HP NetServer LT 6000r HP Netserver LXr 8500 NetRAID-3Si Config Guide for Wind

1

HP NetServer LXr 8500

with

NetRAID-3Si (HP Rack Storage/12)

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

1 February 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the configuration 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 model 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-3Si 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 D5013A/B with crossover cable. See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.