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Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Manufacturing Part Number: 5991-3694 January 2007 © Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. All rights reserved. - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 2
in this document is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for HP products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 3
service 12 Shared disks 12 Resources 12 Resource dependencies 13 Groups 13 Quorums 13 Heartbeats 17 Virtual servers 17 Failover 17 Failback 18 2. Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance priority settings 33 Validating cluster operation 34 Method 1 34 Method 2 34 Upgrading individual nodes - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 4
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Introduction This document describes how to install and configure clustered computing solutions using HP Integrity servers running Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003. Some of the clustering improvements for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Edition (over Microsoft Windows 2000) include: Chapter - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 6
now be added in a single operation instead of one by one. • Active Directory integration-Tighter integration including a "virtual" computer object, Kerberos authentication, and a default location for services to publish service control points. Users can access the virtual server just like any other - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 7
and applications. Clusters provide the following advantages over stand-alone servers: • High availability-Clusters are designed to avoid single points maintenance or upgrades. In addition, clusters help businesses eliminate penalties and other costs associated with not being able to meet the Service - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 8
CPUs, or CPUs with different clock speeds, or even from different Integrity platforms. Diverse configurations are tested, qualified, and certified frequently by HP. However, the only limitations are that each node must be an HP Integrity platform, and each node must have the same Host Bus Adaptors - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 9
or maintenance, another node immediately begins providing service, a process known as failover. Users accessing the service continue to access it, unaware that it is now being provided from a different node. Both Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Datacenter Edition support server cluster - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 10
for applications that scale out horizontally, such as Web servers, proxy servers, and other services that need client requests distributed across nodes in a remaining nodes. If you take a node in the cluster offline for maintenance, you can use NLB to allow existing client sessions to finish before - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 11
Figure 1-1 Introduction Server Cluster vs. Network Load Balancing For a detailed discussion of the key features of this technology, as well as its internal architecture and performance characteristics, see - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 12
. Nodes Individual servers, or members service refers to the collection of clustering software on each node that manages all cluster-specific activity. Shared disks The shared disks are devices (normally hard drives) that the cluster nodes are attached to by way service to clients or be an integral - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 13
manually Operations performed on a group, such as taking it offline or moving it to another node, affect all resources contained within that group. Usually a group contains all the elements needed to run a specific application, and for client systems to connect to the service as which servers are part - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 14
server, it is critical that each physical server have a consistent view of how the cluster is configured. The quorum acts as the definitive repository for all configuration information relating to the cluster. In the event that the Cluster Service differences in the way that single quorum clusters - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 15
Server, file shares, printer queues, and network services (for example, DHCP & WINS). • Stateful applications-Applications or Windows NT services that Floods, fires, earthquakes, extended power failures, and other serious problems will cause the entire cluster to fail. If your business continuity - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 16
a shared storage fabric, the MNS implementation provided as part of Windows Server 2003 uses a directory on each node's local system disk to store of nodes are available, will the cluster service start up, and bring the resources online. In this way, because the up-to-date configuration is written - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 17
hard disk. HP does, however, support geographically dispersed other, application-specific way to keep servers to clients, they are called virtual servers. Users access applications or services on a virtual server in the same way they would if the application or service were on a physical server - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 18
Introduction Cluster terminology Failback Failback is the process of returning a resource or group of resources to the node on which it was running before a failover occurred. Extending the preceding example, when node A comes back online, IIS can failback to node A. 18 Chapter 1 - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 19
2 Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Chapter 2 The procedures described in this chapter provide step-by-step installation and configuration directions for the HP Integrity clustered systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Edition. 19 - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 20
03ei. Select the operating system and storage platform of the desired clustering solution. View the support matrix and verify that you have two or more supported HP Integrity servers, supported Fibre Channel Adapters (FCA), two or more supported network adapters, two supported Fibre Channel switches - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 21
HP Fibre Channel switch firmware, and verify you have the latest supported version installed. Step 9. Verify that you have sufficient administrative rights to install the operating chapter ("Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster" on page 19) and begin the installation. Chapter - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 22
Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Verifying minimum software and hardware requirements Figure 2-1 Example cluster hardware cabling scheme Client Client Computer Computer Client Client Computer Computer Client Workstation - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 23
to install the operating system and configure the cluster. Write the information in the "Value" column next to each description. Input parameters needed for OS/cluster installation and configuration Input Description Value Name for each node: (Microsoft Windows Server 2003 supports up to eight - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 24
Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Gathering all required installation information Table 2-1 Input parameters needed for OS/cluster installation and configuration Input Description Value Private network connection (cluster - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 25
maintenance of the cluster Gathering all required installation information Input parameters needed for OS/cluster installation and configuration Input Description Value Cluster name: Cluster IP address and subnet mask: IP address: Subnet mask: Default gateway IP address: WINS server service - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 26
validation, and maintenance of the must be configured in different subnets, otherwise the Cluster Service and Cluster Administrator utility will not be able to detect "Recommended private "Heartbeat" configuration on a cluster server," at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;258750 - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 27
maintenance of the cluster Creating and configuring the cluster • Article Number 142863, "Valid IP Addressing for a Private Network," at http://support multiple speeds, manually specify a speed specification. If you are not sure of the supported Use the following DNS server addresses fields, and click - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 28
Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Creating and configuring the cluster Public networks To configure your public networks: Step 1. Right-click the My Network Places icon on your - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 29
Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Creating and configuring the cluster 1. Power on and boot node 1. Step 2. Click Start->Settings->Control Panel->HP Management Agents. Step 3. Click the Services tab, select Cluster Information on the right side, and then click Add to - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 30
troubleshooting of the MultiPath software, see http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?locale=en_US&prodType Id=12169&prodSeriesId=315586. HP Multi-Pathing IO (MPIO) Device Specific system user guide. Using those Server clusters do not support GPT shared disks," at http://support - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 31
, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Creating and configuring the cluster NOTE Do not upgrade the logical drives from Basic to Dynamic. Microsoft Cluster Services do not support Dynamic disks. Step 6. Close Disk Management for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Edition - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 32
Next->Finish. Joining node 2+ to the cluster NOTE Microsoft Windows Server 2003 supports a maximum of 8 cluster nodes. Repeat the following steps for it will be much more difficult to determine which node caused the problem. For this reason, HP recommends that you add the nodes one at a time, as - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 33
and cluster analysis was aborted. See the log file to locate the source of the problem. Debug or reconfigure as necessary and try again. Step 8. Enter the Password for the cluster service account and click Next. Step 9. A detailed summary of the proposed cluster displays. Review this information - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 34
more detailed information. NOTE If you experience problems validating your cluster using either of the methods listed above, see the Microsoft "MS Cluster Server Troubleshooting and Maintenance" information at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/support/mscstswp.mspx. 34 Chapter 2 - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 35
Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster Validating cluster operation Also see the "Troubleshooting cluster node installations" section at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/7 9c8164e-ee17-4e6d-a46f-f3db9869d9ea.mspx. Chapter 2 - HP Integrity rx5670 | Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration G - Page 36
cluster can be taken off-line for maintenance and its workload distributed among the remaining Integrity servers with the latest drivers and QFEs, see the latest Smart Setup Guide for Integrity servers at http://docs.hp.com/en/windows.html, under the section, "Windows 64-bit on HP Integrity Servers
Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide
HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003
Manufacturing Part Number: 5991-3694
January 2007
© Copyright 2007
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
All rights reserved.