HP LH4r HP LX Pro(e) NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

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HP NetServer LX Pro and LXe Pro

with

NetRAID

(HP Storage System/6)

Cluster Configuration Guide

18 November 1998

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LX Pro and LXe 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 LX Pro configurations supported by HP.

Any configuration not expressly allowed by this guide

will not be supported by HP.

What’s Defined

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Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LX Pro Model 1 or HP NetServer LXe Pro Model 1

Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different clock

speeds, main memory and cache sizes.

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Storage System/6 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.00.80 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later.

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.