Steps to setup LeftHand Networks VSA for VMware Site Recovery Manager
Created on: Dec 15, 2008 8:53 AM by Cormac Hogan - Last Modified: Dec 15, 2008 11:07 AM by Cormac Hogan
Introduction
The attached document contains the steps involved in setting up the LeftHand Networks (HP) VSA storage appliance for use with VMware Site Recovery Manager.
Outline
Site Recovery Manager is a VMware disater recovery product which uses array replication technologies to failover from one site to another.
This particular document looks at one particular vendor (LeftHand Networks) and one particular storage array model (VSA).
The document will take you through the replication setup steps using SAN/iQ and LeftHand Networks Centralized Management Console (CMC).
Author:
Cormac Hogan
Product Support Engineer
VMware
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Disclaimer:
You use this proven practice at your discretion. VMware and the author do not guarantee any results from the use of this proven practice. This proven practice is provided on an as-is basis and is for demonstration purposes only.
LeftHand Networks were bought by HP during 2008.
Cormac Hogan says:
in response to: Funtoosh
Let me verify this with my contact at LeftHand. I understood that the 30 day eval allowed you to do replication, but I may have misunderstood.
Cormac Hogan says:
in response to: Funtoosh
Lefthand state that the 30 day eval period allows you to do replication, so i'm not sure what your issue is related to...
phil waller says:
in response to: Cormac Hogan
Hi there
I would like to add that i too am having the same issue? its around the snapshot feature
i thought that this wouldnt cause an issue but it does (It doesn't in the test but it does in the actual invocation of a full DR)
any ideas?
many thanks
Cormac Hogan says:
in response to: phil waller
I see. The issue is arising when you try to do an actual failover rather than a test failover. This document was designed to show you how to configure for a test failover only. Any deviation outside these steps cannot be guaranteed to work, such as implementing an actual failover.
Let me check with my Lefthand colleague once again. However, since two of you have now seen this issue, it is very likely that actual failover is not supported in the 30 day eval.
Cormac Hogan says:
in response to: phil waller
I have just received confirmation from a colleague at LeftHand that 'actual' failover will not work in eval mode. There is a step in the failover process which requires a scripted command to run, and this will not run without a license key.
So this document will take you through the steps to do a test failover in eval mode, but if you wish to do do an actual failover, you will need a license key from LeftHand networks.
I defer to what you stated in your document. Even with evaluation it looks like it need license for snapshot. My demo failed because of this error. It says "Not licensed for remote copy (in violation for volume or snapshot RS2)"