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Table: Enterprise Vault Server: Active-Passive configuration tasks outlines the high-level objectives and the tasks to complete each objective for an Active-Passive configuration.

Note:

Symantec recommends as a best practice to configure SQL Server for high availability before configuring Enterprise Vault for high availability. Configuring SQL Server for high availability is covered in the SQL Server solutions guides. See Where to get more information.

Table: Enterprise Vault Server: Active-Passive configuration tasks

Action

Description

Verify hardware and software requirements

See Reviewing the requirements.

Review the HA configuration

  • Understand active-passive configuration

See Reviewing the HA configuration.

Configure the storage hardware and network

  1. Set up the storage hardware for a cluster environment

  2. Verify the DNS entries for the systems on which Enterprise Vault Server will be installed

Install SFW HA

  1. Install Symantec Storage Foundation HA for Windows

  2. If you plan on configuring fast failover, select the VCS Fast Failover option.

See Considerations for a fast failover configuration.

Configure disk groups and volumes for Enterprise Vault Server

  1. Create a dynamic cluster disk group using the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA)

  2. Create dynamic volumes for the MSMQ data, registry replication data, and EV services data

See Configuring cluster disk groups and volumes for Enterprise Vault.

Configure VCS cluster

If the cluster has not already been configured for SQL Server:

  1. Verify static IP addresses and name resolution configured for each node

  2. Run the VCS Cluster Configuration Wizard (VCW) to configure cluster components and set up secure communication for the cluster

See Configuring the cluster.

Install Enterprise Vault on the cluster nodes

  • Ensure that the appropriate amount of local storage space is available on the node. This is required for storing temporary files during Enterprise Vault installation.

Refer to the Enterprise Vault documentation for installation instructions

Create an Enterprise Vault service group

  1. Ensure that you have met the prerequisites

  2. Ensure that the disk group and volumes for the various Enterprise Vault components are mounted on the first node

  3. Create a EV service group using the Enterprise Vault Cluster Setup Wizard

  4. Bring the EV service group online on the first node

See Configuring the Enterprise Vault service group.

Configure fast failover for disk groups (optional)

  1. Ensure that you have installed the Fast Failover option and met the prerequisites for storage

  2. Use the Java Console to enable the FastFailover attribute for VMDg resources

See Enabling fast failover for disk groups (optional).

Configure Enterprise Vault for the cluster environment on the first node

  1. Launch the Enterprise Vault Configuration Wizard on the first node

  2. Choose the option to create a new Enterprise Vault server with cluster support

  3. Complete running the wizard on the first node

See Configuring Enterprise Vault Server in a cluster environment.

Refer to the Enterprise Vault documentation for more information.

Configure Enterprise Vault for the cluster environment on any additional nodes

  1. Bring the EV service group online on the first node

  2. Launch the Enterprise Vault Configuration Wizard on the second node

  3. Choose the option to add the node as a failover node for an existing clustered server

  4. Complete running the wizard on the second node

  5. Repeat these steps for any additional nodes in the EV cluster

See Configuring Enterprise Vault Server in a cluster environment.

Refer to the Enterprise Vault documentation for more information.

Perform additional configuration steps for Enterprise Vault

See Setting up Enterprise Vault.

Refer to the Enterprise Vault documentation for more information.

(Optional) Configure the appropriate service group dependencies

Configure the appropriate service group dependencies.

See Verifying the Enterprise Vault cluster configuration.

Verify the HA configuration

Test failover between nodes.

See Verifying the Enterprise Vault cluster configuration.
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