HP LH4r HP Netserver LT 6000 FC Windows 2000 Config Guide for Windows 2000 Ad

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HP NetServer LT 6000r

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Cluster Configuration Guide

29 January 2001

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LT 6000r 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 Racked Cluster

Cluster

SPUs

Local and Shared Storage

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LT 6000r

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

main memory and cache, and different CPU clock speeds.

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:

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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.