Automatic Failover + Windows Failover Clustering

[PeterKeuning]

Thank you for your answer!


How about VMWare ESX server? Does Open-e support that in their Failover function? I can't really get a clear answer to that with Google..

[marcinrozanski]

Should be possible , I haven't seen a step-by-step manual but I've got the diagram.

Please try this donwload - https://rs317tl2.rapidshare.com/#!download|317l33|457229643|Solution_proposal_HA_C luster_with_VMware_ESX4_and_DSS_V6__Workshop_20.05 .2010_.pptx|236

Its a PP presentation - Solution proposal HA Cluster with VMware ESX4 and DSS V6 (Workshop 20.05.2010)

I'm sure I've got it of the Open-E website, but can't locate it now.

Feel free to drop me an email to : martin@broadberry.co.uk - I'll send the file back if the link doesn't work.

[To-P]

Please have a look at our webcast and videos:
http://www.open-e.com/library/webcasts-and-videos/

You can find there some informations about:
DSS V6 iSCSI-Failover and Multipath with ESXi4.1 - EN
Open-E DSS V6 MPIO with VMware ESX4 and Win 2008 - EN

Check also the following document:
http://documents.open-e.com/Open-E_D..._ESX4i_4.1.pdf

[marcinrozanski]

I think that PeterKeuning isn't looking for 2 x Open-E in failover and 1 x ESX talking to Open-E thru MPIO.

He's more looking for 2 x Open-E in failover and 2 x ESX in cluster - no single point of failure !

[To-M]

Yes but the ESX HA regardless will work if the the HA in ESX will be using the same VIP for its setup with or without MPIO.

[enealDC]

I have a customer running in this configuration and we perform fail over tests every 1/2 and have no real issues. (knock on wood).
There are a couple of threads on this forum that I have contributed to that you should look at. I've found some resources online that seemed to fix the problem for my environment and they may help yours too..