HP LH4r HP Netserver LXr 8500 NetRAID-3Si Config. Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clu

1

HP NetServer LXr 8500

with

NetRAID-3Si (HP Rack Storage/12)

Cluster Configuration Guide

16 October 2000

(see

Versions

at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr 8500 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12s and

Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF) 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 Cluster

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LXr 8500

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

speeds, main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs.

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

HP Rack Storage/12 with HP NetRAID-3Si controller and HP disks.

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/B 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.

Redundant power

distribution units (PDU’s) are strongly recommended.

System software:

Navigator version

L.16.05 or later