HP LH4r HP Netserver LH II Sure Store E Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Cluste

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HP NetServer LH II

with

A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

Cluster Configuration Guide

10 October 1999

(see Versions History at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH II and A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure, provide

maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

This guide is prescriptive; it

describes the configurations supported by HP.

Any configuration not expressly allowed by this guide will not be

supported by HP.

What’s Defined

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

LANs

•

Local Storage

•

Shared Storage

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LH II

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

main memory and clock speeds as long as both SPU meets the minimum

requirements as stated in the SPU section.

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

See

Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

Client

See

Client LAN

below.

Intra-cluster

See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptable power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

System software:

Navigator version

G.01.50 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition.

Service pack

SP3 with hotfix “clustfixi” or later