HP Tc4100 hp tc4100 virtual array config guide for Microsoft NT 4.0 Clusters - Page 2

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tc4100nt71-74 Server Configuration Parameter I/O slots Default boot order Local Storage Controller Driver Physical drive location Disk drives SCSI bus SCSI IDs System software Navigator CD-ROM Operating system Service pack HP Surestore Auto Path VA Specification Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, considering the server default boot order provided below. IDE CD-ROM, FDD, embedded SCSI A, embedded SCSI B, PCI slot 6, PCI slot 5, PCI slot 4, PCI slot 3, PCI slot 2, PCI slot 1, embedded LAN Embedded SCSI or NetRAID-1M For embedded SCSI, sym_u3.sys, version 5.09, or later For NetRAID-1M, mraidnt.sys, version 4.05 (drivers obtained from Navigator CD-ROM, version M.04.60, or later) Server internal drive bays, or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack Storage/12) Must be HP Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications, and any SCSI bus speed Any Version M.04.60, or later Microsoft Window NTâ Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition SP6a Version 1.03.00 or later. Required only if two Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters are configured for shared storage. No Load Balancing is set for the FC HBA devices on each node. See the dual HBA diagrams on pages 5 and 6 for more information. Shared Storage Configuration Parameter Specification Controller Model Number of controllers Driver Registry settings RAID levels Logical disks Enclosure Number of enclosures HP D8602B Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter One or two Dual HBA controller configurations require running HP Surestore Auto Path VA. Note that the purpose of the second HBA is to provide an alternate path for automatic failover only. Afcnt4.sys, version 3.0.4107.0 N_Port enabled for Fabric configurations NL_Port enabled for Arbitrated Loop configurations Refer to the readme file included with the HBA driver for instructions on modifying driver parameters. AutoRAID, or RAID 1+ 0 Sixteen LUNs, maximum, per cluster HP Surestore Virtual Array 7100, Models A6261A, A6262A, or A6263A HP Surestore Virtual Array 7400, Models A6264A, A6265A, or A6214A One or two per cluster 4/15/02 2

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Server Configuration
Parameter
Specification
I/O slots
Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, considering the server
default boot order provided below.
Default boot order
IDE CD-ROM, FDD, embedded SCSI A, embedded SCSI B, PCI slot 6, PCI slot
5, PCI slot 4, PCI slot 3, PCI slot 2, PCI slot 1, embedded LAN
Local Storage
Controller
Embedded SCSI or NetRAID-1M
Driver
For embedded SCSI, sym_u3.sys, version 5.09, or later
For NetRAID-1M, mraidnt.sys, version 4.05
(drivers obtained from Navigator CD-ROM, version M.04.60, or later)
Physical drive location
Server internal drive bays, or HP external drive cabinet
(e.g., HP Rack Storage/12)
Disk drives
Must be HP
SCSI bus
Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications, and any SCSI bus speed
SCSI IDs
Any
System software
Navigator CD-ROM
Version M.04.60, or later
Operating system
Service pack
Microsoft Window NT
±
Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition
SP6a
HP Surestore Auto Path
VA
Version 1.03.00 or later.
Required only if two Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters are configured for shared
storage.
No Load Balancing is set for the FC HBA devices on each node.
See the
dual HBA diagrams on pages 5 and 6 for more information.
Shared Storage Configuration
Parameter
Specification
Controller
Model
HP D8602B Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Number of controllers
One or two
Dual HBA controller configurations require running HP Surestore Auto Path VA.
Note that the purpose of the second HBA is to provide an alternate path for
automatic failover only.
Driver
Afcnt4.sys, version 3.0.4107.0
Registry settings
N_Port enabled for Fabric configurations
NL_Port enabled for Arbitrated Loop configurations
Refer to the readme file included with the HBA driver for instructions on
modifying driver parameters.
RAID levels
AutoRAID, or RAID 1+ 0
Logical disks
Sixteen LUNs, maximum, per cluster
Enclosure
HP Surestore Virtual Array 7100, Models A6261A, A6262A, or A6263A
HP Surestore Virtual Array 7400, Models A6264A, A6265A, or A6214A
Number of enclosures
One or two per cluster
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