HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1XA-TE, March 2005)

233HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server

2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide

Configuring Windows

NT/Windows

2000/Windows 2003 (32-bit)

Clusters

This appendix provides step-by-step instructions for installation of the RAID

Array RA/MA8000 and ESA/EMA12000 (Enterprise & Modular Storage RAID

Array) Fibre Channel Cluster for Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server

2003 (32-bit).

Included in this appendix are the following subsections:

■ Cluster Configuration Guidelines, page 235

■ Installing Software for a Fibre Channel Cluster, page 245

■ Assigning/Removing Drive Letters for Windows 2000 and Windows Server

2003 (32-bit), page 251

■ Assigning/Removing Drive Letters for Windows NT, page 256

■ Troubleshooting, page 264

Note: For ProLiant Clusters, see the HP Windows Cluster Configuration page at

http://h18022.www1.hp.com/solutions/enterprise/highavailability/answercenter/

configuration-all-list.html#03e

Fibre Channel technology employs several physical topologies for node

connectivity. Two of these topologies, the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop

(FC-AL) and the Fibre Channel Switch Fabric (FC-SW) are well suited for

Windows NT cluster configurations.