HP Application Software Suite for Microsoft Hyper-V User Manual
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager 2.0 Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
User Guide
Abstract
This document provides information about using HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V for experienced Microsoft™
Windows™ System Administrators managing databases.
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Contents
Online Help for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V........6
1 Introducing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V............7
System Requirements.................................................................................................................7
Windows Server Requirements...............................................................................................7
Windows Server 2008.........................................................................................................7
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2..........................7
About HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V.................................................7
Features of HP Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V...................................................8
Types of User Interface..............................................................................................................9
Web Browser Graphical User Interface...................................................................................9
PowerShell Cmdlet Command Line Interface............................................................................9
About Virtual Copy Management.............................................................................................11
Virtual Copy Data Consistency............................................................................................11
Virtual Copy Policy.............................................................................................................11
Graphical User Interface Scheduling Tool..............................................................................12
2 Getting Started........................................................................................13
About Components of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V......................................13
About Supported Operating Systems and Software Prerequisites...................................................14
Operating Systems.............................................................................................................14
Software Prerequisites.........................................................................................................15
About Supported System Configurations....................................................................................15
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Configuration.................................................................................15
Hyper-V Stand-Alone Host Configuration...............................................................................15
About Other Requirements.......................................................................................................16
Running Recovery Manager for Hyper-V on Japanese / Chinese OS.............................................16
About Supported Network Ports................................................................................................16
3 Installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V..........................17
Installing the Software.............................................................................................................17
Upgrading to Recovery Manager 2.0 for RMH...........................................................................20
Verifying the Upgrade.............................................................................................................21
Uninstalling the Software.........................................................................................................22
4 Using the Web Client Interface...................................................................24
Using Online Help..................................................................................................................24
Understanding the Web Client Interface....................................................................................24
Hyper-V Server View..........................................................................................................24
Virtual Machine View.........................................................................................................29
Accessing the Web Client........................................................................................................34
Connecting to Recovery Manager Server...................................................................................34
Setting Up the Recovery Manager Web Client............................................................................35
Connecting to Hyper-V Server..............................................................................................35
Installing Recovery Manager Agent......................................................................................35
Uninstalling Recovery Manager Agent..................................................................................36
Updating StoreServ Credentials...........................................................................................37
Adding HP 3PAR StoreServ System Credentials......................................................................37
Disconnecting Microsoft Hyper-V Servers...............................................................................37
Working with Virtual Copies....................................................................................................37
Creating Virtual Copies......................................................................................................38
Setting Policy to Virtual Copies............................................................................................39
Analyzing Virtual Copies....................................................................................................40
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Restoring Virtual Machines From Virtual Copies......................................................................40
Removing Virtual Copies.....................................................................................................41
Mounting Virtual Copies.....................................................................................................41
Unmounting Virtual Copies..................................................................................................43
Scheduling Virtual Copy Creation Tasks................................................................................44
Scheduling Virtual Copy Analysis Tasks................................................................................46
Last Run Output.............................................................................................................47
Working with Remote Copies...................................................................................................48
Creating Remote Virtual Copies...........................................................................................48
Repository Backup .................................................................................................................50
Saving a Repository ..........................................................................................................50
Scheduling Repository Backup.............................................................................................52
Importing Repository Backup...............................................................................................54
Logging Off From Session........................................................................................................54
5 Using PowerShell Snap-in Command Line Interface.......................................55
Connecting to RMH Server......................................................................................................55
Login-Rmh.........................................................................................................................55
Logout-Rmh.......................................................................................................................55
Configuring RMH Server..........................................................................................................56
Add-HyperV......................................................................................................................56
Add-StoreServ...................................................................................................................56
Set-RmhPolicy....................................................................................................................57
Get-ClusterNodeNames......................................................................................................58
Get-EncryptedLoginPassword...............................................................................................58
Get-RmhPolicy...................................................................................................................59
Get-VirtualMachine............................................................................................................59
Show-Connection...............................................................................................................60
Working with Virtual Copies....................................................................................................60
Create-vCopy....................................................................................................................60
Get-vCopy........................................................................................................................61
Mount-vCopy....................................................................................................................62
Restore-vCopyVm...............................................................................................................63
Analyze-vCopy..................................................................................................................64
Unmount-vCopy.................................................................................................................65
6 Support and Other Resources.....................................................................67
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................67
HP 3PAR documentation..........................................................................................................67
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................70
HP 3PAR branding information.................................................................................................70
7 Documentation feedback...........................................................................71
A Enabling JavaScript on Web Client.............................................................72
B HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Powershell Commands.......73
Add-HyperV...........................................................................................................................73
Add-RemoteStoreServ..............................................................................................................74
Add-StoreServ........................................................................................................................75
Analyze-vCopy.......................................................................................................................76
Create-vCopy.........................................................................................................................77
Get-ClusterNodeNames..........................................................................................................79
Get-EncryptedLoginPassword....................................................................................................80
Get-RmhPolicy........................................................................................................................80
Get-vCopy.............................................................................................................................81
Get-VirtualMachine.................................................................................................................82
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Import-Repository....................................................................................................................83
Login-Rmh..............................................................................................................................84
Logout-Rmh............................................................................................................................85
Mount-vCopy.........................................................................................................................86
Remove-HyperV......................................................................................................................88
Remove-RmhPolicy..................................................................................................................88
Remove-StoreServ...................................................................................................................89
Remove-vCopy.......................................................................................................................90
Remove-RemoteStoreServ.........................................................................................................91
Restore-vCopyVm....................................................................................................................92
Set-RmhPolicy.........................................................................................................................93
Show-Connection....................................................................................................................94
Unmount-vCopy......................................................................................................................95
Update-HyperV......................................................................................................................97
Update-StoreServ....................................................................................................................98
Update-RemoteStoreServ..........................................................................................................99
Save-Repository....................................................................................................................100
C Remote Copy for Recovery Manager for Hyper-V .......................................101
How Recovery Manager for Disaster Recovery Solution Works ..................................................101
Setting up Remote Copy........................................................................................................101
Synchronous Long Distance ...................................................................................................103
Support for Remote Copy modes and policies..........................................................................103
Support for Failover Cluster for Microsoft Windows...................................................................103
D Troubleshooting for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V..........104
About installing McAfee Antivirus ..........................................................................................104
Port conflict on user site for port 5555.....................................................................................104
Remote Copy best practices...................................................................................................104
Index.......................................................................................................105
Contents 5
Online Help for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
Welcome to the online help for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V.
Searching the Online Help
To search the online help, click Search in the navigation pane on the left.
The Search feature supports:
• Case-insensitivity
If you search for host, the search displays topics containing host, Host, HOST, and so on.
• Exact matches and related variations only
If you search for host, the search displays topics containing host, hosts, hosting, and so on,
but does not include topics containing variants such as hostess or hostel.
• Phrase searches
You can search for host name and so on.
• Pasting search terms
You can paste in a search string copied from another source.
The Search does not support wildcards. If you search for host*, the search displays only topics
containing the term host*, not topics containing host, hosts, and so on.
Legal notice and copyright
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1 Introducing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for
Microsoft Hyper-V
HP 3PAR Recovery Manger for Microsoft Hyper-V is the latest addition to HP 3PAR Solutions
portfolio and offers key management capabilities and facilitates the integration of HP 3PAR Virtual
Copy and Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Machine environment.
System Requirements
Windows Server Requirements
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows
Server 2012 R2.
Windows Server 2008
x64-based computer:
• 1.4 GHz processor
• 2 GB or more RAM
• 40 GB hard disk space
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2
• Either 1.4 GHz (x64) or 1.3GHz (Dual Core) processor
• 2+ GB RAM
• 32+ GB hard disk space
About HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V is designed to work with Microsoft Hyper-V
servers and provides system administrators with important tools to manage and backup critical
Virtual Machines involving multiple virtualized machine environments. This application supplies
essential GUI and command line-based tools to create, manage, browse, and restore application
consistent HP 3PAR Virtual Copies of operating Hyper-V Virtual Machines to a point-in-time.
The following diagram displays a typical architecture and workflow involving HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage System and Microsoft Hyper-V server.
System Requirements 7
Figure 1 HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Architecture
Features of HP Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V can be installed on any client and used for
automation. The software managing features include:
• Creating application consistent Virtual Copies of Microsoft Hyper-V environment
Access to PowerShell Commandlet (Cmdlet) and Web GUI◦
◦ Use of Hyper-V host as standalone host name or Hyper-V cluster name
◦ Set Virtual Copies with retention and expiry values at the time of creation
• Managing policy-base Virtual Copy lifecycle
• Accessing web graphical user interface (GUI)
Browse to get a list of Virtual Copies grouped by Virtual Machines and Hyper-V host◦
◦ Create new Virtual Copy of a Virtual Machine(s)
◦ Restore from a Virtual Copy; mount/unmount a Virtual Copy volume to any Hyper-V host
with installed agent.
◦ Administrative capabilities such as installing and monitoring RMH Agent
8 Introducing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
• Accessing Powershell Cmdlet-based RMH Command Line Interface (CLI)
◦ Virtual Copy commands include analyze, create, remove, mount, unmount, restore, and
show
• Policy commands include creation and show
• Connectivity commands include logging on and off of Hyper-V and multiple StoreServs and
showing current connections
Additional details of the new features for the software are included in the following table:
Table 1 Features Included in Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
DescriptionFeature
Application Consistent Virtual Copy
Full VM Restore (VSS-Aware Restore)
RMH Browser Client
HP 3PAR StoreServ Credentials Management
Types of User Interface
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V supports both GUI and command line application
interfaces to manage Virtual Machines and data.
Web Browser Graphical User Interface
The web client is accessible from any host and provides administrative tools to perform tasks such
as searching, viewing, managing, and scheduling tasks for Hyper-V servers, agents, Virtual
Machines, and HP 3PAR Virtual Volumes.
For more details about using the web client interface to perform administrative tasks, see “Using
the Web Client Interface” (page 24).
Creates VSS aware application consistent backup of Virtual
Machine (VM)
Supports VMs deployed on Cluster Shared VolumesHyper-V Clusters with Cluster Shared Volumes
Supports VMs deployed on standalone Hyper-V hostsHyper-V Standalone Hosts
Restores complete VM including its metadata and virtual
hard disks from a VSS aware backup
Provides browser based GUI to display and manage
mapping details of VCs, VMs, and VVs
Saves storage system (HP 3PAR StoreServ) credentials in
centralized database and streamlines usability
Offers tools to administrate RMH Server configurationAdministrative Tool CLI
Provides ability to install RMH agent from remote locationRemote Agent Installation
NOTE: You must have an HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Software license
in order to use the Virtual Copy browser.
PowerShell Cmdlet Command Line Interface
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Hyper-V includes a customized PowerShell Snap-in as the default
client interface.
The default interface features command line interface (CLI) Cmdlets in RMH PowerShell Snap-in to
simplify complex managing tasks of Virtual Copies involving HP 3PAR Storage Systems and
Microsoft Hyper-V hosts:
Types of User Interface 9
Table 2 RMH PowerShell Snap-in Cmdlets
DescriptionCommand
Adds Hyper-V credentials for usersAdd-HyperV
Adding an additional HP 3PAR StoreServ credentialAdd-StoreServ
Add-RemoteStoreServ
Get-vCopy
Get-VirtualMachine
Mount-vCopy
This is used to add each HP 3PAR StoreServ credentials
and is only required initially to set up the credentials.
Analyzes Virtual Copies for errorsAnalyze-vCopy
Creates Virtual Copy of a Virtual Machine (VM)Create-vCopy
Retrieves node names for the Hyper-V clusterGet-ClusterNodeNames
Retrieves a login password that may be using scriptingGet-EncryptedLoginPassword
Retrieves existing Virtual Copy details of a VM from an
RMH Repository
Retrieves current Virtual Machines available on an
active-session Hyper-V host/cluster
Initiates full restore of a VMRestore-vCopyVM
Mounts Virtual Copy volumes on to a Hyper-V host for
manual restoration of virtual hard disks.
Retrieves RMH policy of a VMGet-RmhPolicy
Modifies RMH policy of a VMSet-RmhPolicy
Cmdlet for user authenticationLogin-Rmh
Logs off user from RMH and terminates the sessionLogout-Rmh
Remove-HyperV
Remove-StoreServ
Show-Connection
Unmount-vCopy
Update-HyperV
Update-StoreServ
Removes Microsoft Hyper-V host/cluster credentials
associated with a RMH user
Removes RMH policy of a Virtual MachineRemove-RmhPolicy
Removes HP 3PAR StoreServ credentials associated with
a RMH user
Removes a Virtual CopyRemove-vCopy
This is used to delete the StorveServ credentials.Remove-RemoteStoreServ
Initiates a full restore or recovery of virtual machinesRestore-vCopyVm
Shows connection information for current login RMH user
name
Unmounts currently mounted Virtual Copy volume(s) for the
specified Virtual Copy and Virtual Machine name
Updates Microsoft Hyper-V credentials already present in
RMH database for user
Updates HP 3PAR StoreServ credentials already present
in RMH database for user
This is used to modify the StorveServ credentials.Update-RemoteStoreServ
For more information about using RMH PowerShell Cmdlets, see “Using PowerShell Snap-in
Command Line Interface” (page 55).
10 Introducing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
About Virtual Copy Management
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V features an essential Virtual Copy management
tool with enhanced recovery commands that allow you to create and restore application consistent
Virtual Copies of running Hyper-V Virtual Machines (VMs). When creating a VM Virtual Copy,
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V identifies all the underlying HP 3PAR volumes and creates
Virtual Copies simultaneously for all volumes to ensure consistency. Recovery Manager for Microsoft
Hyper-V manages the set of Virtual Copies as a single entity.
NOTE: HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V requires a license. In addition, specific
licenses are required for HP 3PAR Virtual Copy and HP 3PAR Virtual Lock when performing Virtual
Copy operations and setting volume retention policies.
Virtual Copy Data Consistency
Recovery Manager for Hyper-V creates application consistent Virtual copies of Hyper-V Virtual
Machines with Microsoft VSS technology and the HP 3PAR VSS Provider, using the Child VM
snapshot backup method.
For application consistent backups (Child VM Snapshot method) to be supported, the following
conditions must be met:
• All VM files must reside on HP 3PAR LUNs.
• Backup (volume snapshot) Integration Service is installed and running in the child VM. The
service name is Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor.
• The child VM must be in the running state.
• The snapshot file location for the VM is set to be the same volume in the host operating system
as the VHD files for the VM.
• All volumes in the child VM are basic disks and there are no dynamic disks.
• All disks in the child VM must use a file system that supports snapshots. For example, NTFS.
If the preceding conditions are not met, then a saved state (crash consistent) backup is taken, where
the VM is put into saved state during the backup process, and then returned to its previous state
on completion.
Recovery Manager for Hyper-V saves the Virtual Copy details, along with the VSS backup document,
for browsing and restoring purposes.
Application consistency is provided for HP 3PAR snapshots of Virtual Machines for data compatibility
with supported applications through the VSS Child VM Snapshot method, and supports crash
consistent backups using the Saved state method.
Virtual Copy Policy
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V provides the ability to create Virtual Copy policies for
VMs. Only a single policy is permitted for every Virtual Machine and the policies exist independently
of the virtual disks the VM is using.
In Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V, the Virtual Copy policy contains the following
attributes:
• Enable expirable Virtual Copies allows you to specify that created Virtual Copies are removed
according to a specified schedule and are not affected by the maximum count.
• Retain Virtual Copy Set supports the number of hours and days of a Virtual Copy set being
retained.
NOTE: The Retain Virtual Copy Set option requires a HP 3PAR Virtual Lock™ license. For
more information about obtaining a license for HP 3PAR Virtual Lock™, contact your local
service provider.
About Virtual Copy Management 11
Graphical User Interface Scheduling Tool
You can automatically create Virtual Copies according to a specified schedule with RMH scheduling
tool and add policies to new Virtual Copies. For more information, see “Using the Web Client
Interface” (page 24).
12 Introducing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V
2 Getting Started
The following sections provide information about HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
components, types of supported platforms and environments, and installation requirements.
About Components of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V includes the following deployable
components:
DescriptionComponent
RMH Server
RMH Agent
RMH Client
• Installs on any operating Microsoft Windows server
• Access to a configuration database repository
• Repository management
• Serves as a web server for connecting clients
• Operates on every Hyper-V host
• Access to RMH VSS requestor and restore utilities
• Access to HP 3PAR VSS Provider
• Use of web browser and PowerShell Cmdlet to create
Virtual Copies
About Components of HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V 13
Figure 2 Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Configuration
About Supported Operating Systems and Software Prerequisites
Before you begin installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V, make
sure that you know the following requirements are satisfied:
Operating Systems
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Agent
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64) (Full and Core version)
• Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) (Full and Core version)
HP 3PAR OS Software
• 3.1.1 MU1, MU2, MU3, P27
• 3.1.2, 3.1.2 MU1, MU2, MU3 P16
• 3.1.3
14 Getting Started
Software Prerequisites
HP 3PAR OS Licenses
• HP 3PAR Virtual Copy
• HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
• HP 3PAR Virtual Lock (Optional)
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Agent/Server/Client
• Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5 Full package
(Installer for Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Full and Core version are different.)
• Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Agent
• MPIO
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server
• HP 3PAR VSS Provider (version 2.3.0 and above)
• HP 3PAR OS CLI (required by HP 3PAR VSS Provider)
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V Client
• Microsoft Windows with Powershell 2.0
About Supported System Configurations
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Configuration
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V supports the following configurations for Hyper-V Virtual
Machine and host:
• Single StoreServ per VM
• Multiple virtual hard disks per VM
• All VHDs from HP 3PAR VVs
• VM metadata on HP 3PAR volume
• Application consistent backups through child VM Snapshot method must use Microsoft Windows
OS with NTFS file system
Hyper-V Stand-Alone Host Configuration
• Windows 2008 R2 , 2012 and Hyper-V R2
• Full installation and Server core installation
• Standalone Hyper-V Host
• Hyper-V Clusters with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)
• All Hyper-V hosts/clusters under SCVMM management are individually supported
NOTE: An SCVMM configuration is not supported on a Hyper-V host.
For information about supported platforms, refer to the HP 3PAR OS Configuration Matrix. To
obtain a copy of this documentation, go to http://www.hp.com/go/3par/, navigate to your
product page, click Support for your product, and then click Manuals.
About Supported System Configurations 15
About Other Requirements
Before you begin installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V, make
sure that you know the following requirements are satisfied.
• HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V license, HP 3PAR Virtual Copy license for
Virtual Copy operation, and HP 3PAR Remote Copy license for Remote Copy operations.
• Virtual Machines must have Hyper-V integration services enabled in order to perform VC
operations with application consistency.
• HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V currently only supports English
localization.
Running Recovery Manager for Hyper-V on Japanese / Chinese OS
The current release of Recovery Manager for Hyper-V is not localized, however it supports installation
on Windows server with English, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified) locale with object names
operations in English only.
The following prerequisites are required for Running Recovery Manager for Hyper-V on Japanese
/ Chinese OS.
CAUTION: For full compatibility with Recovery Manager for Hyper-V, you must use
English-language naming conventions in both Microsoft Hyper-V and Recovery Manager for Hyper-V
setup.
• Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Japanese / Chinese (Simplified) OS
• Windows 2012 / 2012 R2 Japanese / Chinese (Simplified) OS
• Set System locale to Japanese / Chinese (Simplified) and set the display language to Japanese
(Japan).
About Supported Network Ports
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V uses the following network ports:
• 5555 SSL for GUI and Powershell communications Client-to-Server and Server-to-Agent
• 5783 SSL port to HP 3PAR StoreServ
• Hyper-V Server HTTP port and Hyper-V Server HTTPS port for secure access (between the
Hyper-V Server, client, and HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V)
If firewalls settings are active, you must change the rules settings to allow traffic to these ports with
the outbound connections for HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V to work properly.
16 Getting Started
3 Installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft
Hyper-V
Before you begin using HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V (RMH), make sure that
your system hardware and software are both correctly set up.
Installing the Software
The software installation process includes three components: server, agent, and client. All three
components must be properly installed before using the software.
NOTE: RMH does not support Agent installation on Virtual Machines.
1. Insert the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V disc into your CD-ROM
drive.
2. Double-click the applicable installation package to launch the InstallShield wizard.
3. Click Next and follow the InstallShield Wizard instructions.
You can cancel at anytime during the installation. Click Cancel to end the installation process.
Figure 3 InstallShield Wizard dialog
4. Review the license agreement before accepting the terms and click Next.
Installing the Software 17
Figure 4 License Agreement dialog
5. Enter the following information and click Next.
• User Name
• Organization
Figure 5 License Registration dialog
6. Do one of the following:
• Click Next to install this folder to the default location.
• Click Change to install to a different folder location.
18 Installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
Figure 6 Setting Destination Folder dialog
7. Choose a type of setup:
• Complete
• Custom
Select the feature to install: Agent, Client, or Server.
NOTE: You must select one or more feature to continue the installation process.
Click Next.
Figure 7 Installation Setup Type dialog
8. Review the feature installation settings and click Install to begin the installation.
Installing the Software 19
Figure 8 Feature Installation Settings dialog
The process now initiates and provides status updates throughout the installation period.
9. Click Finish when the installation is complete. To review the Windows Installer log, check the
option box before clicking Finish.
Figure 9 Installation Complete dialog
Upgrading to Recovery Manager 2.0 for RMH
NOTE: RMH 2.0 does not support downgrade.
The following method helps you upgrade the Hyper-V and Backup servers.
1. Insert HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V disc into your CD-ROM
drive.
2. Double-click the applicable installation package to launch the Install Shield wizard.
A pop-up message is displayed. Click Yes to continue.
3. File in Use wizard page displays all the Hyper-V applications that are currently in use,
with the option to close the application.
Select the appropriate option and click OK to continue.
20 Installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
Figure 10 File in Use
NOTE:
• Before upgrading make sure all Hyper-V GUI and PowerShell windows are closed and
there is no Hyper-V process running.
• Reboot is required, if the user selects Do not close application option.
4. Click Finish after the upgrade is complete. To review the Windows Installer log, select the
option before clicking Finish.
Figure 11 InstallShield Wizard Complete
NOTE: The upgrade steps for the Recovery Manager backup server also apply to the Remote
Copy backup server(s), if applicable to your setup.
Verifying the Upgrade
The following method helps you verify the upgrade.
1. Verify if Recovery Manager for Hyper-V service is currently running and user is able to launch
the web GUI.
2. Check if you can see the previously created virtual copies/schedules in the GUI.
Verifying the Upgrade 21
3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HP\RMHand check if CurrentVersion is
2.0.0 to verify the registry key.
Uninstalling the Software
You can use either the Microsoft Windows Control Panel or RMH InstallShield Wizard to uninstall
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V.
Using Microsoft Windows 2008 Control Panel
The following method completely removes all components of RMH.
1. Click Start→Control Panel→Programs→Programs and Features.
2. Select HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V from the list of programs.
3. Click Uninstall.
NOTE: If the secure network port is used, you need to unbind the port.
For installations on Windows 2008 R2, run netsh http show sslcert to view port
binding information.
Using Microsoft Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 Control Panel
The following method completely removes all components of RMH.
1. Click Start→Control Panel→Programs→Programs and Features.
2. Select HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V from the list of programs.
3. Click Uninstall.
NOTE: If the secure network port is used, you need to unbind the port.
For installations on Windows 2008 R2, run netsh http show sslcert to view port
binding information.
Using RMH InstallShield Wizard
When using the RMH InstallShield Wizard, you have the option to customize and remove specific
component features for RMH.
1. Launch the RMH InstallShield Wizard and click Next.
Figure 12 RMH InstallShield Wizard dialog
22 Installing HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V
2. Choose Remove and click Next.
Figure 13 Program Maintenance Options
3. Review the message dialog. Click Remove.
Figure 14 Removing the Program dialog
Uninstalling the Software 23
4 Using the Web Client Interface
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft Hyper-V provides GUI-based administrative
tools to monitor and manage the RMH server, RMH agents, and StoreServ. In addition, some of
the application configuration settings can be customized by the user.
HP 3PAR Recovery Manager supports the following web browsers:
Table 3 Supported Web Browsers
Using Online Help
For additional help and information about HP 3PAR Recovery Manager, locate the menu bar and
click Help.
Understanding the Web Client Interface
Recovery Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V provides a simplified web user interface with essential
tools to manage and perform specific operations relating to the maintenance of existing Virtual
Machines.
The following sections describe the views of default workspace for Hyper-V Server and Virtual
Machines.
VersionWeb Browser
22 or newerGoogle Chrome
8 or newerMicrosoft Internet Explorer
16 or newerMozilla Firefox
Hyper-V Server View
The default Hyper-V Server view displays:
• The Tree View pane lists all Hyper-V servers and associated Virtual Machines in the system.
• The Data View pane displays associated clusters and controller nodes details with specific
Hyper-V servers.
• The Task View pane provides status information about the status and results of user operations
such as creating a Virtual Copy.
24 Using the Web Client Interface
Figure 15 Recovery Manager Hyper-V Home Workspace View
When you select a specific server on the Tree View pane, the following tabs becomes available:
• The Summary tab provides a general system summary of a selected Hyper-V server.
Figure 16 Hyper-V Server Summary Tab
• The Virtual Machines tab lists all the Virtual Machines associated with a Hyper-V server. For
quick access, the tab provides Create Virtual Copy and Virtual Copy Policy tools to create
Virtual Copies and modify Virtual Copy policies of selected Virtual Machines.
For more information about working with a Virtual Copy, see “Creating Virtual Copies”
(page 38) and “Setting Policy to Virtual Copies” (page 39).
Understanding the Web Client Interface 25
Figure 17 Hyper-V Server Virtual Machines Tab
Table 4 Hyper-V Server Virtual Machines Tab
DisplaysColumn
Name of Virtual MachineName
Activity status of the Virtual MachineState
Current system condition of the Virtual MachineHealth
Associated clusters belonging to the serverClustered
Current condition of CSVUsing CSV
Full path of the system root pathSystem Root Path
• The Virtual Volumes tab provides a comprehensive summary of all Virtual Volumes associated
with a Hyper-V server.
Figure 18 Hyper-V Server Virtual Volumes Tab
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NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 will not display the pie charts. Use Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 9 or above for the best view results.
Table 5 Hyper-V Server Virtual Volumes Tab
DisplaysColumn
Description of virtual volumeVirtual Volume
Description of World Wide Name of virtual volumeWorld Wide Name
System IDID
Current status of virtual volumeStatus
Name of HP 3PAR StoreServ associated with virtual volumeHP 3PAR StoreServ Name
Description of volume typeVolume Type
Type of provisioningProvision Type
Size of storage spaceRequested Size
Current storage space usageUsed
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• The Virtual Copies tab provides a list of all Virtual Copies created from Virtual Machines on
the Hyper-V server.
Figure 19 Hyper-V Server Virtual Copies Tab
Table 6 Hyper-V Server Virtual Copy Control Bar
Create
Policy
Table 7 Hyper-V Server Virtual Copy Control Bar
Table 8 Hyper-V Server Virtual Copies Tab
ActionOption
Creates a Virtual Copy for all the Virtual Machines on
the Hyper-V Server
Sets the policy for all the Virtual Machines on the
Hyper-V Server
ActionOption
Mounts a virtual copy on the Virtual MachineMount
Unmounts a virtual copy from the Virtual MachineUnmount
Analyzes the selected virtual copy for its existenceAnalyze
Restores the selected virtual copyRestore
Removes the selected virtual copy from the listRemove
DisplaysColumn
Name of Virtual CopyName
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Date and time of Virtual Copy CreationCreated Date/Time
Table 8 Hyper-V Server Virtual Copies Tab (continued)
DisplaysColumn
Virtual Machine
Table 9 Details of Virtual Copy Pane
Table 10 Details of Virtual Volumes Pane
Name of the Virtual Machine the Virtual Copy was
created for
DisplaysColumn
Name of base volumeBase Volume
Base volume IDBase ID
Name of Virtual Copy volumeVirtual Copy Volume
Virtual Copy IDVirtual Copy ID
Status of the Virtual CopyStatus
Mounted or unmounted statusMounted
Name of the host receiving the exported Virtual CopyExported Host
Date of expirationExpiry
Date of retentionRetention
DisplaysColumn
Path of virtual volumePath
Table 11 Remote Copy Details
Source
Target
Virtual Machine View
Under the Tree View pane, a set of Virtual Machines are listed underneath a correlating Hyper-V
server.
The default Virtual Machine view displays:
Location to mount Virtual CopyMount Point
Status of virtual volumeIn Saved State
Activity of virtual volumeIn Use
Size of virtual volumeFile Size
Maximum size of hard diskMaximum Internal Size
DisplaysColumn
The source information of Remote Copy group, StoreServ
name, volume name, and volume ID
The target information of Remote Copy group, StoreServ
name, volume name, and volume ID
Details of RC link informationAttribute
• The Summary tab provides a general system summary of the Virtual Machine.
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Figure 20 Virtual Machine Summary Tab
• The Virtual Hard Disks tab lists connecting hard disks associated with the Virtual Machine.
Figure 21 Virtual Hard Disks Tab
Table 12 Virtual Hard Disks Tab
• The Virtual Volumes tab displays a comprehensive summary of all Virtual Volumes associated
with the Virtual Machine.
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DisplaysColumn
Full address path of virtual hard disksPath
Type of hard disks: Dynamic or staticType
Yes or No valuesIn Saved State
Virtual HD in use or notIn Use
Size of file(s)File Size
Maximum storage capacityMaximum Internal Size
Type of backup storageBackup Storage Type
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