HP D5970A HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters
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- HP D5970A | HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 1
Cluster Configuration Guide 18 November 1998 Introduction This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH 3 configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure, provide maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 2
. of power supplies Local storage I/O slots: Storage L.10.00 or later Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later HP NetServer LH3 350 or 400 MHz. 2 4.06.22 PL or later Any size 128 MB minimum. Must be HP. 2 or 3 Internal or external, using any controller - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 3
Logical disks Configuration options: Cabinet Model No. of cabinets Disk drives: RAID arrays Cables LANs LAN connection NIC: Model Driver No. of NICs SPU I\O slot 1 per RAID array 6 maximum per NetRAID adapter Cluster mode on (cache write-through) Ultra SCSI disabled BIOS disabled Set any other - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 4
Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer LH 3 and HP Rack Storage/8s. Only these cabling configurations and cables are supported. HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One HP NetRAID Adapter 4 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 5
HP Microsoft Cluster Server Power Cabling 5 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LH 3 NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 6
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HP NetServer LH 3
with
NetRAID (HP Rack Storage/8)
Cluster Configuration Guide
18 November 1998
Introduction
This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH 3 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 HP NetServer LH 3
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 3
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 Rack Storage/8 with HP NetRAID 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 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.