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HP NetServer LXr Pro with NetRAID (HP Rack Storage/8) Cluster Configuration 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 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 in a Racked Cluster • Cluster • SPUs • Local and Shared Storage • Intra-cluster and Client LANs • Shared Storage Cabling Cluster Type of SPUs Number of nodes Shared Storage LANs: Client LAN Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN Power source 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). 2 HP Rack Storage/8 with HP NetRAID controller and HP disks. See Shared Storage below. Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below. HP D5013A or J3171A only with crossover cable. See Intra-cluster LAN below. Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

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HP NetServer LXr Pro
with
NetRAID (HP Rack Storage/8)
Cluster Configuration 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 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 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 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
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 uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.