HP LH4r netserver lx & lxe surestore e configuration guide —

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Cluster Configuration Guide

HP NetServer LX Pro and LXe Pro

with

A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

10 October 1999

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LX Pro, LXe Pro, and A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H

Disk Array 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 configurations supported by HP.

Any configuration not expressly

allowed by this guide will not be supported by HP.

What’s Defined

•

Cluster

•

SPUs

•

LANs

•

Local Storage

•

Shared Storage

•

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs

HP NetServer LX Pro Model 1 or HP NetServer LXe Pro Model 1

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

speeds, main memory and cache sizes.

Number of nodes

2

Shared Storage

See

Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

Client LAN

See

Client LAN

below.

Intra-cluster

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.00.85 or later

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition .

Service pack

SP3 and hotfix “clusfixi”, or later