EMC Celerra VSA and VMware SRM Installation and Configuration

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Introduction

Building a low-cost, self-contained, learning, testing and development environment using EMC Celerra Virtual Storage Appliances (VSAs) with VMware Virtual Infrastructure and VMware

Site Recovery Manager (SRM).

There are two goals associated with this initiative. The first is this installation and configuration of “geographically separate” Celerra VSA instances complete with bi-direction replication. The second goal leverages these Celerra VSA for the purpose or testing and developing a working knowledge of VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM).

Intended Audience

This proven practice is intended for virtualization experts (VCPs) and storage experts. The goal is to build an SRM environment using EMC Celerra VSAs

Outline

Section 1: The Basics

Assumptions

Step 1: Download and Import Celerra Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA0

Step 2: Configuring the Celerra VSA VM

Step 3: Configuring the Celerra VSA TCP/IP addresses

Step 4: Configuring the Celerra VSA to be Unique

Step 5: Licensing

Step 6: Configuring cge IP addresses

Section 2: Adding Physical Storage

Step 1: Add an new VMDK to your Celerra VSA VM

Step 2: Configure the Celerra VSA to use the new storage

Step 3: Adding “Physical” Disk to the Celerra VSA

Step 4: Configure the Celerra VSA to use the new storage

Section 3: Review

Section 4: Configuring Celerra Replication

Step 1: Configuring NTP (Network Time Protocol)

Step 2: Correcting the Celerra VSA Replication Database.

Step 3: Configuring Replication Using the Celerra Manager GUI

Step 4: Preparing ESX Servers for iSCSI Targets and LUNs

Section 5: Site Recovery Manager Installation

Step 1: Site Recovery Manager Database Connectivity

Step 2: Copying Site Recovery Manager and the SRA

Step 3: Installing EMC Solutions Enabler

Step 4: Installing Site Recovery Manager

Step 5: Installing the Storage Replication Adapter

Step 6: Installing the SRM Plug-in for Virtual Center

Section 6: Site Recovery Manager Configuration

Step 1: Configuring the Connection

Step 2: Configuring the Array Manager

Step 3: Configuring Inventory Mappings (Optional)

Step 4: Configuring Protection Groups

Step 5: Configuring Recovery Groups

Step 6: Testing (at long last…)

Appendix A: Configuring the Replication Target (Command Line Interface)

Configuring Replication

Appendix B: iSCSI and NFS Discrete LUN Creation & Assignment

Step 1: Creating iSCSI Targets

Step 2: Configuring iSCSI LUNs and presenting them to ESX as VMFS Datastores

Step 3: Configuring NFS LUNs and presenting them to ESX as NFS Datastores

Appendix C: Basic VI Commands

Appendix 😧 Troubleshooting

Author

Your information is one of your most strategic assets. You can count on EMC to keep innovating ways to store, protect, optimize, and leverage information, all with the aim of contributing to your ongoing success.

Bernie Baker authored this proven practice and says "THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES ON THE VMWARE AFFINTY TEAM AT EMC FOR TESTING, PROOFING AND SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO STEPHEN SPELLICY FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE CREATION OF THIS PAPER"

Resources

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http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/08/celerra-virtual.html

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http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/11/celerra-virtual.html

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http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/11/celerra-virtual-appliance-ho wto-301---replicating-between-two-celerravsas.html

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Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0, Mike Laverick

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VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Evaluator Guide

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VMware Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Update 1 Administration Guide

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EMC® Celerra® NS Series iSCSI, EMC Celerra Replicator™ Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager, Version 1.0, Release Notes, EMC P/N 300-007-023

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http://www.userlocal.com/helpvi.php

Disclaimer

You use this proven practice at your discretion. VMware and the author do not guarantee any results from the use of this proven practice. This proven practice is provided on an as-is basis and is for demonstration purposes only.

THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK ARE NOT MEANT TO BE A COMPLETE INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE BUT AN INITIAL CONFIGURATION VIABLE TO SUPPORT LEARNING, TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CELERRA VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE (VSA) IN A NON-PRODUCTION VMWARE VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT WITH VMWARE SITE RECOVERY MANAGER (SRM).

NOTE: THIS CONFIGURATION, SPECIFICALLY RUNNING CELERRA VSAS ON VMWARE ESX, NOT SUPPORTED IN PRODUCTION BY EMC OR VMWARE. BEST EFFORT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY FORUMS.EMC.COM, VIRTUALGEEK.TYPEPAD.COM AND THE VMWARE AFFINITY TEAM WITHIN EMC.

ALSO, NOTE THAT YOU CANNOT USE THIS FOR ANYTHING BEYOND TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LICENSE AGREEMENT