HP NetServer LP 1000r HP Netserver LXr 8500 NetRAID-4M Config Guide for Windo

1

HP Netserver LXr 8500

with

NetRAID-4M (HP Rack Storage/12)

Windows NT

Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

Cluster Configuration Guide

6 June 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the configurations that Hewlett-Packard supports for the HP Netserver LXr 8500,

HP Rack Storage/12 and Microsoft

Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of

failure (SPOF) and provide extended availability.

The specific configuration certified and supported by

both Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft

is defined, as are other guidelines to assist you in configuring your

clustered Netservers.

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 SPU, but may have different clocks speeds,

main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs.

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage/12 with HP NetRAID-4M controller 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 D5013B with crossover cable or equivalent. See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power