Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability 6.1 for Windows: What’s New Providing Support for ApplicationHA in Hyper-V and VMware

Lesson 1: Introducing New Features and Enhancements in SFHA 6.1 for Windows Lesson 2: Installing and Upgrading SFHA 6.1 for Windows Lesson 3: Administering Cluster Volume Manager Lesson 4: Providing Support for SSD Read Caching Lesson 5: Providing Support for ApplicationHA in Hyper-V and VMware Lesson 6: Providing VBS Support for Windows Server Failover Clusters Lesson introduction

TopicObjectives Overview of ApplicationHA support Explain the importance of application high availability. Supporting ApplicationHA in VMware environment Describe how ApplicationHA works in VMware environment. Supporting ApplicationHA in Hyper-V environment Describe how ApplicationHA works in Hyper-V environment. Comparing ApplicationHA in VMware and Hyper-V List the key differences between VMware and Hyper-V environment while monitoring ApplicationHA. Lesson objectives

After completing this topic, you will be able to explain the importance of application high availability. Overview of ApplicationHA support

Key challenges for application availability Heterogeneous platform support Automated application recovery Enable end to end disaster recovery Centralized management and reporting Primary SiteSecondary Site Mirroring/ Replication Businesses need a comprehensive high availability solution

Symantec ApplicationHA 6.1 Application HA installable included in 6.1 installation media Two separate links for VMware and Hyper-V VCS base and Agent installer is common for both install flows.

Installation footprints Install flow deploys identical components In ARP both the solutions have an environment differentiator.

Benefits Simplified, centralized administration with vCenter and Veritas Operations Manager Monitor and manage hundreds of applications from a single dashboard Easy to deploy, simple wizard based installation and configuration Light weight, small footprint on servers

Symantec ApplicationHA provides many benefits along with application availability. One of the key benefit is__________. A.Heterogeneous platform support B.Automated application recovery C.Simple wizard-based configuration for application monitoring D.Application awareness through a single interface Question ANSWER >

The correct answer is D. ApplicationHA supports Windows and Linux, provides wizards for all the top tier applications as well as integrates with Backup Exec for automatic recovery. And for all these supported features, you can use a single interface that is integrated with either VMware vSphere Client or the VOM Management Server console. A.Heterogeneous platform support B.Automated application recovery C.Simple wizard-based configuration for application monitoring D.Application awareness through a single interface NEXT > Answer Symantec ApplicationHA provides many benefits along with application availability. One of the key benefit is__________.

After completing this topic, you will be able to describe how ApplicationHA works in VMware environment. Supporting ApplicationHA in VMware environment

Supported hardware and software Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows OS vSphere Client 5.0 Update 1 a/b, 5.1, 5.5 vCenter Server 5.0 Update 1 a/b, 5.1, and 5.5 VMware ESXi Server 5.0 Patch 4, 5.1, and 5.5 VMware SRM Server 5.1, and 5.5 VMware versions

Installing and configuring ApplicationHA (VMware) Install Symantec High Availability Console. Install Symantec ApplicationHA. Configure single sign-on. Configure VMware HA settings Configure ApplicationHA Access Control. 5 Configure application monitoring. 6 Monitor application (using Dashboard, health-view or VOM). 7

Discontinued support (VMware) VMware SRM Server VMware SRM 4.1 ApplicationHA Components for VMware SRM server Platforms Windows Server 2003, bit platforms (OS and application installations) Applications SQL Server 2005 Exchange 2007 Licenses Embedded evaluation license keys VOM VOM 5.0 or earlier VOM Add-on for ApplicationHA management

After completing this topic, you will be able to describe how ApplicationHA works in Hyper-V environment. Supporting ApplicationHA in Hyper-V environment

Support for Microsoft Hyper-V Application Restart Virtual Machine Restart Virtual Machine Failover Virtual Machine Recovery Attempts to restart the components for a configurable number of times Gracefully restarts the VM, if you configure ‘ApplicationHA-initiated virtual machine restart’ Sends an "Applications Critical" heartbeat to the Hyper-V host Application’s recovery features take action depending on the VM monitoring configuration

Supported OS version Hyper-V hosts Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V guest virtual machines Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 VM 1 Hyper-V Integration Services VM 2 Hyper-V Integration Services Hyper-V Hosts (Failover Cluster or Standalone) ApplicationHA SQL Custom ApplicationHA Host Service

Configuration Pre-work Configure “Virtual Machine” role on a VM Enable Integration Services on a VM Upgrade Integration Service (only for Windows Server 2008 R2 VM(s)) From the FoC Manager > Select Cluster > Role, Right Click and from the drop-down menu > select Configure Role

Configuration Pre-work (Cont.) Configure “Virtual Machine” role on a VM Enable Integration Services on a VM Upgrade Integration Service (only for Windows Server 2008 R2 VM(s)) From the FoC Manager / HyperV Manager > Select VM > Right Click and from the drop- down menu > select Settings > Management > Integration Services

Configuration Pre-work (cont.) Configure “Virtual Machine” role on a VM Enable Integration Services on a VM Upgrade Integration Service (only for Windows Server 2008 R2 VM(s)) HyperV Manager > select VM > right click to select Connect > from the VM connection window > Click Action tab > select Insert Integration Services Setup Disk

User Interface Install or enable Adobe Flash in the browser Use a shortcut on desktop to launch Health- View Use a browser URL to remotely access Health- View: :5634/vcs/ad min/application_ health.html hostname or IP>:5634/vcs/ad min/application_ health.html

HyperVAppMonHB IMF enabled No hard reset (unlike VMware) Supports system restart (soft reboot) which is disabled by default The Heartbeat agent type HyperVAppMonHB ( static int IMF{} = { Mode=2, MonitorFreq=30, RegisterRetryLimit=3 } static i18nstr IMFRegList[] = { ServiceGroupName } static int MonitorInterval = 10 static int NumThreads = 1 static int OfflineMonitorInterval = 10 static i18nstr ArgList[] = { DelayBeforeAppFault, ServiceGroupName, FaultPolicy, VMGracefulRebootAttempts, VMGracefulRebootTimeSpan, VMGracefulRebootPolicy } static str Operations = None str ServiceGroupName[] int DelayBeforeAppFault = 300 str FaultPolicy = ONE int VMGracefulRebootAttempts = 1 int VMGracefulRebootTimeSpan = 1 int VMGracefulRebootPolicy ) A new agent

Click here to launch a demonstration. Demonstration: Installing ApplicationHA 6.1 for Microsoft Hyper-V

Click here to launch a demonstration. Demonstration: Application configuration of IIS using a Web user interface

Discontinued support (Hyper-V) VOM VOM 5.0 or earlier VOM Add-on for ApplicationHA management OS Windows Server 2003, bit platforms (OS and application installations) Applications SQL Server 2005 Exchange 2007 Licenses Embedded evaluation license keys

The "HyperVAppMonHB" agent supports soft reboot of the VM. Which of the following attribute needs to be enabled? A.VMGracefulRebootTimeSpan B.VMGracefulRebootAttempts C.VMGracefulRebootPolicy Question ANSWER >

The correct answer is C. The VMGracefulRebootPolicy is disabled, set to 0 by default. You need to enable by setting it to 1 so that ApplicationHA gracefully restarts the virtual machine in case of application failure. A.VMGracefulRebootTimeSpan B.VMGracefulRebootAttempts C.VMGracefulRebootPolicy NEXT > Answer The "HyperVAppMonHB" agent supports soft reboot of the VM. Which of the following attribute needs to be enabled?

After completing this topic, you will be able to list the key differences between VMware and Hyper-V environment while monitoring ApplicationHA. Comparing ApplicationHA in VMware and Hyper-V

Key differences ApplicationHA (VMware)ApplicationHA (Hyper-V) Symantec HA ConsoleRequires for vSphere integration Not required Integration with BEYesNo Resource for Notify_Sink.exe Is configured because Dashboard view is available. Not configured because Dashboard view is not available. Heartbeat agentVMWAppMonHBHyperVAppMonHB Not IMF enabledIMF enabled User Interface Application Health-View Configuration wizards Dashboard Application Health-View Configuration wizards Launch Points vSphere Client Browser-based Shortcut on desktop Browser-based

Supported applications ApplicationApplicationHA (VMware)ApplicationHA (HyperV) SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2012 Custom Application SharePoint Server 2010 Exchange Server 2010 IIS FileShare PrintShare Oracle 12c, 11g R2 Symantec HA Console VMware vCenter Server SAP Siebel CRM

Symantec High Availability Console does not support Microsoft Hyper-V. A.True B.False Question ANSWER >

The correct answer is A. You must not install ApplicationHA Console or Symantec High Availability Console for configuring application monitoring on virtual machines configured on Hyper-V host. A.True B.False NEXT > Answer Symantec High Availability Console does not support Microsoft Hyper-V.

Key points – In this lesson, you learned about the need and importance of ApplicationHA support with 6.1 release. – You also learned how ApplicationHA is supported in Hyper-V and VMware environment. – In addition, you learned about key differences based on the virtualization environment in which ApplicationHA is installed. Reference materials – Symantec ApplicationHA 6.1 in VMware Release Notes – Symantec ApplicationHA 6.1 in Hyper-V Release Notes – Veritas Operations Manager Management Server 6.0 User Guide – Lesson summary

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