HP NetServer LP 1000r HP Netserver LH 4 FC Windows 2000 Config Guide for Wind

1

HP NetServer LH4

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

20 June 2000

(see Versions at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH4 using the HP Rack Storage/12FC and Microsoft

Cluster Server .

This configuration minimizes single points of failure (SPOF), provides maximum availability,

and has been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

This guide is prescriptive; it describes the

configuration supported by HP.

Any deviance to this configuration can result in an inoperative cluster or an

operating cluster with degraded performance, hidden SPOFs, etc., and therefore will not be supported by HP.

What’s Defined in a Cluster

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LH4

Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different size

main memory, cache, and CPU clock speeds.

Installation

Pedestal or racked

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage /12FC with HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter and HP

disks.

See

Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

Client LAN

Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved.

See

Client LAN

below.

Intra-cluster

(Heartbeat) LAN

HP D5013A with crossover cable. See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.