Cluster Server 7.4.2 Configuration Guide for SAP Web Application Server - Windows

To configure the application

1. Launch the vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server that manages the virtual machine. On the Inventory view of the vCenter Server, in the left pane, select the virtual machine where you want to configure application monitoring. Then, in the right pane, select the Veritas High Availability tab.

   Note:

   Ensure that the disk residing on the shared datastore is attached and the volumes are mounted on the selected virtual machine.

2. On the Veritas High Availability tab, click Configure Application for High Availability. This option is available only after a cluster has been configured. Unless you configure a cluster, you cannot configure an application for monitoring.
3. On the Welcome panel of the Veritas High Availability Configuration wizard, review the pre-requisites and then click Next.
4. On the Application Selection panel, select SAP from the Supported Applications list and then click Next.

   Alternatively, you can use the Search box to find the application and then click Next.

   If you want to download any of the Veritas High Availability agents, click the Download Application Agents (SORT) link to download the agents from the Veritas Services and Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) site.

   https://sort.veritas.com/agents

5. On the SAP Instance Selection panel, select the instance that you want to configure, enter the SAP administrator's password, and click Next.

   Note:

   The wizard does not display those SAP instances that are already configured for monitoring.

6. On the Configuration Inputs panel, select the VCS cluster systems on which you want to configure the application for high availability and move them to the Application failover targets list. The local system is selected by default.

   Using the up-down arrow keys, you can define the priority order for the failover systems.

   For each system that you assign as a failover target, you must specify the domain user account details in the appropriate fields on the Edit System dialog box. The VCS agents use these details to perform domain operations such as Active Directory updates.

7. On the Virtual Network Details panel, specify the virtual IP and the network details for the application to be configured and then click Next.

   To specify the virtual IP and network details, select the IP version and then specify the following details for each failover system:

   Note:

   You must select the same IP version as that selected during the VCS cluster configuration.

   Virtual IP address	Specify a unique virtual IP address.
   Subnet mask	Specify the subnet mask to which the IP address belongs.
   Virtual name	Specify a virtual name.
   Network Adapter column	Select the network adapter that will host the virtual IP.

   If you want to add another virtual IP address, click Add virtual IP address. A virtual IP input panel appears, in which you can enter the details as described earlier in this step.

   Note:

   You can only provide either a set of IPv4 addresses or a set of IPv6 addresses, not both.

8. On the Target ESX/ESXi Host Details panel, specify the hosts and the administrative user account details for each host, and then click Next.

   Note:

   This panel appears only if you have selected multiple application failover targets on the Configuration Inputs panel.

   To specify the hosts, click Add ESX/ESXi Host, and on the Add ESX/ESXi Host dialogue box, specify the following details:

   ESX/ESXi hostname or IP address	Specify the target ESX hostname or IP address. The virtual machines will fail over on this ESX host during vMotion. The mount points configured on the ESX host where the application is currently running must be available on the target ESX host.
   User name	Specify a user account for the ESX host. The user account must have administrator privileges on the specified ESX host.
   Password	Specify the password for the user account provided in the User name text box.

   The wizard validates the user account and the storage details on the specified hosts.

9. On the Configuration Summary panel, review the application configuration details.

   The wizard assigns a unique name to the application service group. Click Rename to rename the service group.

   Click Next to initiate the application monitoring configuration.

10. On the Implementation panel, the wizard performs the application configuration tasks.

    The wizard displays the status of each task. After all the tasks are complete, click Next.

    If the configuration tasks fail, click Diagnostic information to check the details of the failure. Rectify the cause of the failure, and run the wizard again to configure application monitoring.

11. On the Finish panel, click Finish to complete the wizard workflow. This configures the application for high availability on the selected VCS cluster systems.

    The Veritas High Availability view now displays the application status and its component dependency.

    If the application status shows as not running, click Start to start the configured components on the system.