HP LH4r HP Netserver LXr 8000 Surestore E Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clus

HP NetServer LXr 8000

with

A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

Cluster Configuration Guide

10 October 1999

(see Version History at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr 8000 with A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk

Array configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure

(SPOF), provide maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

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 LXr 8000

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

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

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP SureStore E 12H.

See

Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

Client LAN

Any NIC 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.15.00 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition.