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It is this interface we will use to connect our 3PAR management console or SSH session. Next we need to configure the Management network on vNIC1 for our Cluster nodes. Now complete the above steps for the second cluster node and for the enclosure node – make sure all 3 virtual machine ‘Network Adapter 3’ settings are configured to ‘LAN Segment’ and that your newly created segment is chosen.
Now click on the ‘LAN Segment’ radio button and select our newly created LAN Segment. Give the LAN Segment a name, for example I chose 3PARLABNetwork. Click the ‘LAN Segments’ button and click ‘Add’. Open Workstation and select the first cluster node you deployed. This is done on a private Virtual Network within Workstation. The final vNIC is used to connect the 3 virtual machines which make up the simulator. If you do not intend to use the RCIP feature then you can skip configuring this adapter. The second vNIC should only be configured on the cluster nodes, there is no need to configure the enclosure node vNIC. The second vNIC is used for Remote Copy over IP and is dedicated to this purpose only. 
This could be the machine you are running Workstation on or another VM. Ensure you connect this vNIC to a Virtual Network that has access from your desired management station. The first vNIC is for management – this is what we will use to connect over SSH, the 3PAR Management Console and any other management tools we may wish to use.The cluster nodes each have 3 NICs and each has a specific use and requirement. HP recommend at least 4GB of RAM when utilising the RCIP feature.
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To begin with, if you intend to deploy a second simulator and link the two to test things like Remote Copy over IP the now is the time to increase the RAM allocated to the cluster nodes. Make sure you complete the steps below BEFORE you power on the VMs. Now that we have our VMs deployed it’s time to start configuring. For example I chose 3PARSIMEN01 (EN = enclosure node) This process is identical to deploying a cluster node – open Workstation and work your way through the ‘Open a Virtual Machine’ wizard selecting the enclosure node OVF file.Īs above make sure you pick a sensible name for the VM to help you identify it.
Give the second cluster node a name and choose a location for the VM files – in this instance I will append 02 to help me identify the second cluster node. #Hp 3par ssmc ova full#
This allows us to minimise disk space utilisation, a Full Clone is a complete copy that does not require the original in any way and will function even if the original VM is deleted It is essentially a differencing technique that references the original and writes any changes between these two clones to it’s own set of files.
Note – if you create a Linked Clone you MUST keep the original VM as a linked clone relies on this to work. We have two choices, either create a ‘Linked Clone’ or a ‘Full Clone’. Click to clone the current state of the VM. If you choose to clone the VM follow these steps. You can either repeat the steps taken above for the first cluster node or you can leverage the ‘Clone’ option The next step is to deploy the second cluster node. Depending on the hardware you are using the import process may take a while to complete. 
Use a sensible naming convention, for example I have named mine 3PARSIMCN01 (CN = cluster node)
Give the cluster node VM a name and pick a location for the VM files to be saved in then click ‘Import’. I have taken screenshots from the Workstation interface for guidance. Open Workstation and work your way through the ‘Deploy OVF Template’ wizard. We will start by deploying the cluster node OVF. The simulator comes with two OVF files, one for the cluster nodes and the other for the enclosure node. The first step is to deploy the OVF package to our virtual environment. HP suggest 4 GB of RAM is needed for each cluster node. Note – If you are going to deploy the 3PAR Simulator with Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) the cluster node VMs will require more resources. 50GB disk space (full or thin-provisioned). The minimum system resources required for each VM are: Network configuration to enable communication between the three VMs. Requires deploying three VMs two VMs simulating the cluster nodes, a third VM to simulate the enclosure and private The 3PAR Simulator requires a VMware ESXi 5.x or a VMware Workstation 9 or 10 setup. Having fleshed out the HP documentation for deploying the 3PAR simulator on VMware ESXi I decided to take the plunge and do the same for the VMware Workstation deployment.įirst off I will be using some material from the previous post as once the deployment and configuration of Workstation is complete the remaining steps are the same.
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