Perform the following steps to configure the SAP Web Application Server for high availability on a virtual machine.
To configure the application
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.
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.
To specify the virtual IP and network details, select the IP protocol and then specify the following details for each failover system:
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.
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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:
The wizard validates the user account and the storage details on the specified hosts.
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.
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.
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.