HP NetServer LP 1000r HP Netserver LXr 8500 with XP256 Config Guide for Windo

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HP NetServer LXr 8500

with

XP256 (Fibre Channel or SCSI)

Cluster Configuration Guide

08 February, 2000

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr 8500 configurations with

the XP256 and

Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF), provide

maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard or Microsoft.

This guide is

prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP.

Any deviance to these configurations 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 LXr 8500

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

speeds, main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs (2, 3, or 4).

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

XP256 with FC or SCSI connections.

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.

System software:

Navigator version

L.16.05 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later

Service pack

SP5 or later