Re: OOT: Cisco Security Manager [Dual-node]

Hi Radioactive Frog,

Do you mean on ESX with vMotion?

Thanks,

BH

On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Radioactive Frog <pbhatkoti_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi there do u have any issue for not using virtulization solution?
> Even cisco do not support it shud be ok. Just make sure the resources
> that are allocated for CBS are dedicated.
>
> On Monday, July 4, 2011, Bilal Hansrod <bilal.hansrod_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello Experts,
> >
> > I know this is way out of CCIE lab, please read if anyone can help in
> this
> > relation, otherwise dicard it.
> >
> > I wanted to deploy Cisco Security Manager in Dual-node configuration
> > cluster. Cisco in unable to provide in house solution and they are
> totally
> > relying on Veritas Storage Foundation HA for Active/Standby scenario. I
> am
> > in touch with Cisco as well, unfortunately, they have resource in USA and
> > information is relayed as per requirement.
> >
> > Anyways, the setup is:
> >
> > 2 X windows 2008 server
> > 2 X Veritas Storage Foundation + HA
> > 2 X CSM
> >
> > As per documentation, Veritas needs to be installed on two W28K servers
> and
> > use shared storage. Once the Veritas is installed on both servers, it
> will
> > require to install CSM on one shared volume and standby on another volume
> > only for installation. Once the secondary CSM is installed, the volume
> needs
> > to be unmounted. The failover will be provided by Veritas as we are using
> > shared storage. I am having difficulty understanding the concept. I have
> > already installed Veritas on both servers, but difficlulty understanding
> > where and how to create disk groups and volumes. Once I create one disk
> > group, I can't create another disk group as suggested by Cisco.
> >
> > Here is the link to documentation
> >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/cisco_security_manager/security_manager/3.1/high_availability/guide/hains.html#wp1251423
> >
> > Primary Server (without Replication)
> > Secondary Servers and the Primary Server in a Secondary Cluster
> > The above steps, I am unable to perform, offcourse, once completed. I
> need
> > to install CSM and than configure cluster on Veritas to provide failover
> > functionality
> >
> >
> > The diagram for dual-node cluster as below and also hardware and software
> > requirement-
> >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/cisco_security_manager/security_manager/3.1/high_availability/guide/hasys.html#wp1035600
> > Hardware Requirements for a Dual-Node Site
> > Software Requirements for a Local Redundancy ConfigurationAny help would
> be
> > highly appreciated-
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bilal Hansrod
> >
> >
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