HP LH4r HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

1

HP NetServer LXr Pro

with

NetRAID

(HP Rack Storage/8)

Cluster Configuration Guide

04 April 2000

(see Version History at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr Pro configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server.

These configurations minimize single points of failure, provide maximum availability, and have been

certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. This guide is prescriptive; it describes the HP NetServer LXr

Pro configurations supported by HP. Any configuration not expressly allowed by this guide will not be

supported by HP.

What’s Defined

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

Local and Shared Storage

•

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LXr Pro Model 1

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

memory, cache, and number of CPUs (at least 2 are required).

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

Shared Storage HP Rack Storage/8 with HP NetRAID 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 or J3171A only with crossover cable. See

Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source

Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptable power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

System software:

Navigator version

G.01.00 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition.

Service pack

SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later.

The hotfix is not required but is

recommended for clusters using 9.1GB and higher capacity drives.

SPU

Model

HP NetServer LXr Pro Model 1