HP LH4r HP Netserver LXr 8000 RS12/FC Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

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HP NetServer LXr 8000

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC & HP Rack Storage/12

Cluster Configuration Guide

1 September 1999

(see Versions at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported clusters using the HP NetServer LXr 8000 with the HP Rack

Storage/12FC and Microsoft Cluster Server and one or two HP Rack Storage/12s.

This configuration

minimizes single points of failure (SPOF), provides maximum availability, and has been certified by Hewlett-

Packard and Microsoft.

This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configuration supported by HP.

Any

deviance to this configuration 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

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Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LXr 8000

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

speeds, main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs (2, 3, or 4).

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage/12FC with FCArray Cards (1-Simplex or 2-Duplex), HP

disks, and using a HP D8602A HBA in the server.

See

Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

Client LAN

Any that is HP and Microsoft approved.

See

Client LAN

below.

Intra-cluster

(Heartbeat) LAN

HP D5013A with crossover cable. See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

System software:

Navigator version

L.16.00 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack

SP4 or later