cluster resource clx_fileshare /create /group:CLX_SHARE /type:"Cluster Extension 3PAR"

Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell Cmdlets

NOTE: On Windows Server 2012 Server Core, Failover Cluster PowerShell interface is not enabled by default when the Failover Cluster feature is enabled. User should explicitly enable this feature for using the PowerShell Cmdlets.

Use the following command to add HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource:

Add-ClusterResource -Name "resource_name" -Group

“service_or_application_name” -ResourceType "Cluster Extension 3PAR"

Example:

This command adds an HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource called clx_fileshare to the CLX_SHARE service or application.

Add-ClusterResource -Name "clx_fileshare" -Group “CLX_SHARE” -ResourceType "Cluster Extension 3PAR"

Configuring more than one resource in a service or application

To create more than one HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource in a service or application:

1.Create two (or more) Remote Copy volume groups and create a resource for each Remote Copy volume group.

2.Make every physical disk resource in the cluster service or application depend on both (all) resources within the cluster service or application. This ensures that any disk in the cluster service or application can go online only if both (all) Remote Copy volume groups are failed over correctly.

Changing a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name

This section describes how to change a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name.

In this procedure, you use the Failover Cluster Management GUI to change a resource name. For Server Core or Hyper-V Server, use the MMC or Powershell Cmdlets to run the Failover Cluster Management GUI from a remote node or use cluster commands in the CLI to change the resource name. See “Setting HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource properties using the CLI” (page 33) or “Setting HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource properties using the Microsoft Failover PowerShell Cmdlets” (page 34) for instructions.

1.Open Failover Cluster Management.

2.Open the resource Properties window and click the General tab.

3.Enter a new name in the Resource Name field.

4.Click OK to save your changes and close the window.

Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resources

HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource properties are configured using the Failover Cluster Management GUI, or cluster commands in the CLI.

•For information about Microsoft Failover Cluster Service properties that affect HP 3PAR Cluster Extension, see “Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties” (page 24).

•For information on HP 3PAR Cluster Extension-specific properties, see “Setting HP 3PAR Cluster Extension-specific resource properties” (page 27).

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Cluster Software specifications

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