Compaq ProLiant 6400R Ordering and Configuration Guide for the ProLiant Cluste - Page 8

2UGHULQJ DQG &RQILJXUDWLRQ *XLGH IRU WKH 3UR/LDQW &OXVWHU IRU 1HW:DUH   Ordering Process Order Novell Software Order Compaq ProLiant Servers Make sure you have at least one Ethernet adapter for each server in the cluster. Order additional NICs, for redundant or dedicated connections, as needed. Order at least one Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controller per server. Order additional controllers for No Single Point of Failure Order Fibre Channel Storage Hub(s) If you order a Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7 and will be mounting the unit in a rack, you will need a Fibre Channel Storage Hub Rackmount Kit Order Compaq RAID Array 4000 Storage System(s) Order Compaq RAID Array 4000 storage options as needed Order additional NICs for LAN connections as necessary Order other server options as needed 1. Obtain the Novell High Availability Server software. Contact your local Novell reseller for pricing and ordering information. 2. Order Compaq ProLiant servers. The most basic blocks of your cluster, Compaq ProLiant servers, are tested and certified for ProLiant Cluster for NetWare 4.2. When selecting the ProLiant model for your network, keep in mind that each server in your cluster should be able to deliver satisfactory performance when operating in failover mode. Also, make sure that the ProLiant model that you select has enough PCI/EISA slots to satisfy both current and future connections to the LAN, storage, and other cluster nodes. 3. Make sure that you have at least one Ethernet adapter for each server in the cluster. As a minimum, each server in the cluster must contain one network adapter. If only one NIC is present in each server, this connection will be used for both LAN connections and NHAS monitoring. Order additional NICs for redundant LAN connections or dedicated NHAS monitoring as needed. 4. Order Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controller(s). Each server must have at least one Fibre Channel Host Controller to connect to the RAID Array 4000 shared storage. If additional Fibre Channel loops of shared storage are used, order additional host adapters accordingly. Additional controllers will also be necessary to configure the RA4000 for No Single Point of Failure. 5. Order Compaq Fibre Channel Storage Hub(s). In order to share a RAID Array 4000, the servers must access the array through a Fibre Channel Storage Hub. Order one hub for each Fibre Channel loop in your cluster. Order an additional hub if you are configuring a redundant Fibre Channel loop for No Single point of Failure storage configuration. 6. If you order a Compaq Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7 and will be mounting the unit in a rack, you will need a Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7 Rackmount Kit. The Compaq Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7 cannot be mounted in a rack system without the rackmount kit. Order a rackmount kit for each FC Storage Hub 7 that will be rack-mounted. Compaq Fibre Channel Storage Hub 12 does not require a rackmount kit. 7. Order Compaq Raid Array 4000 Storage System(s). As the main component of the shared storage, at least one Compaq RA4000 storage system is required for each ProLiant Cluster. Additional RA4000 storage systems may be connected within the cluster as part of a single Fibre Channel loop or added as a separate loop. In addition to the RA4000 storage system(s), each loop will require its own hub and host adapters. 0095-0699-A