HP LH4r HP LX Pro(e) NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 1

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 • 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 pack 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. 2 HP Storage System/6 with HP NetRAID controller and HP disks. See Shared Storage below. Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below. HP D5013A or J3171A only with crossover cable. See Intra-cluster LAN below. Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptable power supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS. G.00.80 or later Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later. SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later. The hotfix is not required but is recommended for clusters using 9.1GB and higher capacity drives. 1