HP D5970A HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster
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- HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 1
guide will not be supported by HP. What's Defined • Cluster • SPUs • Local and Shared Storage • Intra-cluster and Client LANs Cluster Type of SPUs Number of nodes Shared Storage LANs: Client LAN Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN Power source System software: Navigator version Operating System Service - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 2
P1 - Client LAN All others - Any other plug-in cards. SPU internal drive bays, or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Storage System/8) Must be HP SPU embedded controller or any controller (any number, manufacturer or driver) in any available I/O slot. Use P3 or P4 for NetRAID local storage. See SPU - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 3
Disk drives: RAID arrays Cables LANs LAN connection NIC: Model Driver No. of NICs SPU I\O slot HP 2.1 GB Hot-Swap Ultra SCSI Disk Module D3582C HP 4.2 GB Hot-Swap Ultra SCSI Disk Module D3583C HP 4.2 GB 10K rpm Hot-Swap Ultra SCSI Disk Module D4903A HP 9.1 GB Hot-Swap Ultra SCSI Disk Module D4289A - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 4
Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer LXr Pro and HP Rack Storage/8s. Only these cabling configurations and cables are supported. NetRAID Ch. 0 NetRAID Ch. 1 NOTES: 1. Configure cluster using 1 or 2 Rack - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 5
be installed in LXr Pro PCI slots P4-P6. (The diagram depicts using slots P4 and P5.) 4. Cables between servers and shared storage must be HP D5957A Cluster Adapters. NetRAID Adapter 1, Ch. 0 (top) Ch. 1 (bottom) NetRAID Adapter 2, Ch. 0 (top) Ch. 1 (bottom) Microsoft Cluster Server with Two - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 6
Power Cabling to Separate Power Circuits (One HP NetRAID Adapter, Two RS/8s) 6 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 7
Power Cabling to Separate Power Circuits (Two HP NetRAID Adapters, Four RS/8s) 7 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluster - Page 8
Version History 4 April 2000 18 November 1998 Corrected reference to software version: "or later". Added power diags. Initial release. 8
1
HP NetServer LXr Pro
with
NetRAID
(HP Rack Storage/8)
Cluster Configuration Guide
04 April 2000
(see Version History at the end of this document)
Introduction
This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr Pro 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 LXr
Pro configurations supported by HP. Any configuration not expressly allowed by this guide will not be
supported by HP.
What’s Defined
•
Cluster
•
SPUs
•
Local and Shared Storage
•
Intra-cluster and Client LANs
Cluster
Type of SPUs
HP NetServer LXr Pro Model 1
Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different size main
memory, cache, and number of CPUs (at least 2 are required).
Number of nodes
2
Shared Storage
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 uninterruptable power
supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.
System software:
Navigator version
G.01.00 or later
Operating System
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition.
Service pack
SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later.
The hotfix is not required but is
recommended for clusters using 9.1GB and higher capacity drives.
SPU
Model
HP NetServer LXr Pro Model 1