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2. ico Ooo 1 I i 1 0 0 D 0 0 D o DO 2 0 0 WARNING It is important that the secondary gateway is not connected to the LAN or the VMA Arrays at this time The secondary gateway will be setup and introduced to this existing configuration later in the pairing process If your existing VMA SAN Gateway configuration is correct according to the above examples then proceed to the next step of the pairing process Update the Primary Master VMA SAN Gateway 15 16 Merging two existing standalone gateway configurations The merging of two existing standalone gateways each with a separately connected array into a redundant pair of gateways while keeping existing configurations and data intact is not supported However you can still make use of the existing components to derive a redundant gateway pair The effort to do this is much more involved and complex than the prior two scenarios and involves fully de configuring and re initializing one of the VMA SAN Gateways and its connected VMA Array The re initialized gateway and array can then be added back into the remaining gateway configuration later in the pairing process as though they were new components in a similar manner as adding a new gateway or array to an existing configuration After completing the pairing process you can recreate LUNs and required data layout structures volume manager and filesystem structures
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4. Verify VMA SAN Gateways have established Redundant Pair Issue the show cluster global CLI command on the primary gateway to verify the Cluster node count is now 2 along with the status of the primary and secondary gateway nodes with one showing as master and the other as standby status Also issue the show cluster global CLI command on the secondary gateway to validate it is synchronized with the primary gateway Verify that both the primary and secondary gateways have the Cluster master IF configured to be ethO and that the management VIP address has been inherited by the secondary gateway On primary gateway hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show cluster global Cluster ID 00500 0008 6090 Cluster name hp redundant1l Management IP 10 61 184 240 24 Cluster master IF etho Cluster node count 2 Node Status Node ID 1 lt local node Host ID 9dc17977dad7 Hostname hp gatewayl Node Role master Node State online Node internal address 169 254 83 164 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 238 Recv Heartbeats from 2 Send Heartbeats to 2 Node Status Node ID 2 Host ID b426207403be Hostname hp gateway2 Node Role standby Node State online Node internal address 169 254 187 142 port 60248 Node external address 10 61 184 242 Recv Heartbeats from 1 Send Heartbeats to 1 hp gatewayl hp redundanti
5. Figure 1 Example Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration Example configuration using Redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways VMA SAN Gateways VMA PCle Pass Thru cards inserted in the Gateways 77 Ether LAN FC SAN PCle cable gt aaa VMA Arrays h _ Maxtwo VMA32xx per redundant gateway pair Requires gateway software OE version G5 5 1 Requires dual x4 mode array firmware version A5 1 4 Planning Topics VMA Array Considerations array firmware and backup of existing data VMA SAN Gateway Considerations gateway OE cards LUNs Ethernet Network Planning and Consideration ethernet bonding cluster virtual IP Possible Gateway Pairing Scenarios 2 new 1 exist 1 new 2 existing Pairing Process Flow Chart steps and decision for the pairing process Please carefully read through the following planning recommendations and considerations to make sure all required components are available before beginning the redundant gateway paring process Do not perform any firmware or software updates or make any component connections until instructed to do so during the pairing process It is also very important to have fully reviewed and be familiar with all portions of the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide P N AM456 9025A Many steps during this gateway pairing process will make reference to or defer you to the Installation and Configuration Guide to perform certain tasks S
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7. 1 0 gateway software vCLUSTER network and gateway management must use the same physical Ethernet ports on the gateway For redundant gateways using G5 1 0 gateway software OE this will be the physical eth 1 and eth 2 Ethernet ports bonded together to be eth 0 A VLAN will also be established for redirection of management functions between the paired gateways Add and Configure Ethernet Switches For a reliable network configuration with redundant pairs of VMA SAN Gateways it is recommended that two Ethernet switches which support link aggregation 802 1ax and VLAN 802 1Q be used for increased network availability The eth1 and eth2 Ethernet ports of each primary and secondary VMA SAN Gateway to be paired will be connected to the Ethernet switches as shown in Figure 5 below At different points in the pairing process the Ethernet ports eth1 and eth2 of both gateways will also be bonded and will become ethO which will be used for inter gateway communication and redirection of management requests on the same physical links In addition a VLAN will be configured which will provide for low latency low bandwidth communication while isolating multi cast traffic between the paired gateways The Ethernet switches will need to be configurable to allow for port bonding and flow of VLAN traffic between the inter switch links and the bonded ethO ports Figure 6 Reliable Ethernet Configuration for Redundant Pair VMA SAN Gateways To management serve
8. 4 Configure the Secondary Gateway Topics Validate the Secondary Gateway Validate Secondary Gateway Hardware Configuration Connect Secondary Gateway to SAN and Ethernet Switches Configure the Secondary VMA SAN Gateway Update the Secondary Gateway Software Configure Ethernet Port Bonding on Secondary Gateway Configure Inter Gateway VLAN on Secondary Gateway Join Secondary Gateway to Primary Gateway and Import Configuration Verify VMA SAN Gateways have established Redundant Pair Shutdown Secondary VMA SAN Gateway For this portion of the redundant pairing process the secondary VMA SAN Gateway will be configured and the software OE updated The secondary gateway should still be shutdown with power disconnected at this time IMPORTANT the primary gateway must remain up and running during the secondary gateway configuration and pairing process as it contains the vSHARE configuration that will be replicated to the secondary gateway being added into the redundant gateway pair If both gateways were powered down and brought back up the primary gateway could possibly take on the empty configuration of the new gateway and the desired configuration port presentations LUN configuration etc would be lost Validate Secondary Gateway Hardware Configuration Review the hardware configuration of the secondary gateway to ensure that it has the same number of FC HBAs and PCIe Pass Thru cards and that each is in the same identical I O
9. 50 01 43 80 12 07 44 9cC Connected Sessions wwn 21 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 bb Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 38 Wwa 50 0IkABr8 Oh O75 p o wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a dqd8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 3 hp gateway2 C hba a2 yes wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 44 9e Connected Sessions wwn 21 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 bb Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 38 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 3a wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a dqd8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 a hp gateway2 ine hba b1 yes Windle 50 0T 43 80 12 Dae Connected Sessions wwn 21 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 bb Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 38 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 3a wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a dqd8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 3 hp gateway2 fC hba b2 yes Wwile gt OOo SOR 12 07 13 62 Connected Sessions wwn 21 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 bb wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 38 wwn 50 01 438 80 02 51 bpp 3a wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a dqd8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 hp gateway1 hp redundanti1 master config 40 On secondary gateway hp gateway2 Cluster ID Cluster name Management IP Clus
10. Array serial or Ethernet re format the array to the appropriate usable capacity for your intended usage 65 is optimal for OLTP and most I O workloads Reformat the VMA Array using the following array CLI command gt format chassis board 0 flash capacity 65 e Power down and disconnect the reformatted VMA Array from the de configured VMA SAN Gateway The fully de configured and reinitialized gateway and array can now be used as new to add to the remaining gateway configuration according to the rest of the gateway pairing process The remaining gateway will now be referred to as the primary gateway for the rest of this pairing process Update the Primary VMA SAN Gateway At this point in the process one of the VMA SAN Gateways should have been identified as the primary gateway of the redundant pair The primary gateway should also have a single PCIe connection to the VMA Array s two arrays maximum as shown in figure 2 above The secondary gateway should not have any connection to the VMA Arrays or the network and should be shutdown Update the primary VMA SAN Gateway with the appropriate version of VMA SAN Gateway software OE update which supports redundant pairing For initial release of Redundant Gateway Pairs this will be gateway software OE version G5 1 0 Please refer to the HP VMA SAN Gateway Software Update Guide AM456 9022A document available at www hp com go vma docs for step by step details of the update
11. Node Hostname 1 hp gatewayl E 1 hp gatewayl fC Proto Target hba a2 Connected Sessions Enab Address hba al Connected Sessions yes wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 78 Wwile Ai s fo 00 3 05 leech 32 3199 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 238 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 3a Wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a d8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 S WWA 50 0 134360 22 09 42 256 yes wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 7a wwn 21 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 ole Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 39 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 38 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 3a wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a dqd8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 1 hp gatewayl hba b1 yes wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 45 8c Connected Sessions wwn 2 1 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 bb Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 238 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 3a wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a dqd8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 1 hp gatewayl C HDT DZ yes wwn 50 01 43 8980 12407425096 Connected Sessions wwn 21 fd 00 05 1e cb 32 bb Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 60 Wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 b6 62 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 38 wwn 50 01 43 80 02 51 bb 3a wWwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a d8 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 1a da wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 54 wwn 50 01 43 80 12 07 42 56 2 hp gateway2 hba al yes wwi1
12. On the primary gateway bond the network interfaces eth1 and eth2 to form the bonded interface ethO by issuing the following commands network bond ethO mode agg mode interface eth1 interface eth2 write memory Where lt agg mode gt is the link aggregation bonding mode It is recommended for simplicity and most widely accepted bonding mode to use the balance rr mode however additional bonding modes that could be used with redundant gateway pairs are e balance rr Round robin balancing e link agg Link Aggregation mode e balance alb Adaptive load balancing e link agg layer2 3 Link aggregation layer 2 3 mode e backup Active Backup mode The above commands perform the bonding of Ethernet ports eth1 and eth2 to create the bonded port ethO and then saves the configuration changes For many switches if balance rr mode is used explicit switch port trunking of the bonded gateway ports is not needed however if any of the other link aggregation modes are used you will need to have configured port trunking on the switches accordingly hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config network bond ethO mode balance rr interface ethl interface eth2 Are you sure you wish to change networking modes All cached content will be lost the cache modules will leave the cluster to set up networking and remote cli connections may be terminated Continue no yes hp gatewayl hp redundantl unknown config hp gatewayl
13. hp gatewayl Node Role master Node State online Node internal address 169 254 83 164 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 238 Recv Heartbeats from 3 Send Heartbeats to 3 Node Status Node ID 3 Host ID b426207403be Hostname hp gateway2 Node Role standby Node State online Node internal address 169 254 187 142 port 54406 Node external address 10 61 184 242 Recv Heartbeats from 1 Send Heartbeats to 1 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show media Location Media ID Model Size Status unknown 00 DobE conis nme eds memes P 2687 2756 online hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config show containers Container LUNs Total Free Ports HostnameA HostnameB Status Z2OG CeMesiLinec 140 ENS UO 6 ls hp gatewayl hp gateway2 HA hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config show luns Coie same SA Clone lei LUN Size RW Bksz Status Ports VMA3205 LUN 01 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 02 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 03 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 04 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 05 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 06 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 07 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 08 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 09 40960M rw 512 HA A B VMA3205 LUN 10 40960M rw 512 HA A B hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show target sessions
14. hp redundantl unknown config write memory hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config show network Networking configuration Bonded interface etho Enabled yes Interfaces eth1 eth2 Jumbo frames Enabled no Interfaces th0 mtu 1500 ethl mtu 1500 eth2 mtu 1500 eth3 mtu 1500 eth4 mtu 1500 eth5 mtu 1500 eth6 mtu 1500 eth7 mtu 1500 eth8 mtu 1500 Global default gateway Enabled yes Address 10 61 1841 Global mtu Enabled yes Global VLANs Enabled yes Interfaces hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config Configure Inter Gateway VLAN on Primary Gateway Next create the VLAN on the primary gateway which will be used for inter gateway communication and heartbeat To create a VLAN using the VLAN id previously planned in the Define Network IP Addressing Plan section and created on the Ethernet switches use the following commands 25 26 network vlan vlan id vlan id interface ethO interface vlan zeroconf Where vlan id is the VLAN ID instance number between 1 and 4094 to be created atop the newly created bonded interface ethO The interface created will be named vlan where is the VLAN ID instance number used such as vlan14 hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config network vlan vlan id 14 interface ethO0 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config interface vlanl4 zeroconf hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config show network Netwo
15. on the reinitialized array and data can be restored from backup Note that this scenario process is only applicable to existing VMA SAN Gateways which have one VMA Array singly attached to each gateway because there is currently a maximum of two VMA Arrays that can be connected to a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways If you have a total of more than two VMA Arrays to be connected to a redundant gateway pair it is recommended that you purchase additional VMA SAN Gateways to create a redundant gateway pair for every two VMA Arrays as needed to connect all arrays In order to complete preparation requirements for this pairing scenario please perform the following steps e Choose which of the two gateway and array configurations will be de configured and reinitialized and which will be considered the existing primary gateway configuration to be added to e Fully back up data on the array connected to the gateway to be de configured e Disconnect the VMA SAN Gateway to be de configured from the LAN e Using the CLI on the VMA SAN Gateway reset the configuration to factory settings and keep the currently active gateway software license and Cluster ID by issuing the following command reset factory keep basic The reset factory command will cause the VMA SAN Gateway to shutdown Do not restart this secondary gateway until stated to do so later in the pairing process for configuration of the secondary gateway e Using the CLI on the VMA
16. port and igroup settings etc will be duplicated and applied to the secondary VMA SAN Gateway hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config cluster id 00500 0008 6090 hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config write memory hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config hp gateway2 hp redundantl standby config show cluster global Cluster ID 00500 0008 6090 Cluster name hp redundant 1 Management IP 10 61 184 240 24 Cluster master IF etho Cluster node count 2 Node Status Node ID 1 Host ID 9dc17977dad7 Hostname hp gatewayl Node Role master Node State online Node internal address 169 254 83 164 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 238 Recv Heartbeats from 2 Send Heartbeats to 2 Node Status Node ID 2 lt local node Host ID b426207403be Hostname hp gateway2 Node Role standby Node State online Node internal address 169 254 187 142 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 242 Recv Heartbeats from 1 Send Heartbeats to 1 hp gateway2 hp redundantl standby config 33 34 Note above that after changing the Cluster ID on the secondary gateway that the cluster name and node role on the secondary gateway has now changed and has inherited the cluster name from the primary gateway Also the secondary gateway has taken on the node role of standby
17. process for the VMA SAN Gateway including how to obtain the VMA SAN Gateway software OE update After the update process of the VMA SAN Gateway software OE which requires data access downtime also take time to install any additional VMA PCIe pass thru cards P N AM464A which will be required later for connection of VMA Arrays Always shutdown and disconnect the power cords of a VMA SAN Gateway for installation of VMA PCIe Pass Thru cards If you are dually connecting one VMA Array to a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways you will need a PCIe pass thru card installed in I O slot 1 of both the primary and secondary VMA SAN Gateways If you are dually connecting two VMA Arrays current maximum allowed you will need to install PCIe pass thru cards in I O slots 1 and 4 in each VMA SAN Gateway Figure 4 Back View of DL380 G7 VMA SAN Gateway showing I O Slots E L um um 2 ww mw The PCIe pass thru cards currently a maximum of two per gateway must be in slots 1 and 4 in that order while the 8Gb FC HBAs are installed in slots 2 and 3 for default configuration and optional add on FC HBAs are in slots 5 and 6 in each VMA SAN Gateway When a VMA Array is dually connected to a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways the FC HBAs the PCI
18. slot as on the primary gateway Install any PCIe Pass Thru cards and move any I O cards as required to be identical This will be important for the actual connection and discovery of the paired gateway and export of LUN access Connect Secondary Gateway to SAN and Ethernet Switches Perform steps in this section with the secondary gateway still shutdown Connect the eth1 and eth2 Ethernet ports of the secondary VMA SAN Gateway to the appropriate Ethernet switch ports as defined previously Make appropriate Fibre Channel connections from the secondary gateway FC target ports to the FC SAN Switches using appropriate FC cables Do not connect the VMA Arrays to the secondary gateway at this time Connect the secondary gateway power cords to the planned power source 29 30 Configure the Secondary VMA SAN Gateway Power up the secondary VMA SAN Gateway and log in using a serial connection CLI or KVM session At this time configure the secondary VMA SAN Gateway as according to the Configuring a Secondary HP VMA SAN Gateway Node section of the HP VMA series SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide P N AM456 9025A When using the setup wizard or using the configuration jump start command to configure the secondary gateway be sure to respond NO to Step 1 which asks if you want to configure as master stand alone For Step 2 enter eth1 default and enter the IP address planned for the sec
19. though the array currently has only a single PCIe connection to a gateway Do not connect the secondary PCIe port of the array to a second gateway until instructed to do so later in this pairing process For initial release of Redundant Gateway Pairs using software OE version G5 1 0 the supported VMA Array firmware is version A5 1 3 i e v3000 a5 1 3 x4 slc upg Ensure that you are downloading and updating the array with the dual x4 version of the array firmware and not the single x8 version Please refer to the HP VMA3205 and VMA3210 Array Firmware Update Guide AM456 9021A document available at www hp com go vma docs for step by step details of the firmware update process for VMA Arrays Connect VMA Arrays to Primary Gateway If not already so shutdown the primary VMA SAN Gateway At this time for any VMA Arrays not yet connected to the primary VMA SAN Gateway connect the primary PCIe port of each VMA array maximum of two to the PCIe pass thru cards of the pre determined primary gateway using a VMA PCIe cable for each connection Do not connect the secondary PCIe ports of the VMA Array to the secondary gateway or any other server at this time This connection will be established later in the pairing process Figure 5 Back view of the VMA Array showing PCIe ports kr se i y a ee ee hat x KIRI IIR z i tata ata o nM LOO EM ARM V RR 8 E i a G tete 4 a aetate eae se ee Pus Pata ee e T CC CC CE EE
20. was initialized with VMA SAN Gateway software version G5 0 2 or newer VMA SAN Gateway Considerations As part of configuring a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways you will need to update each VMA SAN Gateway to the same gateway software OE version minimally G5 1 0 Note e Only VMA SAN Gateways running G5 0 2 can be updated to G5 1 0 gateway software for DL380 G7 e Only VMA SAN Gateways running G5 1 0 can be updated to G5 5 1 gateway software for DL380 G7 e G5 5 gateway software or newer for DL380 Gen8 Also for the pairing of redundant gateways to be successful and supported it is required that the VMA SAN gateways have an identical configuration of PCIe slots 8Gb FC HBAs and PCIe pass thru cards in the same I O slots During the pairing process you will be instructed when to install any additionally required VMA PCIe Pass Thru cards P N AM464A and update the VMA SAN Gateways software OE With Redundant VMA SAN Gateway pairs the configuration for Ethernet ports FC ports array containers and LUNSs is applied the same to both gateways For example when limiting LUN access to a specific set of gateway target ports this will be applied to the same gateway target ports on both gateways Thus when planning for configuration of LUNs export to initiator ports or igroups target port assignment and connections to FC switches care should be made that the associated FC SAN Switch ports are correctly zoned for desired host server discove
21. 1 master config On secondary gateway hp gateway2 hp redundantl standby config show cluster global Cluster ID 00500 0008 6090 Cluster name hp redundant Management IP 10 61 184 240 24 Cluster master IF etho Cluster node count 2 Node Status Node ID 1 Hest ID 9dc17977dad7 Hostname hp gatewayl Node Role master Node State online Node internal address 169 254 83 164 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 238 Recv Heartbeats from 2 Send Heartbeats to 2 Node Status Node ID 2 lt local node Host ID b426207403be Hostname hp gateway2 Node Role standby Node State online Node internal address 169 254 187 142 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 242 Recv Heartbeats from 1 Send Heartbeats to 1 hp gateway2 hp redundantl standby config Note that the displayed master and standby status is only with respect to gateway management functions and not data access to connected arrays Redundant pairs of VMA SAN Gateways act as Active Active controllers for data access to connected VMA Arrays Shutdown Secondary VMA SAN Gateway At this time shutdown the secondary gateway to prepare for connecting it to the VMA Arrays using the PCIe cables To shutdown the secondary gateway use the CLI of the secondary gateway to issue the reload halt command hp gateway2 hp redundant1 standby config reload halt Wait for the secondary gateway to fully shu
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24. Chapter 2 Preparation and Establishing Primary Gateway Topics Define Network IP Addressing Plan Determine Gateway Pairing Process and Establish Gateway Starting with two new VMA SAN Gateways Adding a new gateway to an create a redundant gateway pair Merging two existing standalone gateway configurations Update the Primary VMA SAN Gateway Update VMA Arrays Connect VMA Arrays to Primary Gateway Power up Primary VMA SAN Gateway and Configure LUNs As part of preparation for the VMA SAN Gateway redundant pairing process you will need to determine which gateway pairing scenario you have and perform any actions on any previously deployed or existing gateway configuration that are required Also as part of the preparation process you will need to determine which VMA SAN Gateway will take on the role of the primary gateway During this preparation process the primary gateway will be updated to VMA SAN Gateway software OE G5 1 0 or newer and all VMA Arrays must be upgraded to A5 1 3 array firmware or newer Defining the network IP addressing plan for each of the gateways in the redundant pair and also the LAN Ethernet switch connections are also part of the preparation step Define Network IP Addressing Plan For deployment and correct functioning of a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways you will need to determine physical IP addresses for each gateway to be used for gateway management and a virtual IP address and VLAN which will be used for com
25. Configuring a Redundant Pair of VMA SAN Gateways Process Guide Table of contents Chapter 1 Overview and Planning aeui dete cT EH ae HEEL ue CHEER te vie R RARE E UEBER ERE ERU Ne QERER ADU DNU bate SE Du demas 3 NOUS OUP o e A A0 3 2 2191411310 EVA o HQ 5 VMA PCIe Cable and Pass Thru Card considerations esses tte ttn tinte intet tntetins 6 UN des dee gei o MNT m 7 VMA SAN Gateway ConsideratioOhS ssc eres ss atte cet caisson cache step cance Ades Hhh de EEEE PEEN onch dee te pA haa 7 Ethernet Network Planning and Considerations sese tette tentent nieto tinte tite ettet 7 Possible Gateway Pairing SCCM AMOS eiie auosb ituri breite UR EE bud reo bue EHI Che Ree ba eee Reed AA ecd dere 8 Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pairing Process Flow Chart sess nnns 9 Chapter 2 Preparation and Establishing Primary Gateway sese treten tnter tete 11 Define Network IP Addressing Plan uu cccesessssssssessessssssssessesssscsssessesssscssssssesssssessesessesssusseseseesessesesesseseseeseeesseeesecseeeeseensaeses 11 Determine Gateway Pairing Scenario and Establish Primary Gateway sse 12 Update the Primary VMA SAN Gateway ccccscsssssssssessssssesssscssssssessssesesesssssssssssssssussessssesesussesesessesseeesecsesesseeeseeseeesseeseeees 17 upa te VMA ANa y euere 001 0 A9 t Run
26. MA Arrays array container configuration LUNs FC and Ethernet port settings The secondary gateway Restart the Secondary Gateway and Verify Media Enabled 38 When the secondary gateway is booted login and verify that the VMA Arrays have established connection and are accessible by issuing the show media command hp gateway2 hp redundant1 standby config show media Location Media ID Model Size Status unknown 00 2205 container Violin Memory Array 2687 75G offline If the status is offline as shown in the above example enable the media on the secondary gateway by issuing the media block id all enable command as follows hp gateway2 hp redundant1 standby config media block id all enable Enabling 3205 em cial uem Reissue the show media command to verify the VMA Array media is now enabled on the secondary gateway hp gateway2 hp redundant1 standby config show media Location Media ID Model Size Status unknown 00 22005 Memes ieee Vale lain Deos Jue 2687 75G online Verify Containers and LUNs are in HA status At this time both the primary and secondary gateways will be using the same configuration settings containers LUN exports initiator and target port settings as defined in the configuration database on the current master gateway Verify the container and LUN configuration and HA status using either the CLI or the web interface e CLI use the following
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29. ay issue a fetch to retrieve it back to the gateway You only need to backup the active gateway configuration of the gateway currently showing master status First create a copy of the current active configuration on the master VMA SAN Gateway to a configuration file using the configuration write command configuration write to lt file name gt Next step is to copy the saved gateway configuration file to the production or maintenance server using the configuration upload command so that it can be included in regularly scheduled data backups configuration upload lt file name gt scp lt user login gt lt password gt lt server IP gt lt target directory gt lt file name gt When required to recover the gateway configuration file you can retrieve the restored configuration file from the production or maintenance server by issuing the configuration fetch command configuration fetch scp lt user login gt lt password gt lt server IP gt lt source directory source file name lt gateway file name gt After the gateway configuration has been fetched activate the restored configuration with the configuration switch to command as follows configuration switch to lt file name gt Configure connected Host Servers After the pairing process of the redundant pair VMA SAN Gateways connected Host servers must be configured to use multi pathing a k a MPIO across FC links to
30. ays connected to the gateway pair ensure you have all the required components parts software and firmware required for the process For establishing a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways you will need e Two VMA SAN Gateways DL380 G7 P N AM465A or DL380 Gen8 P N AOR65A For the current maximum of two connected VMA Arrays to the gateway pair the default number of FC ports four two dual port 8Gb FC HBAs in each of the VMA SAN Gateways will have enough throughput capacity to reach the maximum throughput of two connected VMA Arrays e Upto two VMA Arrays VMA3205 P N AM456A or VMA3210 P N AM457A Can use two of the same or a mix of different models of arrays Arrays must have been previously formatted with A3 7 3 firmware and any existing containers on the array must have been initialized with gateway software version G5 0 2 in order to support redundant pair gateway connections If the array s were formatted with a prior version of array firmware or any containers on the arrays were initialized with a prior version of gateway software then data on the arrays should be backed up and the array media reformatted This will cause loss of container configuration and data on the array The reformatted arrays can be connected and containers on the array initialized at the appropriate time in the pairing process below e Two VMA PCIe Pass Thru cards per VMA Array P N AM464A If you are connecting two VMA Arrays to a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gat
31. both paired gateways in order to 43 44 benefit from the higher availability and to achieve full I O throughput performance Host server settings for multi pathing vary depending upon the OS being used Review documentation for each specific OS and version running on the connected host servers for details and guidance on how to configure the applicable multi pathing capability Also review the VMA SAN Gateway Release Notes for the version of gateway software OE that you are using for additional host server OS recommendations Verify and Test Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration It is now time to perform a final verification the redundant gateway pair is functioning correctly and perform a final test of the configuration Verify that VMA Array containers and configured LUNs show HA status by issuing the following CLI commands e show containers e show luns Verify that the primary and secondary gateways are correctly configured and responding by issuing the show cluster global command and reviewing the command results Also verify that the cluster management VIP is working correctly and should now be used as the primary IP address for management of the gateway pair Test the correct operation of the Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair by disabling and then re enabling Ethernet ports and switches FC ports and switches disconnecting a PCIe Pass Thru cable or rebooting a gateway one at a time to simulate a component or connection fa
32. commands to verify configuration o Show cluster global show media show containers show luns show target sessions e Web interface use the following task functions under the vSHARE tab o Manage LUNSs to view containers and LUNs and view sessions per LUN o Manage Initiators to view initiator port igroups and initiator port configuration o Manage Targets to view gateway target port configuration O OO O Notice in the examples below that the status for containers and LUNs should indicate HA meaning that they are in a redunadant gateway configuration and that PCIe links to both paired gateways are active If the status indicated Degrad it would mean that one of the PCIe connections is not active either one of the paired gateways is down or one of the PCIe cables is disconnected If the status indicated online it would indicate that the VMA Array has the single x8 firmware image installed and both PCIe ports are not active only the primary port This should be corrected by updating the VMA array with a dual x4 version of the VMA Array firmware On the primary gateway hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show cluster global Cluster ID 00500 0008 6030 Cluster name hp redundant 1 Management IP 10 61 184 240 24 Cluster master IF etho Cluster node count 2 Node Status Node ID 1 lt local node Host ID 9de17977da3d7 Hostname
33. configure a standalone VMA SAN Gateway and connect the VMA Arrays See figure 2 below for examples of supported standalone gateway configurations with one or two arrays showing correct cabling before secondary gateway is added This first VMA SAN Gateway will be initially configured as master stand alone and will become the primary gateway of the redundant gateway pair when the redundant gateway deployment process is completed For initial network configuration of the primary gateway of a redundant pair use the VMA SAN Gateway configuration wizard or the configuration jump start command to set the following settings appropriately for your network environment e Configure as master stand alone leave set to default value of yes e Public interface name leave set to default value of eth1 e Public interface IP address set to the IP address that will be used for management of this primary gateway e Public interface netmask set the appropriate netmask for the above Public IP address e Global default gateway set the default gateway IP for the Public IP address e DNS server names s set appropriate DNS name server s e Domain name set the site domain name to be used e Cluster name set to a management cluster name for the paired gateways e Set clock timezone set appropriate timezone and optionally NTP server name s Leave the following configuration wizard settings at their default valu
34. ditte da td e lace o edd t S 0192747 RE SEO UEM Ea Set CSS 18 Connect VMA Arrays to Primary Gateway sse entente tete tnte thin te tette tte te tette nse tnt n tete ntn eteni 18 Power up Primary VMA SAN Gateway and Configure LUNS sse tenerte tte tentent teretes 19 Verify and Save Configuration RR uu 20 Chapter 3 Configure Reliable Network with Primary Gateway treten tette tete 22 Add and Configure Ethernet Switches ussemdensespedde ti semp deti adiuvent toten aspe te RIO Even ens unes E bU 22 Configure Primary Gateway to expect Secondary Gateway sse tette tnnt ttt ttnnentnns 24 Configure Ethernet Port Bonding on Primary Gateway ccccsscsssssessssessssesessssesesseecsesecsseseseessensseseesssesseseeeseeseseseeneees 24 Configure Inter Gateway VLAN on Primary Gateway sse treten tenerte tenerte tenerte intere netinis 25 Configure Management VIP on Primary Gateway sse tette tette tete tenete tint tn teet te nti te tt ttnteninis 27 Verify Primary Gateway Network and Array Operation uu ccccssssssssssssssessssssssessesssssssessesessesessssecessessesssesseeeeseseensseeeeseaee 27 Save Primary Gateway CODO U at lO oe reo Quern licen eid Hebron enda lT nce nator d 28 Chapter 4 Configure the Secondary Gateway sees tenente ettet hinten teh te tette teste te testet entes enti 29 Validate Secondary Gateway Hardware Configuration esee ett
35. ds on the primary gateway enable config term cluster expected nodes 2 show cluster global V hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config cluster expected nodes 2 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show cluster global Cluster ID 00600 0008 6090 Cluster name hp redundantl Management IP oro TOTOO Cluster master IF ethl Cluster node count 1 Node Status Node ID 1 lt local node Host ID e4111da840b0 Hostname hp gatewayl Node Role master Node State online Node internal address 10 61 184 238 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 238 Recv Heartbeats from 1 Send Heartbeats to 1 At this time only the primary gateway should be displayed with the show cluster global command The primary gateway will be shown as master status Also note that even though cluster expected nodes was set to 2 that because membership only includes the current primary gateway the current node count is only 1 Configure Ethernet Port Bonding on Primary Gateway Network settings to establish port bonding will now be made on the primary gateway Please refer to the Configuring Interface Bonding and Gateway Management Network Configuration sections of HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide P N AM456 9025A for additional detail Configure bonding of the eth1 and eht2 ports on the primary VMA SAN Gateway using the gateway CLI as follows
36. e primary gateway For the initial release of redundant gateway pairs this will be an update to VMA SAN Gateway software OE version G5 1 0 Please refer to the HP VMA SAN Gateway Software Update Guide AM456 9022A document available at www hp com go vma docs for step by step details of the update process for the VMA SAN Gateway including how to obtain the VMA SAN Gateway software OE update You can determine the VMA SAN Gateway Software OE version that is running on each gateway by issuing the show version command This step of individually updating the gateway software on the secondary VMA SAN Gateway for pairing of the gateways will only need to be done as part of this initial gateway pairing process After the gateways are paired update of the VMA SAN Gateway software OE can be performed from the web interface and take effect on both paired gateways as one step Configure Ethernet Port Bonding on Secondary Gateway The network bonding and configuration of the secondary gateway must now be established The physical Ethernet link connections for the secondary gateway to the network switch were made in a prior step Perform the same bonding of Ethernet ports eth1 and eth2 to create the bonded port ethO on the secondary gateway as was done previously on the primary gateway To do this enter the following command on the secondary gateway using the CLI network bond ethO mode agg mode interface eth1 interface eth2 write memor
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38. e pass thru cards and the cable connections on the gateways must be in the same I O slot on both gateways Also all 17 18 the primary PCIe port s of dually connected arrays to redundant pair gateways must be connected to one gateway while all the secondary PCIe port s are connected to the other gateway Please refer to figure 4 below for determining the primary and secondary PCIe ports on the back of the VMA Array Do not connect any additional VMA Arrays to the VMA SAN Gateways at this time At this time only install any additional PCIe pass thru cards required in the gateways so that any new arrays can be connected more easily later in the pairing process If you shutdown and powered off the primary VMA SAN Gateway for installation of PCIe pass thru cards leave the gateway shutdown It will then be powered back up after connection of any additional VMA Arrays that need to be connected Update VMA Arrays For redundant gateway configurations VMA Arrays will need to be updated with the array firmware version applicable for dual x4 connectivity mode i e v3000 a5 1 3 x4 slc upg that is compatible with the VMA SAN Gateway software OE installed on the gateways Please review the HP VMA3205 and VMA3210 Array Firmware Update Guide AM456 9021A for additional details and process for updating HP VMA Array firmware to a dual x4 version of array firmware VMA Array firmware can be updated to a dual x4 connectivity mode of firmware even
39. e two new VMA SAN gateways select which gateway will be the primary gateway for the redundant pair A unique vSHARE license key and Cluster ID have been pre configured with every HP VMA SAN Gateway however for a redundant gateway pair you will later in the pairing process use the Cluster ID on this primary gateway to prepare the secondary gateway for introduction into the redundant pair Note that each gateway will always retain their unique vSHARE license key and Cluster ID label on the top right front of the server enclosure however after completion of the pairing process both the primary and secondary gateways will electronically share the VSHARE license and Cluster ID of the initial primary system The initial step is to configure the selected primary VMA SAN Gateway with all the intended maximum two VMA arrays connected to it as a stand alone master gateway The process of installing the VMA PCIe Pass Thru cards and connecting up to two VMA Arrays to the VMA SAN Gateway is the same as with the initial G5 0 2 release of the VMA SAN Gateway G5 0 2 It is recommended that any VMA PCIe Pass Thru cards required for VMA Array connectivity to the gateway is installed in I O slots 1 and 4 in that order of the VMA SAN Gateway at this time Follow the setup instructions in the VMA SAN Gateway Management and Configuration subsection of the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide P N AM456 9025A for details on how to
40. ed container partitions so that LUNs can be created Refer to Configuring Storage Containers section of the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide for additional details After initializing the media with the media init command to create a container on the VMA Array you will also need to enable the container if it is offline See the following example media init device ata config VIOLIN MEMORY ARRAY 21109R00000413 type block name 3205 container master hp redundant1 hp gatewayl Really initialize ata VIOLIN MEMORY ARRAY 21109R00000413 all data will be lost yes no media init completed successfully config show media master hp redundant1 hp gatewayl Location Media ID Status Size Model offline Violin Memory Array 2 6687 756 3205 container hp redundant1 config master hp gatewayl media block id all enable config master hp redundant1 Enabling 3205 container hp gatewayl show media contig master redundant1 Media ID joe gatewayl hp Location Status Size Model online E Violin Memory Array 26872756 3205 container hp redundant1 contig master gatewayl hp At this time create any LUNs configure target ports and initiator ports as needed to meet the desired end configuration of LUNs target port and initiator port sett
41. ening switches may be physically between the two Ethernet switches and thus all switches will need to allow VLAN traffic to flow via distributed trunking split trunking or similar feature between the two edge Ethernet switches being used A single Ethernet switch can be used but with the understanding that the single Ethernet switch will be a single point of failure for gateway and LUN management operations For planning of the reliable network configuration you will need to identify Two IP addresses which will be assigned one to each of the two gateways being paired An additional IP address on the same sub net which will be used as the Virtual IP VIP and always active on the current master gateway of the pair Port bonding or link aggregation mode that will be used when bonding the two Ethernet ports on each of the two gateways In this pairing process balance rr mode is used since for many switches explicit switch port trunking is not required If other link aggregation modes are used trunking of the Ethernet switch ports connecting to the bonded gateway ports will be required When two Ethernet switches are being used as recommended switches will also need to support split trunking or distributed trunking A VLAN ID which will be configured to include the same switch ports which are connected to the VMA SAN Gateways bonded Ethernet ports The VLAN will need to be configured on the ports as a tagged VLAN so that both user gateway ma
42. ep Update the Primary Master VMA SAN Gateway below to continue with the pairing process Adding a new gateway to create a redundant gateway pair This is the simplest beginning scenario In this scenario you want to pair a new gateway no existing configuration on the gateway to an existing configured standalone gateway with connected VMA arrays to create a redundant gateway pair 13 14 For this scenario of pairing a second new gateway to an existing configured standalone gateway the existing standalone gateway will take on the role as the primary gateway and the new non configured gateway will take on the role as the secondary gateway within this redundant pair relationship See figure 2 below for correct examples of a standalone VMA SAN Gateway configuration with one or two arrays showing the correct PCIe and FC cabling before a secondary gateway is added Figure 3 Supported Stand alone VMA SAN Gateway configurations One VMA Array connected to a Stand alone VMA Two VMA Arrays connected to a Stand alone VMA SAN Gateway SAN Gateway DL380 G7 gateway Switch 1 Switch 2 To FC SAN Switch 1 To FC SAN To FC SAN To FC SAN CXR DL380 Gen8 gateway To FC SAN To FC SAN Switch 1 switch 2 T PCle y d z To FC SAN switch 1 To FC SAN switch 2 Primary Gateway ee
43. erfaces vlan14 id 14 if eth hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config write memory Join Secondary Gateway to Primary Gateway and Import Configuration At this time the secondary VMA SAN Gateway will be paired to the primary gateway This is done by changing the Cluster ID of the secondary gateway to be the same as the Cluster ID of the primary gateway Modifying the Cluster ID on the secondary gateway to be the same as the primary gateway causes the configuration database on the primary gateway to be exported and activated on the secondary gateway automatically This is why LUN and FC Port settings were configured initially on the primary gateway during preparation You can determine the Cluster ID of the primary gateway by issuing the show cluster global brief CLI command on the primary gateway The Cluster ID of the primary gateway will be displayed on the first line of the summary You can also find the Cluster ID assigned to the primary gateway on the gateway license label which is located at the top right front corner of the gateway enclosure To set the Cluster ID on the secondary gateway issue the gateway CLI command cluster id as follows cluster id lt primary gateway cluster id gt write memory With this step synchronization of the configuration database configuration details for array containers created LUNs target port assignments initiator
44. es e Cluster interface name default is eth1 e Cluster expected nodes default is 1 e Cluster id default is pre set with the VMA SAN Gateway e Cluster management IP address leave at default value of 0 0 0 0 e Cluster management IP netmask leave at default value of 0 0 0 0 When configuring this first primary gateway you must initialize all VMA Array media by creating containers on the connected VMA Arrays using the gateway CLI media init command The gateway media init command will format the container layout required on the VMA Arrays for use with redundant gateways Also connect configure and verify the Fibre Channel connections as according to the HP VMA series SAN Gateway Installation and User Guide NOTE if the connected VMA Arrays have not been initialized with the media init command the FC target ports may not login to the SAN Fabric WARNING It is important that during deployment and configuration of this first primary gateway that the secondary gateway is not connected to the LAN or the VMA Arrays The secondary gateway will be setup and introduced to the configuration later in the pairing process Once you have the first VMA SAN Gateway configured as a standalone gateway and the VMA Arrays up to two arrays maximum connected to the gateway and media containers initialized that completes the required preparation steps for this deployment scenario Please go to the next major st
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46. etwork and Array Operation Verify that the reliable network configuration changes are in effect and working You can verify the Cluster master IF and Management IP settings using the show cluster global command The Cluster master IF should be set to ethO and the Management IP address should be set to the management virtual IP address VIP hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show cluster global Cluster ID 00500 0008 6090 Cluster name hp redundant 1 Management IP 10 61 184 240 24 Cluster master IF etho Cluster node count 1 2 28 Node Status Node ID 1 lt local node Host ID 9dc17977dad7 Hostname hp gatewayl Node Role master Node State online Node internal address 169 254 83 164 port 60102 Node external address 10 61 184 238 Recv Heartbeats from 1 Send Heartbeats to 1 hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config Note that the displayed cluster node count will continue to be 1 until the secondary gateway is configured and pairs with the primary gateway Save Primary Gateway Configuration Save the configurations made on the primary gateway so that they will be persistent This can be performed using either the VMA SAN Gateway CLI interface or the web interface e If using the CLI interface issue the write memory command e If using the web interface click on the red Commit Changes button at the top center of the window Chapter
47. eways you will need a total of four PCIe pass thru cards If you have an existing configuration you can use the pass thru cards that you already have in use and only order the additional PCIe Pass Thru cards needed e Two PCIe cables per VMA Array AM463A One PCIe cable is shipped with each VMA Array from the factory A second PCIe cable will need to be ordered for each VMA Array to be connected e Two supported HP Fibre Channel SAN Switches supporting 8Gb FC ports HP B series C series and H series SAN switches will need to be provided These SAN Switches will be used to provide connectivity from the connected host servers to the redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways just as you would for redundant controllers on any storage array Two HP Ethernet switches will need to be provided These Ethernet switches will provide reliable network connectivity between the two gateways forming the redundant gateway pair The Ethernet switches must support 1GbE links Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP IEEE 802 1ax Virtual LANs VLANs IEEE 802 1Q Need to support VLAN traffic 802 1Q flow between switches O O O O Appropriate versions of VMA Array firmware upgrade file and VMA SAN Gateway software upgrade file which support redundant pair gateway configurations For the initial release of the VMA SAN Gateway Redundant Pair feature this will be VMA Array firmware version A5 1 3 and VMA SAN Gateway software OE version G5 1 0 A Laptop with a seria
48. h Primary Gateway As mentioned previously there are three possible scenarios for establishing a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways e Starting with two new or previously fully de configured gateways and forming a redundant gateway pair with two new or previously initialized VMA Arrays e Adding a new or previously fully de configured gateway to an existing configured standalone gateway configuration to form a redundant gateway pair e Have two existing stand alone gateways each with only one connected array and wish to use these two gateways to form a redundant pair with two dually connected arrays Note that in this case one of the existing gateway configurations will be used as the primary gateway and the other gateway and array will be re initialized to add in as though new Determine which of the above scenarios match your situation and perform the appropriate steps according to the subsection below that is applicable to your scenario Upon completion of the appropriate subsection you should have established which gateway will be the primary and which will be the secondary gateway in the redundant gateway pair Starting with two new VMA SAN Gateways With this scenario you will follow all the steps below in order to select one gateway to become the primary gateway and configure it with initial settings The VMA Arrays up to two will also need to be connected and initialized as part of preparation for this scenario Of th
49. he gateways is required then split trunking or distributed trunking will need to be supported and configured on all Ethernet switches used Configure VLAN for Inter Gateway Communication The same bonded Ethernet ports on each VMA SAN Gateway will also be used for inter gateway communication and coordination To provide for this create a tagged VLAN which includes the ports connected to the eth1 and eth2 Ethernet ports on each gateway A tagged VLAN configuration is used so that user gateway management requests and inter gateway communication can flow over the same physical gateway ports while isolating multi cast traffic between the paired gateways In this example VMA SAN Gateway redundant pairing process VLAN14 is used but any available VLAN ID can be used At this time only the Ethernet ports eth1 and eth2 of the primary gateway should be connected to the appropriate switches do not connect any Ethernet ports of the secondary gateway to the Ethernet switches This will be done later in the process 23 24 Once the required Ethernet switch and network configurations and settings are made and in effect proceed with the remainder of the pairing process Configure Primary Gateway to expect Secondary Gateway Set the number of cluster expected nodes on the primary gateway to 2 so that later it will pair with the secondary gateway and synchronize the configuration database To do this issue the following comman
50. ilure This completes the Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pairing process For more information To read more about HP VMA Series Memory Arrays and accessories go to www hp com go vma For documentation applicable to the HP VMA Series Memory Arrays and VMA SAN Gateway please visit www hp com go vma docs Share with colleagues 3 a Get connected ZUEDT www hp com go getconnected Current HP driver support and security alerts delivered directly to your desktop Copyright 2012 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Trademark acknowledgments if needed AM456 9023B Created December 2012
51. ings as determined in the Planning phase Creation of LUNs and defining port settings will be more easily performed using the VMA SAN Gateway web interface 19 20 Later when the secondary gateway is joined the configuration database of the primary gateway will be imported automatically into the secondary gateway Verify and Save Configuration Verify that the primary VMA SAN Gateway and connected arrays are configured correctly You can verify the configuration of array containers and LUNs using either the CLI or the web interface e CLI use the following commands to verify configuration o Show containers o Show target sessions o Show luns e Web interface use the following task functions under the vSHARE tab o Manage LUNSs to view containers and LUNs and view sessions per LUN o Manage Initiators to view initiator port igroups and initiator port configuration o Manage Targets to view gateway target port configuration hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config show media Location Media ID Model Size Status PCIx8 1 1 2205Zcontainetr violin Memory Array 2687 75G online hp gateway1 hp redundanti1 master config hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config show containers Container LUNs Total Free Ports HostnameA HostnameB Status 22058McCont aler 10 2687G 2287G A B hp gatewayl Degrad hp gatewayl hp redundanti1 master config hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config show lu
52. l cable can be a USB to serial converter with a serial cable for Laptops which do not have an integrated serial port or a KVM setup to perform configuration changes It is recommended to perform these configuration changes directly via serial port or KVM connection to avoid any switched network disruptions that could disconnect active ssh sessions An appropriate number of FC cables and Ethernet cables needed for making the required connections between the gateway the switches and the host servers In addition to the list of components above you must review and have a very good understanding of the commands tasks and processes documented in the following documents HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide P N AM456 9025A HP VMA SAN Gateway User s Guide P N AM456 9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway Software Update Guide P N AM456 9022A HP VMA3205 and VMA3210 Array Firmware Update Guide P N AM456 9021A Refer to the command and task examples shown in the above documents for additional reference and guidance for usage of commands and tasks mentioned in this process guide The above documents and other documents relevant to the VMA series Arrays and SAN Gateway are available at www hp com go vma docs Following is an example drawing of a redundant pair configuration of VMA SAN Gateways with dually connected VMA arrays giving an overall view of connectivity of FC SAN Switches LAN Switches VMA SAN Gateways and VMA Arrays UMMM l
53. munication and coordination between the paired gateways Before moving to the next steps identify the following e Two IP addresses one per gateway in the pair These will be entered in the gateway set up wizard as the Public interface IP address step 3 e One VLAN which will be used for redirection of management traffic between paired gateways e One virtual IP VIP address which will become the public interface for user management and seamlessly relocate to the active master of the gateway pair If you are starting with one or two existing VMA SAN Gateway configurations as part of this pairing process then you may have already established the two IP addresses and possibly the VIP address VLAN that are required for deployment Ideally for redundant VMA SAN Gateway pairs two Ethernet switches will be used for higher network reliability of inter gateway communication and user management of the gateways however a single Ethernet switch could be used to connect the Ethernet connections from both paired 11 12 gateways if desired The rest of this pairing process will continue to refer to configuring two Ethernet switches as part of the redundant gateway pairing process Please refer to the VMA SAN Gateway Management and Configuration section of the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide P N AM456 9025A for additional details and guidance on network planning Determine Gateway Pairing Scenario and Establis
54. nagement requests and inter gateway communication can flow over the same physical links Possible Gateway Pairing Scenarios There are three possible scenarios for establishing a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways Starting with two new or previously fully de configured gateways and forming a redundant gateway pair Adding a new or previously fully de configured gateway to an existing configured standalone gateway configuration to form a redundant gateway pair Have two existing stand alone gateways each with only one connected array and wish to use these two gateways to form a redundant pair with two dually connected arrays Note that in this case one of the existing gateway configurations will be used as the primary gateway and the other gateway and array will be re initialized to add in as though new Determine which above scenario matches your situation As part of the Preparation step you will be guided in detail what to do for each scenario A flow chart of the process to create a Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair follows Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pairing Process Flow Chart Figure 2 Flow chart for process to configure a Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair LI uoneinidijuo anes pue AJLA bi hemawon Aeuid anes ARMAIED NYS ND 20 qam vonesNIyVED VINA uepuocos uwopinus 1000x3 F SNM IWY pue Aemajeo NYS VINA Uewud dn 3304 UOnen24005 Jed Atma 3uepunpag 3591 pue gua Aeman Ajeuwiig 03 sessy YA 330000 ema
55. nd Pass Thru Card considerations For connection of dually connected VMA Arrays to redundant VMA SAN Gateways you will need two VMA PCIe Cables per VMA Array to be connected one to connect to each gateway that the VMA array will be connected to Note that with each VMA Array ordered one PCIe cable is included with the array For dually connected arrays an additional PCIe cable P N 463A is required per array At this time there is a maximum of two VMA Arrays supported per redundant VMA SAN Gateway pair When ordering VMA Arrays one PCIe pass thru card per array is required to be included in the order When dually connecting a VMA Array to two gateways an additional PCIe pass thru card P N AMA644 is also required for a total of two PCIe Pass Thru cards per array VMA Array Considerations For connection of VMA Arrays to a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways you will be instructed to update the VMA Array firmware to a dual x4 connectivity mode version of the array firmware CAUTION You cannot backdate or downgrade firmware on a VMA Array to an earlier older version of firmware you can only update to the same or newer versions When VMA Arrays are connected to the VMA SAN Gateway containers are created on the array by initializing the media from the gateway CLI In order for the correct container layout to be present on the VMA Array media for use with redundant gateways it is required that any pre existing containers on the array media
56. ns OME WME S 205 Gomes aede LUN Size RW Bksz Status Ports VMA3205 LUN 01 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 02 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 03 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 04 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 05 40960M rw 512 Deguad A B VMA3205 LUN 06 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 07 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 08 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 09 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B VMA3205 LUN 10 40960M rw 512 Degrad A B hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config Note that the Status of the container and created LUNs show a degraded mode This is because the dual x4 mode firmware has been updated on the VMA Array making both PCIe ports A and B on the array active yet only the A ports of the array s are connected and active Because PCIe port B of the arrays are not yet connected to the secondary gateway and are inactive full bandwidth to the array is not possible and HA status is not achievable Whenever configuration changes are made to the VMA SAN Gateway always save the configurations so they will be persistent This can be performed using either the VMA SAN Gateway CLI interface or the web interface e If using the CLI interface issue the write memory command e If using the web interface click on the red Commit Changes button at the top center of the window This now completes the Preparation steps required and you can continue to the next major step of the VMA SAN Gatewa
57. ome tasks during this pairing process will be performed more easily using the gateway CLI interface while others will be more easily performed using the web interface It is recommended to be very familiar with both interfaces and how to use them for all commands and tasks WARNING this redundant gateway pairing process is not an online process There will be points during the process where data access to VMA Arrays connected to an existing standalone gateway being paired with a secondary gateway will not be available This gateway pairing process should be done during a maintenance period when data on the VMA Arrays can be offline CAUTION As with any storage device maintenance it is highly recommended that any data needing to be retained be fully backed up for protection prior to performing any maintenance or re configuration For the initial release of the Redundant Gateway Pair feature the supported versions of VMA Array firmware and VMA SAN Gateway software are Component _ Firmware or Software Version VMA3205 amp VMA3210 Arrays Array firmware version A5 1 3 or newer Use the SLC dual x4 version of firmware for connecting to redundant gateways i e v3000 a5 1 3 x4 slc upg VMA SAN Gateway Gateway software OE version G5 1 0 or newer The initial release of redundant pairs of VMA SAN Gateways only supports up to two VMA Arrays dually connected to a redundant gateway pair one connection to each of the gateways VMA PCIe Cable a
58. ondary gateway at Step 3 of the configuration wizard For Step 6 accept the default setting of ethl1 It is important for Step 7 that you accept the default Cluster ID that was pre configured with the secondary gateway which is also printed on the Cluster ID and License Key label on the top right front of the gateway server enclosure Do not enter the same Cluster ID as assigned to the primary gateway at this time The following is an example using the gateway configuration wizard configuration jump start to enter the initial configuration settings on the secondary gateway Violin Memory Gateway configuration wizard Press for help Ctrl B to go back to the previous step Default value is in square brackets press Enter to accept it Press Ctrl R to clear default to enter empty string Press Ctrl C to jump to the end of the wizard at any time Step 1 Configure as master stand alone yes no Step 2 Public interface name eth1 Step 3 Public interface IP address 10 61 184 242 Step 4 Public interface netmask 255 255 255 0 Step 5 Hostname memgate 06639c hp gateway2 Step 6 Cluster interface name eth1 Step 7 Cluster id 00500 0008 7178 lt lt leave this set to the default value Save the secondary gateway configuration by exiting the configuration wizard configuration jump start Update the Secondary Gateway Software Update the VMA SAN Gateway software OE to be the same version as running on th
59. ondary Gateway to VMA Array s Ensure the secondary gateway is shutdown power button on front of system will be amber before connecting it to the VMA Arrays using the PCIe cables The PCIe connections of the VMA Arrays connected to the redundant paired gateways allow the gateway software to detect and collaborate as a High Availability redundant pair of gateways In order for this correct detection of redundant gateway configuration to occur care must be made for correct placement of PCIe pass thru cards and connection of PCIe cables from connected VMA Arrays to the secondary gateway There are two requirements for correct PCIe pass thru card and PCIe cable connections 1 The PCIe ports of a VMA Array must be connected to a PCIe pass thru card in the same numbered I O slot in both of the connected VMA SAN Gateways For example if a VMA Array is currently singly connected to the PCIe pass thru card in I O slot 1 of the primary gateway then the secondary PCle port of the same array must be connected to a PCle pass thru card in I O slot 1 of the secondary gateway A second VMA Array could be connected to a PCle pass thru card in I O slot 4 of both the primary and secondary gateways 2 The Primary PCle port of each array left most port when viewing from the back of the array must be connected to the same gateway For example if two VMA Arrays are connected to a redundant pair of gateways the primary PCle port on each VMA Array mu
60. r To management server or host servers for Configure any or host servers for intervening Ethernet gateway management Sateka tonil gateway management gateway VLAN traffic to flow between switches a a a a aa mm o Ethernet wa A JARRE FHEFEEEERH B Switches im Gateway Bonded Gateway Bonded u le Ethernet Ports ethO Ethernet Ports ethO eC 4 p T ui I _ SSEEREER RES p i E Pad i HP VMA SAN lu ad E Gateways sagel je 5 i LY E MH sil eth2 ethl eth2 ethl Configure Trunking on Ethernet Switches Configure inter switch trunking as desired between the two Ethernet switches used for connection of the VMA SAN Gateway eth1 and eth2 ports Inter switch trunking will need to be configured so that inter gateway tagged VLAN traffic can flow between the connected switches For bonding of the two Ethernet ports eth1 and eth2 on both gateways the link aggregation mode palance rr is used in this example process since for most switches explicit port trunking for the ports bonded using balance rr is not required and simpler to deploy If you intend to use one of the other possible gateway port link aggregation modes then you will also need to configure trunking of the ports connected to eth1 and eth2 of both VMA SAN Gateways accordingly When using two Ethernet switches including any intervening switches as recommended if trunking of the switch ports connecting to t
61. rface vlanl4 zeroconf hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config show network Networking configuration Bonded interface eth0 Enabled yes Interfaces eth eth2 Jumbo frames Enabled no 31 32 Interfaces eth0 mtu 1500 eth1 mtu 1500 eth2 mtu 1500 eth3 mtu 1500 eth4 mtu 1500 eth5 mtu 1500 eth6 mtu 1500 eth7 mtu 1500 eth8 mtu 1500 Global default gateway Enabled no Global mtu Enabled yes Global VLANs Enabled yes Interfaces vlan14 id 14 if eth0 hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config Next set the gateway cluster interface to be the VLAN created above cluster interface vlan where is the VLAN ID gt write memory Refer to the VLAN Cluster Interface section of the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide for additional details and examples hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config cluster interface vlanl4 hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config write memory hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config show network Networking configuration Bonded interface ethO0 Enabled yes Interfaces eth1 eth2 Jumbo frames Enabled no Interfaces eth mtu 1500 eth1 mtu 1500 eth2 mtu 1500 eth3 mtu 1500 eth4 mtu 1500 eth5 mtu 1500 ethe mtu 1500 eth7 mtu 1500 eth8 mtu 1500 Global default gateway Enabled no Global mtu Enabled yes Global VLANs Enabled yes Int
62. rking configuration Bonded interface eth0 Enabled yes Interfaces eth1 eth2 Jumbo frames Enabled no Interfaces th07 mtu 1500 eth1 mtu 1500 eth2 mtu 1500 eth3 mtu 1500 eth4 mtu 1500 eth5 mtu 1500 ethe mtu 1500 eth7 mtu 1500 eth8 mtu 1500 Global default gateway Enabled yes Address 10561 1841 Global mtu Enabled yes Global VLANs Enabled yes Interfaces vlan14 id 14 if eth0 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config Next set the gateway cluster interface to be the VLAN created above cluster interface vlan where is the VLAN ID gt write memory Refer to the VLAN Cluster Interface section of the HP VMA SAN Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide for additional details and examples hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config cluster interface vlanl4 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 unknown config show network Networking configuration Bonded interface eth0 Enabled yes Interfaces eth1 eth2 Jumbo frames Enabled no Interfaces etho mtu 1500 ethl mtu 1500 eth2 mtu 1500 eth3 mtu 1500 eth4 mtu 1500 eth5 mtu 1500 eth6 mtu 1500 eth7 mtu 1500 eth8 mtu 1500 Global default gateway Enabled yes Address 10 61 184 1 Global mtu Enabled yes Global VLANs Enabled yes Interfaces vlan14 id 14 if etho0 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 unknown config write memory hp gatewayl hp red
63. ry and access of LUNs and lunpaths Determine the number and sizes of LUNs which will be created on the connected VMA Arrays which gateway target ports will provide access to the LUNs and which host server initiator ports will be given access to which LUNs The LUN and access export configuration determined will initially be configured on the primary gateway and will later be imported to the secondary gateway Ethernet Network Planning and Considerations An essential component of the redundant gateway pair configuration is a reliable network This is achieved by e Bonding two Ethernet ports on each VMA SAN Gateway to increase availability of network access to each gateway Configuring a virtual IP address that will be hosted by the current master gateway for high availability of gateway management operations and ease of use by not needing to know which gateway is currently the acting master of the gateway pair Creating a tagged VLAN on the same bonded gateway Ethernet ports to allow for inter gateway communication while isolating multi cast traffic between the paired gateways For a reliable network it is recommended to use a minimum of two Ethernet switches with multiple trunk links between them for higher availability The Ethernet switches must minimally support Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP IEEE 802 1ax Virtual LANs VLANs IEEE 802 1Q and must support VLAN traffic 802 1Q flow between switches Additional interv
64. sssssssssseeeeeeneneetete tette tenente tete tinte tinte tette thiet tentes t aree tnt 38 Save Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration esee eene tenete tete tinte thiet tite teret enin te ni 43 Backup the Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration tette tenen intent ette te tinet inte e senti 43 CONTGUFE COMMECTER HOST SERV ONS i au setetrtutesnde adea a bea Ute d cnp en ieitaa renee 43 Verify and Test Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration sse eene tette tette tette ntn tette 44 FO IO FS AIA o ARI IATER e 402000042 0 02000A R 000022724 000 470 E E 00 EEN EEN 45 Chapter 1 Overview and Planning Topics Overview of this process guide What You Need before starting the gateway pairing process Planning and decisions before starting the paring process Overview This process guide will instruct you on how to correctly configure a redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways which is used for highly available data access to one or two VMA Arrays dually connected to the gateways Read through the entire process described in this document along with all component firmware and software requirements so you are familiar with what preparations are required and when each step will be performed Note that performing steps out of sequence may cause configuration and supportability issues What you Need Before beginning the process of connecting and deploying a redundant pair of two VMA SAN Gateways with up to two VMA arr
65. st be connected to the same gateway the primary gateway is recommended for ease of configuring The secondary ports of the VMA Arrays will then be connected to the other gateway the secondary gateway as per recommendation Carefully connect the secondary PCIe ports on VMA Arrays to the PCIe Pass Thru cards in the secondary gateway using the remaining VMA PCIe cables as described above Refer to the following configuration examples for the correct installation of PCle pass thru cards in the gateways and the correct cabling of the PCIe cables from the gateway to the arrays ions t igura Supported Redundant Pair VMA SAN Gateway Conf Figure 7 Gatewa Seconda 4 V c Og 4 4 4 1 CX SSe Sel Sese ed XX x c LIII II II ICH III 4 06052606060606 06 XX KOK KOO 5 0 8 pores V RSS eed KKK KK KKK BOSSES K ca 4 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 KLL x b m OOO o6 259054 2020 XX OO OOO KES etat OY X 0 04 d oS Z gt gt 2 wv OY OY YY OY ot lt E lt K lt S82 OO OO 0S2 OY OO ENCHO SN o lt eS x2 D o o o ca D KKK KAA 16 057070707076767670 0 OOOO 2 KOTTE it OISE SSS POESI SSS SSS 925752 RSS SSSI Sd ettet SCC OOOOQOQO a Wl 55 5954 OOOOOGOO000 LPOG lt gt 1020207040107 WOOO ZAAINA SSI RS SAA III ERK KKK KOKO LKLI CORREO 1 03101010 0 020
66. tdown before proceeding as indicated by the power button LED changing from green to amber CAUTION Using the REBOOT and SHUTDOWN buttons on the Cluster Admin page under the Administration tab of the web interface will cause both gateways to reboot or shutdown These buttons should not be used at any time during this pairing process It is recommended to use the network CLI with each gateways unique Public interface IP address to shutdown an individual gateway 35 36 Chapter 5 Complete Pairing Process and Configure Host Servers Topics Connect Secondary Gateway to VMA Arrasy s Restart the Secondary Gateway and Verify Media Enabled Verify Containers and LUNs are in HA status Save Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration Backup the Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration Configure connected Host Servers Verify and Test Redundant Gateway Pair Configuration This is the final major section of tasks to perform in order to establish the redundant pair of VMA SAN Gateways In this last section the VMA Arrays will be connected to the secondary gateway and verification of HA status for array containers and LUN made A backup of the configuration of the Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair will be created for recovery purposes Host servers connected to the newly established redundant gateway pair will require multipath configuration changes and the final verification of the gateway pair can be performed Connect Sec
67. ter master IF Cluster node Node Status Node Host hp redundant1 standby 00500 0008 6090 hp redundant1 ethO count ID 3 ID 9dc17977dad7 Hostname hp gatewayl Node Node Node Node Recv Send Node Status Node Hose Role master State online internal address external address Heartbeats from Heartbeats to 3 IDs 3 Bass ID b426207403be Hostname hp gateway2 Node Node Node Node Recv Role standby State online internal address external address Heartbeats from 10 61 184 240 24 1692254783 71645 pores 90102 OS Gi Tea 233 3 local node 169 2 2542 0587 2 427 pones 60102 10 61 184 242 1 config show cluster global Send Heartbeats to 1 hp gateway2 hp redundanel standby config hp gateway2 hp redundant1 standby config show media Location Media ID Model Size Status unknown 00 2205 Comestigeic Valetta Menory Array 2687 75G online hp gateway2 hp redundant1 standby config hp gateway2 hp redundantl standby config show containers Container LUNs Total Pree Ports Hostname HostnameB Status 2205 Conta ner qM CON T228 7 CA B hp gatewayl hp gateway2 HA hp gateway2 hp redundanti standby config show luns Conctalne 205P OntaIner LUN Size RW Bksz Status VMA3205 LUN 01 40960M rw 512 HA VMA3205 LUN 02 40960M rw 512 HA VMA3205 LUN 03 40960M rw 512 HA VMA3205 LUN 04 40960M rw 512 HA VMA3205 LUN 05 40960M rw 512 HA VMA3205 LU
68. undanti1 master config Configure Management VIP on Primary Gateway Configure the Virtual IP VIP which will be used for all future gateway management operations of the gateway pair It is important that all gateway management operations be performed on the current master gateway of the gateway pair The management VIP is a virtual IP that will always be hosted on the active master gateway of the redundant pair so that any gateway operations and management changes are saved in the active configuration database on the active master gateway cluster master address vip IP address network prefix write memory hp gatewayl hp redundantl master config cluster master address vip 10 61 184 240 24 hp gatewayl hp redundant1 master config write memory After completion of this pairing process use the Management VIP to connect to the network CLI or web user interface for any gateway operations and configuration changes The Management VIP address will be hosted by the current master gateway which will also have the active copy of the configuration database All configuration changes should be made on the currently active master gateway so that configuration changes are saved in the active copy of the configuration database You should only use the individual IP address assigned to each gateway for individual gateway debugging or maintenance such as shutting down a specific gateway Verify Primary Gateway N
69. y Use the same link aggregation bonding mode lt agg mode gt as used for the primary gateway In this pairing process example the balance rr link aggregation mode is being used hp gateway2 memgate cluster master gt en hp gateway2 memgate cluster master conf t hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config network bond eth0 mode balance rr interface ethl interface eth2 Are you sure you wish to change networking modes All cached content will be lost the cache modules will leave the cluster to set up networking and remote cli connections may be terminated Continue no yes hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config write memory hp gateway2 memgate cluster unknown config t Configure Inter Gateway VLAN on Secondary Gateway Next create the VLAN on the secondary gateway which will be used for inter gateway communication and heartbeat Create the VLAN using the same VLAN id previously created on the primary gateway previously using the following commands network vlan vlan id vlan id interface ethO interface vlan zeroconf Where vlan id is the VLAN ID instance number between 1 and 4094 to be created atop the newly created bonded interface ethO The interface created will be named vian where is the VLAN ID instance number used such as vlan14 hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config network vlan vlan id 14 interface eth0 hp gateway2 memgate cluster master config inte
70. y pairing process 21 22 Chapter 3 Configure Reliable Network with Primary Gateway Topics Add and Configure Ethernet Switches Verify and Save Configuration Configure Trunking and Ethernet Switches Configure VLAN and Inter Gateway Communication Comfigure Primary Gateway to expect Secondary Gateway Configure Ethernet Port Bonding on Primary Gateway Configure Inter Gateway VLAN on Primary Gateway Configure Management Virtual IP on Primary Gateway Verify Primary Gateway Network and Array Operation Save Primary Gateway Configuration Network configuration and settings required for a redundant pair of gateways are not the same as for a standalone gateway For a redundant gateway pair a more reliable network connection and configuration will be established Network settings and configuration for redundant pairs of gateways are different and may be in conflict with prior Ethernet port and VLAN configuration settings used previously for standalone gateway deployments Note that the vCLUSTER feature which is used for management of multiple gateways from a master gateway is not the same as redundant gateway pairs for highly available data access to VMA Arrays vCLUSTER is a gateway management feature allowing management of multiple gateways from a single gateway With the initial release of vCLUSTER and with G5 0 2 gateway software vCLUSTER network and gateway management were performed on different Ethernet ports With redundant gateways and G5

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