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Cluster Installation Documentation To assist you in installing your HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster, this file contains three separate documents combined into one pdf file. • Configuration Guide - This guide provides configuration information specific to your cluster configuration that you will need - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 2
18 November 1998 1 June 1998 Version History Revised the Configuration Guide to add, "6 maximum per NetRAID adapter" to Logical Disks in Shared Storage. Package released - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 3
HP NetServer LXr Pro with NetRAID (HP Rack Storage/8) Cluster Configuration Guide 18 November 1998 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, - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 4
drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack Storage/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 I/O slots above. Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed HP NetRAID - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 5
of cabinets Disk drives: RAID arrays Cables LANs LAN connection NIC: Model Driver No. of NICs SPU I\O slot Cluster mode on (cache write-through, no hot spare) Ultra SCSI disabled Termination: wide channel or automatic Set any other options as you prefer HP Rack Storage/8 D4902A 1 - 4 HP 2.1 GB Hot - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 6
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. HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One HP NetRAID Adapter 4 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 7
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you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. NOTE Hewlett-Packard does not support nor recommend the installation of clustered HP NetServer systems using Microsoft Cluster Server software unless installed by - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 11
11 Installing and Configuring NOS on the Servers 12 Installing HP NetRAID Software and Configuring the Disk Arrays 13 Updating HP NetServer BIOS 14 Part 5 - Connecting Shared Storage and LAN Adapters 15 Connecting the Shared Storage 15 Connecting the LAN Adapters 15 Part 6 - Configuring the Disk - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 12
(s). The drives that are shared between the two systems are accessed using a HP NetRAID Adapter located in each HP NetServer LXr Pro unit. Both HP NetServers run Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition, which includes Microsoft Cluster Server software. Why Use This Guide? Use this guide as - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 13
steps required to setting up a HP NetServer LXr Pro Microsoft Cluster Server. These steps are Getting Started and Parts 1-7. The Installation Work Flow diagram below provides a graphical overview of the tasks to be performed. As you proceed through these instructions, pay close attention to the - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 14
4.0, Windows NT Service Pack 3, and Microsoft Cluster Server installation software. • Microsoft hotfix clusfixi.exe for Windows NT. See Appendix E for instructions on downloading this file from the worldwide web. • HP NetServer Navigator CD version G.01.00 or later • HP NetRAID Utilities (must be - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 15
Microsoft Cluster Server. They are available by choosing "Install" or "Reference Books" on the HP Information Assistant's Main menu: • HP NetRAID User Guide • HP Rack Storage/8 Installation Guide • HP NetServer LXr Pro Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide • Processor Upgrade Instructions 4 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 16
to install additional hardware that will allow the HP NetServer LXr Pros to share data and to communicate with one another and with the LAN. CAUTION Because these procedures involve opening the servers, HP recommends that you use a Portable Field Service Grounding Kit (3M part number 8505, or the - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 17
drives) into the LXr Pros using kit D5962A. • NetRAID Adapters. Some cluster configurations use two NetRAID adapters for management of shared storage. Typically, only one is provided (installed) in the HP NetServers. Therefore, if provided install the second NetRAID adapter in each server using - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 18
cluster and must be set up for single bus operation. Although the HP Rack Storage/8 are shipped from the factory configured for single bus operations Bus Operation When cabled as a single bus unit, the HP Rack Storage/8 provides up to eight hard disk drives on a single SCSI bus. To set up the Rack - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 19
guide provides instructions for cabling. NOTE Do not connect SCSI cables between the HP NetServer LXr Pros and HP Rack Storage/8s at this time. • Appendix D of this guide This appendix provides specific cabling interconnection information that must be followed for SCSI cabling between the servers - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 20
HP NetServers, setup both the HP NetServers and the Rack Storage/8 units for use in the cluster, and rack mounted the cluster hardware. In this part, you will configure the HP NetRAID required to take action during the bootup of System A. Review steps 2 and 3 before starting bootup so that you are - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 21
B. 13. To save a reboot cycle of System B, in Part 4 insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD into the CD-ROM drive for System B at this time. 14. Reboot System B, and go to Part 4 - Installing Microsoft Windows NT, and NetRAID Software. The utility reboots to enable the changes you have made. NOTE If - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 22
then repeat the procedure on System A. Configuring Your Servers for Windows NT Installation 1. If not already done, insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD in the CD-ROM drive of System B and restart the server. The server boots from the HP NetServer Navigator CD and displays the Navigator Main menu - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 23
remove the HP NetServer Navigator CD from the CD-ROM drive NOTE Because your servers are not LAN Adapter will be used for cluster to client communications. For more information, consult the Microsoft Cluster Server Administrator's Guide. NOTE Do NOT install the Microsoft Cluster Server Software - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 24
Service Pack 3 from the first CD of the Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition. Installing HP NetRAID Software and Configuring the Disk Arrays Install the NT NetRAID driver and NetRAID Assistant software to prepare the server for installation of the Microsoft Cluster Server software - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 25
BIOS Only perform this procedure if you were prompted that the BIOS on your server is an earlier version than the version on the HP NetServer Navigator CD. To update the HP NetServer BIOS: 1. When the server prompts you that the BIOS version is outdated, skip the Hardware Verification & Labeling - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 26
to PCI slot P2 of System B. 2. Connect the Client LAN Ethernet cable to PCI slot P1 of each HP NetServer. 3. Your cluster's major hardware components are now cabled and cluster ready. You are ready to begin the process of cluster software installation and configuration. 4. Go to Part 6 - Configuring - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 27
until Microsoft Cluster Server Software is fully installed (after Part 7 of this guide), make sure that only one NetServer system is running floppy disks in System A drives and turn on power to System A. Defining RAID Arrays With System B on hold, you can now use HP NetRAID Assistant (on System A) - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 28
instructions below and Windows NT Disk Administrator to partition, assign drive letters, and format the shared logical drives. Reboot System A Reboot System A so that Windows NT can recognize the logical drives when you initialized the arrays using HP NetRAID Assistant. An example display follows: - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 29
1 has been partitioned and Disk Administrator assigned a temporary drive letter to the disk array. NOTE Disk Administrator, Partitioned Disk Array Although NT allows you to partition a disk into separate drives do not, Microsoft Cluster Server Software will only manage one partition per disk 18 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 30
choose Assign Drive Letter. Disk Administrator displays the Assign Drive Letter dialog. 3. In the Assign drive letter dialog, select a drive letter, and click OK. To avoid confusion later, HP recommends that you choose sequential drive letters. For the example in this guide we will use drive letters - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 31
a disk to be shared by the cluster: 1. Click a disk box to select one of the arrays that you just partitioned and assigned a drive letter. Disk Administrator highlights the selected disk. 2. From the Disk Administrator's Tools menu, choose Format. A dialog appears with a list of formatting options - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 32
letters using System B. To do this, you need to shut down System A (but leave it powered on), reboot System B, then assign drive letters used on System B the same as those assigned with System A. Shut down System A To shut down System A (but leave it powered on): 1. From the - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 33
B. The HP NetRAID Express Tools displays its Management Menu. Checking and Assigning Cluster Drive Letters To check and assign drive letters at drive letter is different, select or type the drive letter that matches the System A drive letter and click OK. Disk Administrator updates the disk driver - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 34
make permanent drive letter assignments for each array initialized with System A. 6. When done, close Disk Administrator. The arrays are now fully configured for use by the cluster. 7. The HP NetServer systems and the shared disks are ready for you to install Microsoft Cluster Server Software. Go to - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 35
Server Administrators Guide. Install MSCS on System B Microsoft Cluster Server installation includes slightly different software Server at System B: 1. Insert the Component CD of Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition in the CD-ROM drive of System B. 2. Run the Microsoft Cluster Server - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 36
enter here. You will need to provide the identical name during Microsoft Cluster Server software setup at System A. Click Next. 5. Setup prompts you for user and use and presents a dialog for each LAN adapter installed in your HP NetServer. The Intra-cluster LAN is shown first with the Adapter Name - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 37
A and B reside on different IP subnets. Microsoft Cluster Server Setup, Assigning a Network Name to the Intra-cluster LAN 9. Repeat the previous step for each LAN adapter. After you have configured all LAN adapters, click Next. 10. Setup lists your LAN adapters and asks you to prioritize them with - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 38
System A or System B. 13. Click Finish to complete installation of the Microsoft Cluster Server software. Setup activates your configuration specifications and starts the cluster service. 14. Microsoft Cluster Server is now fully installed on System B. Reboot System B. 15. To finish installation of - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 39
HP customer support. Obtaining CIT If you have not downloaded CIT, refer to Software under What's Needed earlier in this guide for instructions. files from the client. • Remove the \Test directory from the local drives on each cluster node. • Delete the three resources you added to each of - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 40
Verification & Labeling Utility scans the system and checks system integrity before you perform system configuration and will help you simplify and instructions for setting up and running the utility. CAUTION The Hardware and Verification Utility is designed to be run on a single HP NetServer and - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 41
nr_clust.exe, a special version of the HP NetRAID utilities optimized for cluster installations. To obtain NetRAID firmware, you need to download nr_clust.exe (release 1.0) from the HP's FTP site. ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/servers/software Once you have downloaded nr_clust.exe, you need to extract and - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 42
to update the firmware: • HP NetRAID utilities disk labeled NR Firmware & Driver (see Appendix A) to upgrade NetRAID adapter firmware: 1. Shut down the system (A or B) and boot to DOS. 2. Insert the utility disk labeled NR Firmware & Driver, in the system's floppy drive and log on to the A drive - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 43
APPENDIX C - RAID Array Configurations This appendix provides instructions for using HP NetRAID Assistant to setup your HP NetServer cluster RAID levels. Using these instructions you can setup your RAID arrays for RAID 1 or RAID 5 or any combination of these levels. NOTE After you have finished - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 44
Cluster supported). Out of service because a fault occurred. Rebuilding and salvaging data recovered from a failed drive. Refer to the HP NetRAID User Guide in Information Assistant for more information about HP NetRAID Assistant. Setting Up RAID 1 Arrays on an HP NetServer Cluster The HP NetRAID - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 45
in the dialog and click Next. The Configuration Wizard displays its Array Definition window. HP NetRAID Array Definition 3. In the Array Definition window define an array by selecting the two physical drives in the Physical Devices pane that will compose the array. As you click your selections - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 46
Up RAID 5 Arrays on an HP NetServer Cluster The HP NetRAID adapter and proprietary HP NetRAID software can be used to organize the cluster's disk storage into RAID level 5 disk arrays. Each level 5 RAID array is composed of three hard (hot swap) drives located in external shared storage cabinets - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 47
in the dialog and click Next. The Configuration Wizard displays its Array Definition window. HP NetRAID Array Definition 3. In the Array Definition window define an array by selecting the three or more physical drives in the Physical Devices pane that will compose the array. As you click your - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 48
configuration has changed. Click OK. Initialize the Array After you have defined the cluster's arrays, you need to initialize the arrays you defined. HP NetRAID Assistant initializes all arrays you have defined at the same time. To initialize all the arrays: 1. At the Would you like to Initialize - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 49
, cabling a cluster requires that SCSI connections be made in a specific manner so that the appropriate redundancy and therefore high availability requirements are these diagrams. Refer to the HP NetServer Rack Assembly and Cabling Reference Guide for additional information on cabling routing and - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 50
Shared Storage Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One NetRAID Adapter 39 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 51
Shared Storage Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with Two NetRAID Adapters 40 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 52
Power Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One NetRAID Adapter 41 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 53
Power Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with Two NetRAID Adapters 42 - HP D5970A | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 54
clusfixi.exe hotfix is downloaded from the Microsoft Corporation web site. Follow the instructions below to obtain this Hotfix. 1. Access the Microsoft web site at: http://www.microsoft.com. 2. On the site navigator bar, select SEARCH, then search for Q147222 in the Support Online category. 3. On
Microsoft Cluster Installation
Documentation
To assist you in installing your HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster, this file contains three
separate documents combined into one pdf file.
•
Configuration Guide
- This guide provides configuration information specific to your
cluster configuration that you will need during the installation of your cluster.
•
HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide
- Use this document to install
the cluster.
18 November 1998
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