Configuring the Agent Using the Wizard

This section describes how to use the wizard to configure the SRDF agent in an application service group.

1. Run the wizard on a system attached to the Symmetrix array. Make sure the command line package (SYMCLI) for the Symmetrix array is installed on the system.
2. Set the DISPLAY variable and start the SRDF Configuration wizard as root.
   # hawizard srdf
3. Read the information on the Welcome screen and click Next.
4. In the Wizard Options dialog box, select the application service group to which you want to add an SRDF resource.

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     Note    The wizard displays service groups having disk group resources; it does not display service groups having SRDF resources.

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5. In the Select Device Group dialog box, specify the device group from the Symmetrix array for which the SRDF resource is to be added.

   

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   1. In the SYMCLI Home field, specify the path where the CLI package for the Symmetrix array is installed. The default location is /usr/symcli.
   2. Select the device group to monitored. If the device group does not appear in the list, click Discover.
   3. In the Average Device Failover Time field, specify the average time in seconds for each device group in the service group to fail over. Default is 2 seconds per device.
   4. Select the Auto Takeover check box if you want the SRDF resource to perform a read-write enable on write-disabled partitioned devices during a failover.
   5. Click Next.
6. Select the replicated diskgroups and click Next.

   

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   If you are adding an SRDF resource in a service group configured in a replicated data cluster, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, proceed to step 8.

7. In the System Zones Selection dialog box, specify the systems for each zone in a replicated data cluster.

   

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   1. If you had configured SystemZones in the application service group, verify the configuration. Use the arrows to move systems to their respective zones.
   2. Click Next.
8. In the Service Group Summary dialog box, review the service group configuration and change the name of the SRDF resource, if desired.

   

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   1. To change the name of the SRDF resource, select the resource name and either click it or press the F2 key. Press Enter after editing the resource name. To cancel editing a resource name, press Esc.
   2. Click Finish.

   The wizard starts running commands to add the SRDF resource to the service group. Various messages indicate the status of these commands.

9. In the Completing the SRDF Configuration Wizard dialog box, select the check box to bring the service group online on the local system.
10. Click Close.