedule, select When new systems or events meet the list criteria, and then click Done. When you click Done, the new system or event that meets the criteria on the failed host are recovered to an alternate host or to place the host on maintenance mode. Prerequisites For the prefailure events to work you must have a system collection created in HP SIM. To create a System collection: 1. Select the servers in the All Systems Page in HP SIM, which have access to the same LUNs on shared storage. 2. Save the collection with an appropriate name, for example, Prefailure ESX Collection, by clicking Save as Collection. Handling automatic prefailure events using the VirtualCenter DRS cluster enabled in the VirtualCenter Server 1. Log in to the VirtualCenter Server 2.x. 2. Create a cluster in VirtualCenter with the DRS option enabled. 3. Add the VMware Server ESX 3.0.x, VMware Server ESX 3.x, or VMware Server ESXi 3.5 hosts to the cluster. 4. Select Deploy→Virtual Machine→Handle VM Host Prefailure Events. 5. Select Prefailure ESX Collection (system collection which was saved earlier), and then click Apply. 6. Click Add Event Filter, select Prefailure Events collection, click Apply, and then click Next. The Handle VM Host Prefailure Events screen appears. 7. To have the events automatically handled, click Schedule, select when new systems or events meet this criteria, and then click Done. When you click Done, any time prefailure events are generated on any system in the System Collection Prefailure ESX Collection, this ESX host is placed in maintenance mode in VMware VirtualCenter. VMware VirtualCenter then moves all the virtual machines hosted on this ESX system onto other hosts available in the VMware Cluster. Handling semi-automatic prefailure events with the VirtualCenter DRS cluster enabled in the VirtualCenter server In semi-automatic mode of event handling, ensure the SMTP settings in the Options→Events→Automatic Event Handling→Email Settings in HP SIM. When a prefailure event occurs, you are notified through email. When you receive the email, the following steps must be executed to handle the prefailure event: 1. Log in to the VirtualCenter Server 2.x. 2. Create a cluster in VirtualCenter with the DRS option enabled. 110 Using HP Virtual Machine Management Pack

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3.
In the
New Collection
section, select the type of collection. Valid collection types include:
•
Choose members individually
•
Choose members by attributes
•
Choose members from the existing system and event collections
For a System collection, select
Choose members individually,
and then select the servers from the
available list and save the collection.
The predefined prefailure events collection appears on the
Customize collections
page in the
Shared
Events
category. You can edit this collection.
4.
Select
Deploy
→
Virtual Machine
→
Handle VM Host Prefailure Events.
5.
Select
Select
“
Prefailure Test Collection
”
itself,
and then click
Apply
.
6.
Click
Add Event Filter
.
7.
Select the
PreFailure Events
collection that has been created, click
Apply
, and then click
Next
. The
Handle VM Host Prefailure Events
screen appears.
8.
To have the events automatically handled, click
Schedule
, select
When new systems or events meet
the list criteria,
and then click
Done
.
When you click
Done
, the new system or event that meets the criteria on the failed host are recovered
to an alternate host or to place the host on maintenance mode.
Prerequisites
For the prefailure events to work you must have a system collection created in HP SIM. To create a System
collection:
1.
Select the servers in the
All Systems Page
in HP SIM, which have access to the same LUNs on shared
storage.
2.
Save the collection with an appropriate name, for example, Prefailure ESX Collection, by clicking
Save
as Collection
.
Handling automatic prefailure events using the VirtualCenter DRS cluster enabled in
the VirtualCenter Server
1.
Log in to the VirtualCenter Server 2.
x
.
2.
Create a cluster in VirtualCenter with the DRS option enabled.
3.
Add the VMware Server ESX 3.0.
x
, VMware Server ESX 3.
x
, or VMware Server ESXi 3.5 hosts to the
cluster.
4.
Select
Deploy
→
Virtual Machine
→
Handle VM Host Prefailure Events
.
5.
Select
Prefailure ESX Collection
(system collection which was saved earlier), and then click
Apply
.
6.
Click
Add Event Filter
, select
Prefailure Events collection
, click
Apply
, and then click
Next
.
The
Handle VM Host Prefailure Events
screen appears.
7.
To have the events automatically handled, click
Schedule
, select
when new systems or events meet
this criteria
, and then click
Done
.
When you click
Done
, any time prefailure events are generated on any system in the System Collection
Prefailure ESX Collection, this ESX host is placed in maintenance mode in VMware VirtualCenter. VMware
VirtualCenter then moves all the virtual machines hosted on this ESX system onto other hosts available in the
VMware Cluster.
Handling semi-automatic prefailure events with the VirtualCenter DRS cluster enabled
in the VirtualCenter server
In semi-automatic mode of event handling, ensure the SMTP settings in the
Options
→
Events
→
Automatic
Event Handling
→
Email Settings
in HP SIM. When a prefailure event occurs, you are notified through
email. When you receive the email, the following steps must be executed to handle the prefailure event:
1.
Log in to the VirtualCenter Server 2.
x
.
2.
Create a cluster in VirtualCenter with the DRS option enabled.
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Using HP Virtual Machine Management Pack