HP LH4r HP Netserver LPr FC Windows 2000 Config Guide for Windows 2000 Advanc

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HP NetServer LPr

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

21 February 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LPr 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 LPr

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 or D8602B 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

HP D5013B with crossover cable, or, configure as a VLAN through an

Ethernet switch.

See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

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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.