Marathon-computer FTvirtual Server User Manual

Marathon Technologies FTvirtual Server TM and IBM BladeCenter TM Installing and Configuring a Fault-Tolerant Windows Environment for Mission Critica

Introduction4 Marathon Technologies Corporation

Marathon Technologies Corporation 5CHAPTER 2 Planning and PreparationPlanning the InstallationBefore starting the Endurance software installation you

Planning and Preparation6 Marathon Technologies CorporationNetwork EnvironmentThe optimal FTvirtual Server configuration uses 4 network adapters per b

Marathon Technologies Corporation 7FIGURE 1. FTv1 CoServer 1 PCI 1:0:0 NICSwitch Bay 1CSLink 1 connections onlyNo external connectionsPCI 1:0:1

Planning and Preparation8 Marathon Technologies CorporationNetwork Adapter ConfigurationsDepending upon your specific switchbay and blade on-board dev

Marathon Technologies Corporation 9For More InformationFor more information on setting-up network configurations, Virtual boot disks and other prepara

Planning and Preparation10 Marathon Technologies CorporationPreparing to InstallBladeCenter OptionsAn IBM eServer BladeCenter may be configured using

Marathon Technologies Corporation 11FTvirtual Server and Blade ConfigurationEach Endurance FTvirtual Server configuration is comprised of two blades.

Planning and Preparation12 Marathon Technologies CorporationMapping the SwitchbaysAfter installation of the Windows operating system on a blade you ca

Marathon Technologies Corporation 13CHAPTER 3 Installing the Endurance SoftwareMajor Installation TasksThe major installation tasks are:1. Install Win

NoticesMarathon Technologies Corporation reserves the right to make improvements to this guide and the product it describes at any time and without fu

Installing the Endurance Software14 Marathon Technologies CorporationWindows InstallationBefore you begin the Endurance installation, install Windows

Marathon Technologies Corporation 15Disk Partitioning and FormattingThe Windows operating system for the FTvirtual Server will be installed on a disk

Installing the Endurance Software16 Marathon Technologies CorporationInstalling the FTvirtual Server Boot Disk on a Physical DiskOn CoServer 2:The dis

Marathon Technologies Corporation 174. Verify the destination on the Ready to Install window, and click Install.5. Click Finish on the Completing the

Installing the Endurance Software18 Marathon Technologies CorporationInstalling Endurance Software on the CoServersBefore You Begin the Software Insta

Marathon Technologies Corporation 19CoServer 1 InstallationStarting the Installation1. Insert the Endurance CD. If your CD does not automatically laun

Installing the Endurance Software20 Marathon Technologies Corporation6. Select CoServer1 for installation.Specify the Location of the Software1. On th

Marathon Technologies Corporation 21Configure the Network using the Endurance Network Setup WizardIf you are installing on a Windows 2003 system, the

Installing the Endurance Software22 Marathon Technologies CorporationThe Endurance Network Setup wizard starts to guide you through the task of config

Marathon Technologies Corporation 23 2. On the Configure CoServer Link1 page, highlight the adapter you wish to assign as CoServer Link1 in the Connec

Trademark NoticeEndurance, Marathon Assured Availability, Marathon FTvirtual Server, and the Marathon logo are either regis-tered trademarks or tradem

Installing the Endurance Software24 Marathon Technologies CorporationRight click on the your adapter selection and choose Internet Protocol Properties

Marathon Technologies Corporation 25On the Endurance Network Setup page make sure that the desired adapter is still highlighted and select Use current

Installing the Endurance Software26 Marathon Technologies Corporation4. If your network will not use a CoServer Management connection, push Next witho

Marathon Technologies Corporation 275. On the Endurance Network Setup page if the Update Network Con-nections adapter names box is checked, when you r

Installing the Endurance Software28 Marathon Technologies Corporation11. The message Do you want to create a virtual disk for use as the FTvirtual Ser

Marathon Technologies Corporation 29• Click Create to create the virtual disk.This may take a few minutes, depending on the size of the virtual disk.

Installing the Endurance Software30 Marathon Technologies Corporation1. Browse the CD and double-click setup.exe.2. From the Installation Launcher, se

Marathon Technologies Corporation 31On the Endurance Network Setup page make sure that the desired adapter is still highlighted and select Use current

Installing the Endurance Software32 Marathon Technologies Corporation9. Click Yes to restart the CoServer.10. When the system restarts the Endurance N

Marathon Technologies Corporation 33Create a Virtual Disk• On the displayed Device Redirector dialog set:- The virtual disk size. The default is 4 gig

Summary of changesSummary of changes forMarathon Technologies FTvirtual Server and IBM eServer BladeCenterTM - A Fault-Tolerant Environment for Missio

Installing the Endurance Software34 Marathon Technologies CorporationThis may take a few minutes, depending on the size of the virtual disk. When the

Marathon Technologies Corporation 353. Configure the FTvirtual Server boot disk by selecting a set of disks, one from each CoServer, and click OK.4. A

Installing the Endurance Software36 Marathon Technologies Corporation5. If your CoServer has any other disk drives that you want to redirect to the FT

Marathon Technologies Corporation 37The Install Wizard for Endurance Windows Preparation will be dis-played.

Installing the Endurance Software38 Marathon Technologies CorporationInstall Windows on the FTvirtual Server Disk1. Follow the prompts through the Wel

Marathon Technologies Corporation 397. A progress bar shows the files being copied to the FTvirtual Server boot drive. This may take several minutes.

Installing the Endurance Software40 Marathon Technologies CorporationInstall the Endurance FTvirtual Server SoftwareThe Endurance FTvirtual Server ins

Marathon Technologies Corporation 41Finish the FTvirtual Server Installation1. The Endurance Network Setup wizard starts and configures the FTvir-tual

Installing the Endurance Software42 Marathon Technologies Corporation3. Optionally, set the FTvirtual Server Desktop to Full Screen Mode, click on the

Marathon Technologies Corporation 43What to do NextThe Endurance software installation for this set of CoServers and setup of the FTvirtual Server is

Marathon Technologies Corporation 1ContentsNotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the Endurance Software44 Marathon Technologies Corporation

Contents2 Marathon Technologies CorporationCHAPTER 3 Installing the Endurance SoftwareMajor Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marathon Technologies Corporation 1CHAPTER 1 IntroductionFault-Tolerant Computing for Mission Critical Windows ApplicationsThe Trend Toward BladesBlad

Introduction2 Marathon Technologies Corporation• Reduced Floor Space Usage in the Data CenterModular design reduces cost through more efficient use of

Marathon Technologies Corporation 3Marathon FTvirtual Server - Fault-Tolerance Through SoftwareTo address the need for continuous availability of miss