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1.Log in to the host3_DCB system with the Administrator account.

2.Create the file share service or application with all previously mentioned resources and its dependencies, except the HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource on host3_DCB.

3.Create a new resource of type HP 3PAR Cluster Extension and add systems host2_DCA, host3_DCB and host4_DCB to its possible owners.

4.Change the restart behavior of the resource so that the resource can be restarted and that the restart affects the service or application. Set the number of restarts to 0.

5.Edit the properties in the Parameters tab to configure your resource. Configure Remote Copy volume group and the respective HP 3PAR storage mapping for DCA and DCB (DC_A_Hosts, and DC_B_Hosts.

6.(Optional step) Click the Pre/Post Exec button and add clxpre.exe with its full path. (The clxpre.exe program is an example. It is not included with this product.

7.Add a dependency on the resource CLX_FILESHARE to the physical disk resource

Disk_3PAR_LUN25.

8.Check the cluster service group and resource settings using the following commands:

C:\>cluster group CLX_SHARE /prop C:\>cluster resource CLX_FILESHARE /prop

9.Set the CLX resource property as below:

C:\cluster resource CLX_FILESHARE /ProP RestartAction=0

C: \cluster resource CLX_FILESHARE /ProP

Set the CLX resource property as below:

a.Click the Policies tab of the Failover Cluster Management Properties window.

b.For the HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource property response to resource failure, select If resource fails, do not restart.

10.Bring the service or application online on host3_DCB, and verify that the resource and all other CLX_SHARE service or application resources are brought online.

11.Take the service or application offline, and verify that all resources are stopped.

12.Bring the service or application online again, and verify that all resources are available.

13.Check the cluster service settings of nodes host4_DCB, the service or application and resource settings.

14.Move the service or application to node host4_DCB and verify that all resources are available.

15.Check the cluster service settings of systems host2_DCA, the service or application and resource settings.

16.Move the service or application to node host2_DCA and verify that all resources are available.

17.Check the cluster service settings of node host1_DCA, the service or application and resource settings.

18.Take the service or application offline and verify that all resources are stopped.

19.Change the resource to be able to restart on another system.

Managing HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resources

You can manage resources by bringing them online and offline, or by deleting them.

Bringing a resource online

Resources are usually brought online automatically when the service or application is brought online. You might need to move the service or application to the node where you want to bring the resource online.

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