HP LH4r HP Netserver LH 3000 FC Config Guide for Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Page 1

HP NetServer LH 3000 with HP Rack Storage/12FC Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster Configuration Guide 13 October 2000 (see Versions at the end of this document) Introduction This document defines supported HP NetServer LH 3000 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12FC and Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF, SPOFless1) 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 Installation Number of nodes Shared Storage HP NetServer LH 3000 Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different sizes of main memory, cache, and CPU clock speeds. Pedestal or racked 2 HP Rack Storage/12FC with 2 FCArray Cards, HP disks, and using a HP D8602A HBA in each server. See Shared Storage below. 1 For more information about configuring a SPOFless cluster, refer to the HP white paper, High Availability MSCS Cluster Solution on the HP NetServers, HA Planning website. 1