See the concepts guide:

http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00751562/c00751562.pdf

and to installation guide:

http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00751873/c00751873.pdf

Veritas Cluster Integration

As part of its high-availability support, Data Protector provides a full integration of the Data Protector Cell Manager with Veritas Cluster on HP-UX systems.

For information about supported operating system versions, supported configurations, and level of cluster support, see official support matrix:

www.hp.com/go/dataprotector

Support matrices

HP Data Protector V6.0 Software

DP 6.0 Platform & Integration Support Matrices

This section provides specific information for integration of Data Protector and Veritas Cluster and assumes that you are familiar with clustering concepts and concepts related to Veritas Cluster.

Licensing and VERITAS Cluster

When you purchase a license for the Data Protector Cell Manager, the license will be bound to a virtual server and will work regardless of any physical node inside a Veritas cluster, the Data Protector Cell Manager executes as long as the package is running on one of the nodes. If the Cell Manager is installed on a cluster using the same virtual IP address for all nodes within the cluster, only one starter pack is required.

Installation of Cell Manager on Veritas Cluster

Prerequisites for Installation

To install Data Protector Cell Manager on Veritas Cluster, the server must meet the following requirements:

Obtain the following information from the network administrator:

–Virtual server name (the hostname specified in the cluster package)

–Package IP or virtual IP-address

Create a shared disk which is accessible on both the nodes at the same time (ACTIVE-ACTIVE).

Ensure that the cluster nodes and the package IP (virtual IP) are on the same subnet.

Ensure that all the cluster nodes and the package IP are registered with the DNS server.

If you need to add additional software components on cluster nodes using the Data Protector GUI, ensure that the node to which you add the components is active.

If the Cell Manager is to be cluster-aware, the virtual server IP address must be used for licenses.

Steps before installation of Cell Manager

Before you install a Data Protector Cell Manager on Veritas Cluster, check the following: