HP LH4r HP Netserver LC 2000 FC Config Guide - Page 4

Shared Storage Cabling

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LAN connection NIC: Model Driver No. of NICs HP D5954A crossover cable or any equivalent. The intra-cluster LAN may only be used for cluster node communication via a crossover cable or VLAN. It may not be used for client communication. Any LAN Embedded NIC Hptxnt.sys 4.02.30 or later 1 Any that is on both the HP Tested Products List and the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List. For SPOFless, use D5013A or B. The vendor supported driver. NOTE If the NIC used is the same type as the embedded NIC (D5013A/B), then the Client LAN NIC must use the same driver as the Intra-cluster NIC. 1 minimum For SPOFless, 2 NICs configured as a fault-tolerant team are recommended. Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer LC2000 and HP Rack Storage/12FC. Only these cabling configurations and these cables are supported. 4

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LAN connection
HP D5954A crossover cable or any
equivalent.
Any LAN
The intra-cluster LAN may only be
used for cluster node
communication via a crossover
cable or VLAN.
It may not be used
for client communication.
NIC:
Model
Embedded NIC
Any that is on both the HP
Tested Products List and the
Microsoft Hardware
Compatibility List.
For SPOFless, use D5013A or B.
Driver
Hptxnt.sys 4.02.30 or later
The vendor supported driver.
NOTE
If the NIC used is the
same type as the embedded NIC
(D5013A/B), then the Client
LAN NIC must use the same
driver as the Intra-cluster NIC.
No. of NICs
1
1 minimum
For SPOFless, 2 NICs
configured as a fault-tolerant
team are recommended.
Shared Storage Cabling
This part of the guide defines the cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer
LC2000 and HP Rack Storage/12FC.
Only these cabling configurations and these cables are supported.