HP LH4r HP Netserver LH 6000 FC Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters - Page 2

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Operating System Service Pack SPU Microsoft Windows® NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition SP6a Model Clock speed No. of CPUs BIOS version CPU cache RAM No. of power supplies Local storage I/O slots Default Boot Order Microsoft® and HP Certified Configuration HP Netserver LH 6000 700 MHz 2 - 6 4.06.26 PU or later Any size 128 MB minimum. Must be HP. 3 standard, 4 required for redundancy See Local Storage below. Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, keeping in mind the server's default boot order as listed below: IDE CD-ROM, FDD, SE SCSI C, Embedded A, Embedded B, PCI64-8, PCI64-7, PCI64-6, PCI64-5, PCI64-4, PCI64-3, PCI64-2, PCI64-1 P1 - Client LAN P8 - Shared Storage - D8602A HBA Booted from embedded DAC Storage Local Controller Driver Cabinets (Physical drive location) Disk drives (hot swap or fixed) SCSI bus SCSI Ids May use embedded SCSI, embedded DAC, NetRAID-3Si or NetRAID1Si. For SPOFless, recommend embedded DAC or NetRAID-xSi with drives in RAID-1 mirror, or another fault tolerant RAID level. For embedded SCSI, use sym_hi.sys version 4.12 or later. For embedded DAC or NetRAID-xSi, use mraidnt.sys version 2.24 or later (Navigator L.18.04.5 or later) SPU internal drive bays or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack Storage/12), any number. Must be HP. Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed. Any Shared HP Rack Storage/12FC Host Bus Adapter Model No. of HBAs Driver RAID level Cabinet RAID arrays Required - D5991A HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter - D8602A 1 Hhba5100.sys 2.06 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 For SPOFless configurations, a fault-tolerant RAID type, e.g. RAID 5, is recommended for all shared storage. HP Rack Storage 12/FC - D5991A Not more than 8 physical drives per logical array and not more than 8 LUNs are permitted per Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12 combination in a cluster. 2

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Operating System
Service Pack
Microsoft Windows
NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition
SP6a
SPU
Model
HP Netserver LH 6000
Clock speed
700 MHz
No. of CPUs
2 – 6
BIOS version
4.06.26 PU or later
CPU cache
Any size
RAM
128 MB minimum.
Must be HP.
No. of power supplies
3 standard, 4 required for redundancy
Local storage
See
Local Storage
below.
I/O slots
Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, keeping in mind
the server's default boot order as listed below:
Default Boot Order
IDE CD-ROM, FDD, SE SCSI C, Embedded A, Embedded B, PCI64-8,
PCI64-7, PCI64-6, PCI64-5, PCI64-4, PCI64-3, PCI64-2, PCI64-1
Microsoft
and HP
Certified Configuration
P1 - Client LAN
P8 - Shared Storage – D8602A HBA
Booted from embedded DAC
Storage
Local
Controller
May use embedded SCSI, embedded DAC, NetRAID-3Si or NetRAID-
1Si.
For SPOFless, recommend embedded DAC or NetRAID-xSi with drives
in RAID-1 mirror, or another fault tolerant RAID level.
Driver
For embedded SCSI, use sym_hi.sys version 4.12 or later.
For embedded DAC or NetRAID-xSi, use mraidnt.sys version 2.24 or
later (Navigator L.18.04.5 or later)
Cabinets (Physical drive
location)
SPU internal drive bays or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack
Storage/12), any number.
Disk drives (hot swap or
fixed)
Must be HP.
SCSI bus
Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed.
SCSI Ids
Any
Shared
HP Rack Storage/12FC
Required
– D5991A
Host Bus Adapter
Model
HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter - D8602A
No. of HBAs
1
Driver
Hhba5100.sys 2.06
RAID level
0, 1, 3, 5, 10
For SPOFless configurations, a fault-tolerant RAID type, e.g. RAID 5, is
recommended for all shared storage.
Cabinet
HP Rack Storage 12/FC – D5991A
RAID arrays
Not more than 8 physical drives per logical array and not more than 8
LUNs are permitted per Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12
combination in a cluster.