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Model Status SCSI ID Disk SCSI IDs Disk drives: Cables LANs LAN connection NIC: Model Driver No. of NICs HP Rack Storage/12 - D5989B plus two D6025B or two D6025C SCSI cards for each cabinet 5 (fixed) 0 - 3, 8 - 15 (fixed) Same as HP Rack Storage/12FC Any HP LVD SCSI cables from the following list: 1 meter D7131A 2.5 meter D6020A 5 meter D6982A 10 meter D6983A Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN HP D5954A crossover cable or any equivalent. The intra-cluster LAN may only be used for cluster node communication via a crossover cable. It may not be used for client communication. Embedded NIC Hptxnt5.sys 4.01.67 (Windows 2000 A.S. CD) or later For SPOFless, use hptxnt5.sys version 4.2.27.0 (Navigator L.18.04.5) or later 1 Client LAN Any LAN Any that is on both the HP Tested Products List and the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List. For SPOFless, use the D5013A or B Vendor supported driver NOTE If the NIC used is the same type as the embedded NIC (D5013A/B), then the Client LAN NIC must use the same driver as the Intra-cluster NIC. 1 minimum For SPOFless, 2 NICs configured as a fault-tolerant team are recommended. Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer LT 6000r and HP Rack Storage/12FC. Only these cabling configurations and these cables are supported. 4

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Model
HP Rack Storage/12 – D5989B plus two D6025B or two D6025C SCSI
cards for each cabinet
Status SCSI ID
5 (fixed)
Disk SCSI IDs
0 – 3,
8 – 15 (fixed)
Disk drives:
Same as HP Rack Storage/12FC
Cables
Any HP LVD SCSI cables from the following list:
1 meter D7131A
2.5 meter D6020A
5 meter D6982A
10 meter D6983A
LANs
Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN
Client LAN
LAN connection
HP D5954A crossover cable or any
equivalent.
Any LAN
The intra-cluster LAN may only be
used for cluster node
communication via a crossover
cable.
It may not be used for client
communication.
NIC:
Model
Embedded NIC
Any that is on both the HP
Tested Products List and the
Microsoft Hardware
Compatibility List.
For SPOFless, use the
D5013A or B
Driver
Hptxnt5.sys 4.01.67 (Windows 2000
A.S. CD) or later
For SPOFless, use hptxnt5.sys
version 4.2.27.0
(Navigator
L.18.04.5) or later
Vendor supported driver
NOTE
If the NIC used is the
same type as the embedded NIC
(D5013A/B), then the Client
LAN NIC must use the same
driver as the Intra-cluster NIC.
No. of NICs
1
1 minimum
For SPOFless, 2 NICs
configured as a fault-tolerant
team are recommended.
Shared Storage Cabling
This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer
LT 6000r and HP Rack Storage/12FC.
Only these cabling configurations and these cables are supported.