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Cluster Installation Documentation To assist you in installing your HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster, this file contains three separate documents combined into one pdf file. • Configuration Guide - This guide provides configuration information specific to your cluster configuration that you will need - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 2
18 November 1998 1 June 1998 Version History Revised the Configuration Guide to add, "6 maximum per NetRAID adapter" to Logical Disks in Shared Storage. Package released - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 3
Guide 18 November 1998 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 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 4
version Operating System Service pack G.01.00 or later Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later SPU Model Clock speed No. of CPUs BIOS version CPU cache RAM No. of power supplies Local storage I/O slots: Storage HP NetServer LXr Pro Model - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 5
of cabinets Disk drives: RAID arrays Cables LANs LAN connection NIC: Model Driver No. of NICs SPU I\O slot Cluster mode on (cache write-through, no hot spare) Ultra SCSI disabled Termination: wide channel or automatic Set any other options as you prefer HP Rack Storage/8 D4902A 1 - 4 HP 2.1 GB Hot - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 6
Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer LXr Pro and HP Rack Storage/8s. Only these cabling configurations and cables are supported. HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One HP NetRAID Adapter 4 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 7
HP Microsoft Cluster Server with Two HP NetRAID Adapters 5 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 8
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HP NetServer LXr Pro Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide 18 February 1998 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 10
and troubleshoots the Microsoft Cluster Server. HewlettPackard Company assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. NOTE Hewlett-Packard does not support nor recommend the installation of clustered HP - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 11
Updating HP NetServer BIOS 14 Part 5 - Connecting Shared Storage and LAN Adapters 15 Connecting the Shared Storage 15 Connecting the LAN Adapters 15 Part 6 - Configuring the Disk Arrays 16 Powering Up the HP Rack Storage/8 16 Creating the Arrays 16 Creating the Array File Systems 17 Matching Drive - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 12
and troubleshoots the Microsoft Cluster Server. HewlettPackard Company assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels. NOTE Hewlett-Packard does not support nor recommend the installation of clustered HP - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 13
steps required to setting up a HP NetServer LXr Pro Microsoft Cluster Server. These steps are Getting Started and Parts 1-7. The Installation Work Flow diagram below provides a graphical overview of the tasks to be performed. As you proceed through these instructions, pay close attention to the - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 14
to disassemble and reassemble the HP NetServer LXr Pro and HP Rack Storage/8 units. However, the items listed below are unique and should be made available before proceeding. • Torx™ T-25 driver supplied in the Rack Installation Toolkit • Portable Field Service Grounding Kit (3M part number 8505, or - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 15
Microsoft Cluster Server. They are available by choosing "Install" or "Reference Books" on the HP Information Assistant's Main menu: • HP NetRAID User Guide • HP Rack Storage/8 Installation Guide • HP NetServer LXr Pro Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Installation Guide • Processor Upgrade Instructions 4 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 16
additional hardware that will allow the HP NetServer LXr Pros to share data and to communicate with one another and with the LAN. CAUTION Because these procedures involve opening the servers, HP recommends that you use a Portable Field Service Grounding Kit (3M part number 8505, or the equivalent - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 17
additional instructions: • Processors. Standard HP NetServer LXr Pros are equipped with either one or two Pentium Pro 200 MHz main processors. To operate a Microsoft Server Cluster, both HP NetServers must be equipped with dual Pentium Pro processors. • Main Memory. Single-processor HP NetServer LXr - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 18
Part 2 - Setting Up the HP Rack Storage/8 and RackMounting Cluster Devices In this step you will both setup the HP Rack Storage/8 units and install them and other cluster devices in the rack. Setting up the HP Rack Storage/8 Your HP , the HP Rack Storage/8 provides up to eight hard disk drives on a - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 19
(for cabling power) and Chapter 5 (for data cabling). This guide provides instructions for cabling. NOTE Do not connect SCSI cables between the HP NetServer LXr Pros and HP Rack Storage/8s at this time. • Appendix D of this guide This appendix provides specific cabling interconnection information - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 20
and 2 you installed additional hardware in your HP NetServers, setup both the HP NetServers and the Rack Storage/8 units for use in the cluster, and rack mounted the cluster hardware. In this part, you will configure the HP NetRAID Adapters you installed in Systems A and B. Configuring Your Systems - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 21
the above procedure for System B. 13. To save a reboot cycle of System B, in Part 4 insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD into the CD-ROM drive for System B at this time. 14. Reboot System B, and go to Part 4 - Installing Microsoft Windows NT, and NetRAID Software. The utility reboots to enable the - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 22
-ROM drive of System B and restart the server. The server boots from the HP NetServer Navigator CD and displays the Navigator Main menu. NOTE If you are prompted that your server BIOS is an older version; stop and update your server BIOS now. See Updating Your HP NetServer BIOS later in this part - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 23
HP NetServer Navigator CD from the CD-ROM drive NOTE Because your servers server. 2. As you proceed through the installation, select the following options when prompted: • Accept the 7880 SCSI controller driver Server Administrator's Guide. NOTE Do NOT install the Microsoft Cluster Server Software ( - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 24
, simply remove the HP NetRAID Assistant 1 disk from the drive, shutdown Windows NT, and turn off power to the system. NOTE Make sure you repeat all the above procedures in this part for System B at this time. When you have completed these instructions go to Part 5 - Connecting Shared Storage - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 25
update the HP NetServer BIOS: 1. When the server prompts you that the BIOS version is outdated, skip the Hardware Verification & Labeling Utility. 2. Choose Configuration Assistant, then select Custom. 3. Select Microsoft as your NOS and NT 4.0 as the version. 4. Select Update Flash Memory Area from - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 26
Part 5 - Connecting Shared Storage and LAN Adapters Connecting the Shared Storage To cable the HP Rack Storage/8 cabinets to the LXr Pro NetServers: 1. If not already done, shutdown Windows NT, and power down Systems A and B. 2. If not already done, insert the hot swap disks into the HP Rack Storage - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 27
Cluster Server Software is fully installed (after Part 7 of this guide), make sure that only one NetServer system is running NT 4.0 at a time. The other system must be either powered off or held at the NT loader prompt. To ensure proper configuration of the disk arrays follow these instructions - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 28
instructions below and Windows NT Disk Administrator to partition, assign drive letters, and format the shared logical drives. Reboot System A Reboot System A so that Windows NT can recognize the logical drives you just created in Defining RAID initialized the arrays using HP NetRAID Assistant. An - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 29
appears indicating the maximum size of a drives in the array. The displayed and useable array capacity for a RAID 5 array will be C(N-1), where N is the number of drives and C is the capacity of one drive. Likewise, for RAID Disk Administrator assigned a temporary drive letter to the disk array. - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 30
choose Assign Drive Letter. Disk Administrator displays the Assign Drive Letter dialog. 3. In the Assign drive letter dialog, select a drive letter, and click OK. To avoid confusion later, HP recommends that you choose sequential drive letters. For the example in this guide we will use drive letters - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 31
a disk to be shared by the cluster: 1. Click a disk box to select one of the arrays that you just partitioned and assigned a drive letter. Disk Administrator highlights the selected disk. 2. From the Disk Administrator's Tools menu, choose Format. A dialog appears with a list of formatting options - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 32
the array configuration using System A. Before continuing you need to match the assigned drive letters using System B. To do this, you need to shut down System A (but leave it powered on), reboot System B, then assign drive letters used on System B the same as those assigned with System A. Shut down - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 33
B. The HP NetRAID Express Tools displays its Management Menu. Checking and Assigning Cluster Drive Letters To check and assign drive letters at drive letter is different, select or type the drive letter that matches the System A drive letter and click OK. Disk Administrator updates the disk driver - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 34
permanent drive letter assignments for each array initialized with System A. 6. When done, close Disk Administrator. The arrays are now fully configured for use by the cluster. 7. The HP NetServer systems and the shared disks are ready for you to install Microsoft Cluster Server Software. Go to Part - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 35
the Microsoft Cluster Server Administrators Guide. Install MSCS on System B Microsoft Cluster Server installation includes slightly Server at System B: 1. Insert the Component CD of Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition in the CD-ROM drive of System B. 2. Run the Microsoft Cluster Server - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 36
enter here. You will need to provide the identical name during Microsoft Cluster Server software setup at System A. Click Next. 5. Setup prompts you for user and in your HP NetServer. The Intra-cluster LAN is shown first with the Adapter Name and IP Address already filled in. Setup supplies the IP - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 37
for client access Choose this option if you are configuring a client LAN adapter and System A and B reside on different IP subnets. Microsoft Cluster Server Setup, Assigning a Network Name to the Intra-cluster LAN 9. Repeat the previous step for each LAN adapter. After you have configured all LAN - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 38
screen instructions to Server software. Setup activates your configuration specifications and starts the cluster service. 14. Microsoft Cluster Server is of Microsoft Windows NT Server (Enterprise Edition) in the CD-ROM drive of System A. 3. Run the Microsoft Cluster Server setup program. Setup.exe - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 39
HP customer support. Obtaining CIT If you have not downloaded CIT, refer to Software under What's Needed earlier in this guide for instructions. files from the client. • Remove the \Test directory from the local drives on each cluster node. • Delete the three resources you added to each of - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 40
and instructions for setting up and running the utility. CAUTION The Hardware and Verification Utility is designed to be run on a single HP NetServer and not an operational cluster. Therefore, to prevent corrupting the shared storage in your cluster, power down the cluster node (HP NetServer) not - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 41
Nrast_1 Nrast_2 Contents Description NetRAID firmware update and NetRAID Driver for Windows NT HP NetRAID Assistant program Setup HP NetRAID Assistant program files Disk Label NR Firmware & Driver HP NetRAID Assistant 1 HP NetRAID Assistant 2 2. Label three blank formatted diskettes as indicated - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 42
are needed to update the firmware: • HP NetRAID utilities disk labeled NR Firmware & Driver (see Appendix A) to upgrade the adapter DOS. 2. Insert the utility disk labeled NR Firmware & Driver, in the system's floppy drive and log on to the A drive. 3. At the A: prompt, run the firmware update - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 43
Configurations This appendix provides instructions for using HP NetRAID Assistant to setup your HP NetServer cluster RAID levels. Using these instructions you can setup your RAID arrays for RAID 1 or RAID 5 or any combination of these levels. NOTE After you have finished defining and configuring - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 44
Cluster supported). Out of service because a fault occurred. Rebuilding and salvaging data recovered from a failed drive. Refer to the HP NetRAID User Guide in Information Assistant for more information about HP NetRAID Assistant. Setting Up RAID 1 Arrays on an HP NetServer Cluster The HP NetRAID - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 45
window. HP NetRAID Array Definition 3. In the Array Definition window define an array by selecting the two physical drives in the The Configuration Wizard displays its Logical Drive Definition window. 2. The Logical Drive Definition window shows the array's RAID level (RAID 1) and its usable size. - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 46
utility. Setting Up RAID 5 Arrays on an HP NetServer Cluster The HP NetRAID adapter and proprietary HP NetRAID software can be used to organize the cluster's disk storage into RAID level 5 disk arrays. Each level 5 RAID array is composed of three hard (hot swap) drives located in external shared - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 47
Definition window. HP NetRAID Array Definition 3. In the Array Definition window define an array by selecting the three or more physical drives in the Wizard displays its Logical Drive Definition window. 2. The Logical Drive Definition window shows the array's RAID level (RAID 5) and its usable - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 48
configuration has changed. Click OK. Initialize the Array After you have defined the cluster's arrays, you need to initialize the arrays you defined. HP NetRAID Assistant initializes all arrays you have defined at the same time. To initialize all the arrays: 1. At the Would you like to Initialize - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 49
connections be made in a specific manner so that the appropriate power to ensure high availability. Cabling not restricted by the cluster configuration such as video, keyboard, mouse, etc. are not depicted in these diagrams. Refer to the HP NetServer Rack Assembly and Cabling Reference Guide - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 50
Shared Storage Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One NetRAID Adapter 39 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 51
Shared Storage Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with Two NetRAID Adapters 40 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 52
Power Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with One NetRAID Adapter 41 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 53
Power Cabling for HP Microsoft Cluster Server with Two NetRAID Adapters 42 - HP LH4r | HP Netserver LXr Pro NetRAID Installation Guide - Page 54
clusfixi.exe hotfix is downloaded from the Microsoft Corporation web site. Follow the instructions below to obtain this Hotfix. 1. Access the Microsoft web site at: http://www.microsoft.com. 2. On the site navigator bar, select SEARCH, then search for Q147222 in the Support Online category. 3. On
Microsoft Cluster Installation
Documentation
To assist you in installing your HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster, this file contains three
separate documents combined into one pdf file.
•
Configuration Guide
- This guide provides configuration information specific to your
cluster configuration that you will need during the installation of your cluster.
•
HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide
- Use this document to install
the cluster.
18 November 1998
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