HP LH4r HP Netserver LH 4 FC Config Guide for Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cl

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HP NetServer LH4

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

26 August 2000

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH4 configurations using the HP Rack Storage/12FC and

Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimizes 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 a Cluster

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LH4

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

main memory and cache, and different CPU clock speeds.

Installation

Pedestal or racked

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage/12FC with 2 FCArray Cards, HP disks, and using a HP

D8602A HBA in each server.

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 with crossover cable.

See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

Redundant power