You can setup SNAP HA™ in your VMWare virtualized environment. In order to setup SNAP HA™ the following is required:
Two SoftNAS controller nodes for replication and their corresponding IP addresses (DNS names) and networking credentials.
a virtual IP within the storage VLAN subnet (see HA Design Principles for more information).
An additional SoftNAS HA Controller node. This node acts as a 3rd party witness and controller to all SNAP HA failover and takeover operations.
Replication must be setup between the two SoftNAS controller nodes.
For more information about SNAP HA™ networking best practices, see section HA Design Principles.
For more information about common SoftNAS installation procedures, see the document "SoftNAS Installation Guide."
Setting Up SNAP HA™ for VMWare
After the above networking requirements have been fulfilled you can setup SNAP HA™.
To setup SNAP HA™
1. Navigate to the SoftNAS Storage Center interface of the primary node.
2. From the SoftNAS SnapReplicate™ HA panel click on Add Snap HA.
3. When prompted, add the HA License key.
4. Enter the virtual IP of an unassigned VIP address in the storage VLAN subnet. Click on Next.
5. Add the static IP of a third SoftNAS virtual machine that will act as the HA Controller. It is recommended that this machine be deployed in fault tolerant mode.
