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HP NetServer LC 2000

with

NetRAID-3Si (HP Rack Storage/12)

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

29 January 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the configuration that Hewlett-Packard supports for the HP NetServer LC 2000, HP

Rack Storage/12 and Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure

(SPOF) and provide extended availability.

The specific configuration certified and supported by both

Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft is defined, as are other guidelines to assist you in configuring your

clustered NetServers.

This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP.

Any

deviance to these configurations can result in an inoperative cluster or an operating cluster with degraded

performance, hidden SPOFs, etc., and therefore will not be supported by HP.

What's Defined in Cluster

Cluster

SPUs

Local and Shared Storage

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LC 2000

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

main memory, cache, and different CPU clock speeds.

Installation

Pedestal or racked

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage /12 with HP NetRAID-3Si controller and HP disks.

See

Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

Client LAN

Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved.

See

Client LAN

below.