HP LH4r HP Netserver LP 1000r FC Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

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HP NetServer LP1000r

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC

Cluster Configuration Guide

21 March 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LP1000r configurations using the 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 Racked Cluster

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LP1000r

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

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

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

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

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

Embedded NIC with crossover cable, or, configure as a VLAN through an

Ethernet switch.

See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

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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.