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AA 4000 Reference Guide Contents CHAPTER ONE ~ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW AND TERMINOLOGY 1-1 What is HP AA?...1-2 HPAA Components...1-3 Software Components ...1-4 The Logical Server ...1-5 Windows NT and Application Licensing 1-8 Division of Labor...1-9 The Compute Elements ...1-9 The SSDLs ...1-9 The I/O Processors ...1-9 Client Network Access ...1-10 SCSI Identifiers...1-11 SCSI Port Number Changes...1-12 Device Redirection ...1-14 Putting it all together...1-16 NetServer Rackmount Configurations 1-18 Rules for maintaining availability 1-20 CHAPTER TWO ~HPAA SYSTEM BOOT UP 2-1 Verifying the MIC connections ...2-2 Checking the SSDL LEDs ...2-2 Troubleshooting a "RED" LED ...2-4 The MTCTEST utility...2-4 Powering Up the HPAA System...2-7 Cabling the AA 4000 hardware...2-7 Cabling the Console Switch ...2-8 Power Distribution ...2-9 Power On Sequence ...2-10 AA 4000 Boot Options ...2-12 AA 4000 Boot Process ...2-13 IOP Boot ...2-13 The First CE Boot ...2-13 The Second CE Boot...2-13 Using the Keyboard, Mouse, and Video 2-15 Video...2-15 Keyboard and Mouse Control ...2-16 Shutting Down the System ...2-18 MTCCONS.exe ...2-18 Removing Components...2-19 Server Shutdowns and Reboots...2-21 Avoiding Unnecessary Re-Mirror Operations 2-21 Using the "Right" Copy of Windows NT 2-22 When to use Windows NT on the IOPs 2-22 When to use Windows NT on the CEs 2-22 CHAPTER THREE ~AA 4000 AND HP MANAGEMENT TOOLS 3-1 AA 4000 Software Architecture ...3-2 Marathon System Manager (MSM 3-4 Remote Management ...3-5 MSM - Main Screen ...3-6 Control and Display ...3-7 Control and Display Options...3-8 MSM Preferences ...3-9 Device Status ...3-10 Last Mirror Copy Status ...3-12 Network Server Division iii

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AA 4000 Reference Guide
Network Server Division
iii
Contents
CHAPTER
ONE ~ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW AND TERMINOLOGY
..........................................
1-1
What is HP AA?
................................................................................................................................
1-2
HPAA Components
...........................................................................................................................
1-3
Software Components
......................................................................................................................
1-4
The Logical Server
...........................................................................................................................
1-5
Windows NT and Application Licensing
...........................................................................................
1-8
Division of Labor
..............................................................................................................................
1-9
The Compute Elements
....................................................................................................................
1-9
The SSDLs
.......................................................................................................................................
1-9
The I/O Processors
...........................................................................................................................
1-9
Client Network Access
....................................................................................................................
1-10
SCSI Identifiers
...............................................................................................................................
1-11
SCSI Port Number Changes
...........................................................................................................
1-12
Device Redirection
.........................................................................................................................
1-14
Putting it all together
......................................................................................................................
1-16
NetServer Rackmount Configurations
............................................................................................
1-18
Rules for maintaining availability
..................................................................................................
1-20
CHAPTER
TWO ~HPAA SYSTEM BOOT UP
........................................................................................
2-1
Verifying the MIC connections
.........................................................................................................
2-2
Checking the SSDL LEDs
...............................................................................................................
2-2
Troubleshooting a “RED” LED
.......................................................................................................
2-4
The MTCTEST utility
......................................................................................................................
2-4
Powering Up the HPAA System
........................................................................................................
2-7
Cabling the AA 4000 hardware
........................................................................................................
2-7
Cabling the Console Switch
.............................................................................................................
2-8
Power Distribution
...........................................................................................................................
2-9
Power On Sequence
.......................................................................................................................
2-10
AA 4000 Boot Options
....................................................................................................................
2-12
AA 4000 Boot Process
....................................................................................................................
2-13
IOP Boot
........................................................................................................................................
2-13
The First CE Boot
..........................................................................................................................
2-13
The Second CE Boot
......................................................................................................................
2-13
Using the Keyboard, Mouse, and Video
.........................................................................................
2-15
Video
..............................................................................................................................................
2-15
Keyboard and Mouse Control
........................................................................................................
2-16
Shutting Down the System
..............................................................................................................
2-18
MTCCONS.exe
..............................................................................................................................
2-18
Removing Components
..................................................................................................................
2-19
Server Shutdowns and Reboots
......................................................................................................
2-21
Avoiding Unnecessary Re-Mirror Operations
...............................................................................
2-21
Using the “Right” Copy of Windows NT
........................................................................................
2-22
When to use Windows NT on the IOPs
.........................................................................................
2-22
When to use Windows NT on the CEs
...........................................................................................
2-22
CHAPTER
THREE ~AA 4000 AND HP MANAGEMENT TOOLS
........................................................
3-1
AA 4000 Software Architecture
........................................................................................................
3-2
Marathon System Manager (MSM)
..................................................................................................
3-4
Remote Management
........................................................................................................................
3-5
MSM – Main Screen
........................................................................................................................
3-6
Control and
Display
........................................................................................................................
3-7
Control and Display Options
............................................................................................................
3-8
MSM Preferences
.............................................................................................................................
3-9
Device Status
..................................................................................................................................
3-10
Last Mirror Copy Status
.................................................................................................................
3-12