HP LH4r HP Netserver LH 6000 FC Windows 2000 Config Guide - for Windows 2000

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HP Netserver LH 6000

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC & HP Rack Storage/12

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

15 May 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines supported HP Netserver LH 6000 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12FC and

Microsoft

Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF, SPOFless

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) 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 LH 6000

Each node must be the same SPU, but may have different clock speeds,

main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs.

Installation

Pedestal or racked

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage/12FC with two 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

Embedded

NIC 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

distribution units (PDU’s) are strongly recommended.

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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.