HP NetServer LP 1000r hp netserver lxr 8500dc and xp config guide - Release DC

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2/25/02
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HP Netserver LXr 8500dc with
XP256/512/48 Fibre Channel
Windows
°
2000 Datacenter Server
DC.02.00 Cluster Configuration Guide
Introduction
This document defines the server cluster configurations supported by Hewlett-Packard for interconnection of
two to four HP Netserver LXr 8500r servers sharing storage from one or more HP XP256, XP512, or XP48
disk arrays, and running Microsoft
Windows
2000 Datacenter Server software.
These configurations
provide high server cluster availability and minimize single points of failure (SPOFs).
A configuration
certified and supported by both Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft
is included, but any cluster configuration
that conforms to the guidelines of this document will be supported by Hewlett-Packard.
Deviations from the
supported configurations can result in an inoperative cluster, an operating cluster with degraded performance,
or hidden SPOFs.
Therefore, deviations are not supported.
For revision/update information on this
document, refer to
Versions
on page 8.
Cluster Configuration Elements
This section identifies the hardware components, system software, network interfaces, and power distribution
arrangement required to build an operational server cluster supported by Hewlett-Packard.
The various
server cluster elements are listed below and their associated configuration data is detailed in separate tables
and illustrations that follow.
Server configuration
Shared storage configuration
Microsoft
and HP certified server configuration
Intra-cluster (heartbeat) LAN configuration
Client LAN configuration
Fibre Channel cabling configurations
Server Configuration
Parameter
Specification
Server
Type
HP Netserver LXr 8500dc
Number of nodes
Two to four
Each node must be the same server type, and must have same clock speed.
Number
of CPUs and main memory sizes may vary between nodes.
Clock speed
700, or 900 MHz
Number of CPUs
Two to eight
BIOS
ASPN, Release 10
CPU cache
2 MB
RAM
2 to 32 GB. Must be HP.
I/O Slots
Added cards listed as supported in this guide may be installed in any appropriate
server I/O slot