Configuring the VxSAS Service


Configuring the VxSAS Service
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Volume Replicator provides you with a VxSAS Wizard that enables you to configure the VxSAS service across multiple hosts at the same time. Many of the Volume Replicator commands require the VxSAS service logon account to be the same across different hosts, for the commands to run successfully. This wizard enables you to configure the same user name and password for the VxSAS service on multiple hosts, with ease. This wizard can also configure the VxSAS service logon account for all the hosts in a Cluster Server (VCS) or Microsoft Cluster as a group. This means that if a single node in a cluster is selected then all the nodes that are part of that cluster gets selected automatically.

Certain considerations should be taken into account before configuration of VxSAS.

They are as follows:

For a VCS cluster setup, the hosts are displayed as a part of the VCS cluster setup on the Host Selection panel, if the local host on which you have invoked the VxSAS wizard belongs to the VCS cluster.

If the local host on which you have invoked the VxSAS wizard and the secure remote cluster, are part of the same domain.
For any other VCS cluster, if it is configured as a non-secure cluster, then that cluster does not show up in the Host Selection panel and the hosts under the cluster are shown as independent hosts.
If you have a Microsoft Cluster setup, then, the host display may not indicate that it is a part of a cluster if:

The host on which you invoke VxSAS is not a part of the same domain as the Microsoft Cluster nodes.

You have not logged on as domain administrator on the host from which the VxSAS service configuration wizard is invoked.

The host on which the VxSAS service configuration wizard is invoked is not part of the same subnet on which the cluster nodes are present.

Note:

If you have chosen Japanese as the language of installation, the VxSAS wizard does not launch automatically, after the first restart post-installation. In this case, you must launch the wizard manually.

To configure the VxSAS service

Launch the VVR Security Service Configuration Wizard manually from Start > All Programs > Veritas > Veritas Storage Foundation > Configuration Wizards > VVR Security Service Configuration Wizard or, on Windows 2012 operating systems, from the Apps menu in the Start screen.
Optionally, run vxsascfg.exe from the command prompt.
The Welcome panel appears.
This panel displays important information that is useful as you configure the VxSAS service. Read the information that is provided on the Welcome panel and click Next.

The Account Information panel appears.

Complete this panel as follows:

Account name (domain\account)	Enter the administrative account name in the Account name field.
Password	Specify a password in the Password field.

If you have already configured the VxSAS service for one host that is intended to be a part of the RDS, then make sure that you specify the same user name and password when configuring the VxSAS service on the other hosts.

After providing the required information, click Next.

Select the required domain to which the hosts that you want to configure belong, from the Domain Selection panel.

Selecting Domains

The Available Domains pane lists all the domains that are present in the Windows network neighborhood.

Select the required domain by moving the appropriate name from the Available Domains pane to the Selected Domains pane, either by double-clicking it or using the arrow button.

Adding a Domain

If the domain name that you require is not displayed, then add it by using the Add Domain button. This displays a dialog that lets you specify the domain name. Click Add to add the name to the Selected Domains list.

After specifying the domain click Next.

Select the required hosts from the Host Selection panel.

Complete this panel as follows:

Selecting Hosts

The Available Hosts pane lists the hosts that are present in the specified domain.

Select the required host by moving the appropriate name from the Available Hosts list to the Selected Hosts list, either by double-clicking it or using the arrow button. Use the Shift key with the up or down arrow keys to select multiple hosts.

Adding a Host

If the host name you require is not displayed, then add it using Add Host option. In the Add Host dialog specify the required host name or IP in the Host Name field. Click Add to add the name to the Selected Hosts list.

After you select the host name, click Configure to proceed with configuring the VxSAS service.

After the configuration completes, the Configuration Results panel is displayed. If the operation is successful then the Status column displays the appropriate message to indicate that the operation was successful.
If the operation was not successful then the Status column displays the appropriate message along with the error message.
- This panel displays the status as failed and the corresponding details on why the account update failed. It also displays the possible reasons for failure and recommendations on getting over the failure.
  
  Click Back to change any information you had provided earlier.
- When you configure the VxSAS service for Volume Replicator in a firewall setup, the VxSAS wizard may not be able to configure the computers that are across the firewall, although the Host Selection dialog may list these nodes. In this case, configure the VxSAS service locally on the computers that are across the firewall.
- Click Finish to exit the wizard.