HP NetServer LT 6000r HP Netserver LH 4 Surestore E Config Guide for Windows

HP NetServer LH 4

with

A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

Cluster Configuration Guide

10 October 1999

(see Versions History at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH 4 with A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure,

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

This guide is

prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP.

Any configuration not expressly allowed by

this guide will not be supported by HP.

What’s Defined in Cluster

Cluster

SPUs

Local and Shared Storage

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LH 4

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 SureStore E 12 Disk Array 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 or J3171A only 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: