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Veritas High Availability Architecture in VMware
Veritas High Availability Architecture in VMware
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Veritas high availability components
vSphere Web Client integration Veritas Cluster
Server VM nodes
Veritas HA plug-in for
vSphere Web Client
VIOM server
Control
Host
vCenter Server
vSphere Web Clients
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InfoScale Enterprise architecture
Same as physical clusters, except when using storage virtualized by ESX
Agents Non-shared storage (virtual disks or RDMs)
Service groups
and resources
HAD
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GAB
LLT
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Veritas Cluster File System in a VMware environment
VMFS multi-writer protection disabled or shared SCSI bus
• Shared SCSI bus
– No VMware snapshots, Shared storage
vMotion, other VMware
features
– Disk-based fencing
– Separate controller
• VMFS multi-writer
– Better vApp support
– Server-based fencing
– 8 server limit
– pRDM with disk-based fencing
– vRDM, VMDK with server-
based fencing
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InfoScale Enterprise across virtual and physical systems
Physical RDMs to allow access to same disks
Shared or non-shared
storage • pRDM for non-shared
• Multi-writer or shared SCSI
bus with pRDM
• Disk-based fencing
recommended
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InfoScale Enterprise across sites
Veritas global clustering and data replication
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Just In Time Availability solution
Overhead reduced by only running clone VMs during planned maintenance
• VMs are single-node VCS clusters
• Clones created on-demand
• Applications migrated to clone by VCS
• Veritas AppProtect Wizard provided in
vSphere Web Client
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Levels of availability
Case 1: Higher application availability
• E2 fails and VMware HA restarts v2 on E3
• E1 fails, app fails over to v2
v2
v2
v1 v1
E3 E3
E2
E1 E1
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Effects of Veritas/VMware HA interactions
Case 2: Lower application availability
• E2 fails and VMware HA starts v2 on E1 so both v1 and v2 are on now on the same ESX server
• E2 restarts, VMs do not failback automatically
• E1 fails and Both v1 and v2 fail and application is down until VMs restarted on E2
v2
v1 v2
v1
E2 E2
E1 E1
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HA design considerations
• Use anti-affinity rules to ensure VMs run only where designated
– Keep VM CFSHA nodes using disk-based fencing from running on same ESX server
– Ensure VMs fail over to ESX servers with few, or no, other VM cluster nodes
• Configure redundant VMware management networks
Dual use as LLT links
• Live migration of VCS cluster nodes
– Migrating node unresponsive for some time period during migration
– LLT peer inactive timeout can be increased if migration > 16 seconds
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Storage considerations for Veritas clusters
Non-shared storage Shared storage
• Only one VM can access data disks at a time • Multiple VMs access the same storage
simultaneously
• ESX server must detach one VM from storage
and attach devices to another VM • CFS/SFRAC control I/O
• VCS provides VMwareDisks agent to manage • Supported configurations
attach and detach – pRDM with shared SCSI bus
No vMotion, snapshots
• Non-shared storage can be
– pRDM with multi-writer
– VMFS/NFS datastores
Supports some vApps
– RDMs: Physical and virtual
– Both pRDM modes allow disk-based I/O fencing
• Supports vApps – VMDK/vRDM requires server-based fencing
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Deploying InfoScale Enterprise On Virtual Machines
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InfoScale requirements and installation
Same as physical systems
• Requirements
– All VMs have network access
– Version of Linux guest operating system is supported
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• Installation prep
– From the console of one of the VMs with access to the InfoScale installation software, use CPI to
check prerequisites on virtual machines
– Select all VMs that will participate in the VCS cluster
• Installation
– Run CPI
– Optionally, continue to cluster configuration
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Cluster configuration
• Prerequisites
– VMware high availability is configured (if desired)
– Veritas InfoScale Enterprise is installed on all virtual machines designated to participate in the VCS
cluster
– At least two network adapters are configured and dedicated to LLT for each virtual machine
• Configuration
Same options and selections as physical cluster configuration
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InfoScale Enterprise management interfaces
Web Client
Desktop Client
• All current era
VMware • Pre vSphere 5.0
vSphere
vSphere • Limited
• Supports all
functionality functionality
Deprecated
VIOM VCS CLI
Java GUI
• Large numbers of • Local cluster InfoScale
clusters management Availability • Windows VMs
• Management for • Linux VMs • Simulator
all IS products
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Using the command line interface
VCS cluster and storage objects can be managed using the CLI from within the virtual
machines
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Using VIOM
• Add VM cluster nodes as managed hosts in VIOM
• After VIOM discovery is complete, VIOM can configure and administer Veritas storage
and availability
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Veritas High Availability tab (vSphere Web Client)
Configure and manage service groups on virtual machine cluster nodes
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Configuring The vSphere Web Client For Veritas HA
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Configuring Veritas support in vSphere Web Client
Assumes Control Host already configured
as VIOM managed host 2 Add ESX virtualization servers to VIOM
VIOM server 3 Install Veritas HA plug-in
for vSphere Web Client
on VIOM
4 Register Veritas HA
plug-in with vCenter
Server
1
Install VIOM Control
Host add-on
vCenter Server
vSphere Web Client
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Install VIOM Control Host add-on 1
1. In VIOM, select Settings > Deployment> Add-ons
2. Right-click Control Host in Add-on list and select Install
3. Select the designated Control Host system as the installation target
Do not use a cluster
node as a Control Host.
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Add virtualization servers to VIOM 2
1. Navigate to VIOM Home > Settings > Virtualization
2. Click Add Virtualization Server
3. Specify the VMware configuration type
4. Select ESX servers
5. Navigate to VIOM Home > Virtualization
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Install Veritas HA Plug-in for vSphere Web Client 3
1. Navigate to VIOM Home > Settings > Deployment
2. In the right pane of vSphere Web Client add-on page, right-click the Veritas HA Plug-in for
vSphere Web Client and select Install
3. Restart the Web Server when prompted
4. Log back in to VIOM
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Register Veritas HA Plug-in with vCenter 4
1. Navigate to VIOM Home > Virtualization
2. Click Solutions in the left pane
3. Select the Veritas HA Plug-in for vSphere Web Client solution in the left pane
4. Right-click the vCenter Server and select Register
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Accessing the vSphere Web Client
1. Launch the vSphere Web Client and log in
2. Install the SSL security certificate
3. Navigate to vCenter > DC, select a virtual machine and click the Monitor tab in the right pane
4. Click the Veritas High Availability tab
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