HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions - How to Install a Failover Manager for VMware Server or VMware Workstation

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HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions - How to Install a Failover Manager for VMware Server or VMware Workstation Information How to Install the Failover Manager for VMware Server or VMware Workstation? Details Begin the installer in one of the following ways: Insert the HP P4000 Management Software DVD in the DVD drive. Double-click the executable file that is downloaded to start the installation. Click Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement. Click Install FOM for other VMware platforms to begin the wizard. Accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click Next. Accept the default location to install the files, or change the location, and click Next. After the Failover Manager is installed, click Finish to complete the wizard. Configuring the IP address and host name: In the VMware application, navigate to the location of the Failover Manager and start the virtual machine. Wait for the Failover Manager to boot. When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter Start and press Enter to log in to the Configuration Interface. On the Configuration Interface main menu, tab to Network TCP/IP Settings and press Enter. On the Available Network Devices window, tab to the network interface and press Enter. On the Network Settings window, tab to the Hostname field. Use backspace to erase an entry if necessary. Enter a host name for the Failover Manager. This host name displays in the CMC only. It does not change the name of the original .VMX file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface. Tab to the method for setting the IP address. If entering a static IP address, Gateway is a required field. If user does not have a gateway, enter 0.0.0.0. Tab to OK and press Enter. Press Enter again to confirm the action. After the settings are configured, press Enter to confirm the IP address change. On the Available Network Devices window, tab to Back and press Enter. On the Configuration Interface, tab to Log Out and press Enter. Next, use the Find function in the CMC to discover the Failover Manager, and then add it to a management group. ©Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information provided is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, neither HPE nor its affiliates, subcontractors or suppliers will be liable for incidental, special or consequential damages including downtime cost; lost profits; damages relating to the procurement of substitute products or services; or damages for loss of data, or software restoration. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development and the names of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development products referenced herein are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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How to Install the Failover Manager for VMware Server or VMware Workstation?

Details

Begin the installer in one of the following ways:
- Insert the HP P4000 Management Software DVD in the DVD drive.
- Double-click the executable file that is downloaded to start the installation.
Click Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement.
Click Install FOM for other VMware platforms to begin the wizard.
Accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click Next.
Accept the default location to install the files, or change the location, and click Next.
After the Failover Manager is installed, click Finish to complete the wizard.

Configuring the IP address and host name:

In the VMware application, navigate to the location of the Failover Manager and start the virtual machine.
Wait for the Failover Manager to boot.
When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter Start and press Enter to log in to the Configuration Interface.
On the Configuration Interface main menu, tab to Network TCP/IP Settings and press Enter.
On the Available Network Devices window, tab to the network interface and press Enter.
On the Network Settings window, tab to the Hostname field. Use backspace to erase an entry if necessary. Enter a host name for the Failover Manager. This host name displays in the CMC only. It does not change the name of the original .VMX file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface.
Tab to the method for setting the IP address. If entering a static IP address, Gateway is a required field. If user does not have a gateway, enter 0.0.0.0.
Tab to OK and press Enter.
Press Enter again to confirm the action.
After the settings are configured, press Enter to confirm the IP address change.
On the Available Network Devices window, tab to Back and press Enter.
On the Configuration Interface, tab to Log Out and press Enter.

Next, use the Find function in the CMC to discover the Failover Manager, and then add it to a management group.

©Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information provided is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, neither HPE nor its affiliates, subcontractors or suppliers will be liable for incidental, special or consequential damages including downtime cost; lost profits; damages relating to the procurement of substitute products or services; or damages for loss of data, or software restoration. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development and the names of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development products referenced herein are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.