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Another way to unload the CLX PowerShell Snap-In is to run the PowerShell script RemoveClx3PARCmdletsSnapIn.ps1 located at <CLX Install Directory>\bin directory.

NAME:

Add-CSVDependencyOnCLX3PAR

SYNOPSIS:

Adds a cluster resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" to the list of resources and makes the given cluster shared volume dependent on this cluster resource (CLX resource), using AND as the connector, within a failover cluster.

Existing dependencies will remain in the list. Dependency of CSV on CLX ensures that a CSV comes online only after CLX resource has come online..

SYNTAX:

Add-CSVDependencyOnCLX3PAR [-CSVDiskName <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION:

This cmdlet tries to create a resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" to the list of resources and makes the given cluster shared volume dependent on this cluster resource. Cluster resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" would also be called as “CLX resource” interchangeably.

The cmdlet first tries to find out if there is already a cluster resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" in the CSV group (role) to which the CSV belongs.

If there is no resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" in the corresponding CSV group, then the cmdlet first creates a resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" in the CSV group and then makes the CSV resource in the CSV group dependent on the newly created resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR".

If CLX resource already exists in the given CSV role, then the cmdlet checks whether CSV is already dependent on the resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR". If the CSV is already dependent on the CLX resource, then the cmdlet moves to the next CSV (if user has not specified any particular CSV). In the absence of dependency on the existing CLX resource, the cmdlet creates a dependency of CSV resource in the CSV group on resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR".

Due to this configuration, whenever CSV role is brought online, resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR" is the first resource to come online and then the dependent CSV disk comes online. This ensures that CLX resource can do all the necessary storage related status gathering and failover operations before CSV disk can come online.

PARAMETERS:

-CSVDiskName <String>

Specifies the cluster shared volume name which will be made dependent on resource of type "Cluster Extension 3PAR”.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default value

 

Accept pipeline input?

false

Accept wildcard characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction,

ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters ((http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/? LinkID=113216)

INPUTS:

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Contents HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide Acknowledgments Contents CLI commands and utilities Glossary Index TroubleshootingSupport and other resources Disaster tolerance through geographical dispersion Integration into cluster software Graphical user interfaceCLI for easy integration Metropolitan distance support Automated redirection of mirrored disksFully Automatic Failover and Failback No server rebootSynchronous mode support Storage system configurationsTo-1 configuration To-1 configurationHP 3PAR Remote Copy To-1 and 1-to-N configurationsProcesses and components Remote Copy pairs Remote Copy volume groupsForce Flag User configuration fileCluster setup considerations Planning for HP 3PAR Cluster ExtensionNode Majority with File Share Witness 14 HP 3PAR Cluster Extension features SAN fabric considerations Configuration tool clx3PARconfig.exeHP 3PAR InForm Management Console or HP 3PAR InForm CLI IP network considerationsIntegrating HP 3PAR Cluster Extension with Msfc Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster ExtensionStarting the HP 3PAR Configuration Tool Defining the HP 3PAR configuration information using the GUI Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension SystemUser.pwd Defining the HP 3PAR configuration information using the CLI Adding a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource Importing and exporting configuration informationExample Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using cluster.exeChanging a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resourcesTIP Setting resource properties and values in the GUI Service or application properties and values Using Failover Cluster Management to set resource properties Make the necessary parameter changes, and then click OK Page Configuring cluster node data center assignments Configuring HP 3PAR storage system Changing Remote Copy volume group settings Selecting a volume groupConfiguring takeover actions Set-ClusterParameter -Name propertyname -Value valuetoset Setting HP 3PAR Cluster Extension properties using a UCFCluster resource clxfileshare /privprop Adding dependencies on a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource Adding dependencies using Failover Cluster ManagementCluster resource Disk32b00b /adddependencyclxfileshare Adding dependencies using the CLIAdding dependencies using the PowerShell Four nodes host1DCA, host2DCA, host3DCB and host4DCB Configuration of HP 3PAR CLX for CSV disk on Windows ServerDisaster-tolerant configuration example using a file share Service or application example \cluster resource Clxfileshare /ProP RestartAction=0 Managing HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resourcesBringing a resource online Disk3PARLUN25Deleting a resource Using Hyper-V Live Migration with HP 3PAR Cluster ExtensionTaking a resource offline Timing considerations for Windows Clustering Msfc Bouncing service or applicationCreating array password file Administration Hyper-V Live Migration log entries System resourcesLogs Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Page Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension ProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\Cluster Extension 3PAR\conf User configuration fileWindows Clustering File structureSpecifying object values Common objectsApplicationDir Application objectsLogDir LogLevelApplicationStartup Optional Default %HPCLX3PARPATH% valuesDCBHosts Required ClusterNotifyCheckTimeClusterNotifyWaitTime DCAHosts RequiredDCB InServStorageSerNum Required RCVolumeGroupA RequiredRCVolumeGroupB Required DCA InServStorageSerNum RequiredStatusRefreshInterval Sample configuration fileResyncWaitTimeout Optional HP3PARCLICommandTimeoutPage Clx3PARrun CLI commandsForceflag option Configuring the CLIConfiguring the HP 3PAR storage system Creating the HP 3PAR Remote Copy environmentTiming considerations Installing HP 3PAR InForm Command Line Interface CLICreating and configuring the user configuration file Restrictions for customized implementations CSVDiskName String Synopsis\PSAdd-CSVDependencyOnCLX3PAR Outputs\PSAdd-CSVDependencyOnCLX3PAR -CSVDiskName Cluster Disk Related Links \PSAdd-VMDependencyOnCLX3PAR \PSAdd-VMDependencyOnCLX3PAR -CSVDiskName Cluster Disk Total virtual machines in the cluster residing on CSVRelated Links Name \PSGet-VMOnClusterSharedVolumeListForCLX3PAR Pre-execution and post-execution programs Post-execution return codes Pre-execution return codesProgramFiles%\Hewlett-Packard\Cluster Extension 3PAR\log\ LogsLog facility CLX cmdlet logs %HPCLX3PARPATH%\log\CLXCmdlet.logHP 3PAR Cluster Extension logs Run showsys Error return codesHP 3PAR storage system log or sysmgr log Msfc log file %windir\cluster\reports\cluster.log Start errorsLog files Failover error handling Nslookup storage system network name Cannot connect to HP 3PAR storage systemEcho rescan diskpart Ping storage system network name or IP addressNofailwrtonerr settings Change of HP 3PAR storage system IP or password fileHost persona settings Remote Copy and 3PAR Virtual Domains Promote issueCluster Extension Autopass troubleshooting HP 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