HP LH4r HP Netserver LH 4 Rack Storage/12FC Installation Guide - Page 5

HP NetServer LH4 with HP Rack Storage/12FC & HP Rack Storage/12 Cluster Configuration Guide 8 February 2000 (see Versions at the end of this document) Introduction This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH4 using the HP Rack Storage/12FC and Microsoft Cluster Server and one or two HP Rack Storage/12. This configuration minimizes single points of failure (SPOF), provides maximum availability, and has been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configuration supported by HP. Any deviance to this configuration 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 Racked Cluster • Cluster • SPUs • Local and Shared Storage • Intra-cluster and Client LANs • Shared Storage Cabling Cluster Type of SPUs Number of nodes Shared Storage LANs: Client LAN Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN Power source System software: Navigator version Operating System HP NetServer LH4 Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different clock speeds, main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs (2, 3, or 4). 2 HP Rack Storage/12FC with FCArray Cards (1-Simplex or 2-Duplex), HP disks, and using a HP D8602A HBA in the server. See Shared Storage below. Any that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below. HP D5013A with crossover cable. See Intra-cluster LAN below. Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS. L.16.05 or later Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack SP5 or later 1