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)

Configuring Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows 2003 (32-bit) Clusters
245HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server
2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide
■ Dual-redundant HGS80 controllers running in Transparent failover mode
■ Up to 252 UltraSCSI drives with optional expansion enclosures
Installing Software for a Fibre Channel Cluster
This section describes the procedures and order to install software on a Fibre
Channel Cluster.
Designating Servers as Host A and Host B
Performing the installation of an Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server
2003 (32-bit) Cluster requires a series of software procedures to be performed one
host server at a time. Therefore, the servers must be clearly designated as Host A
and Host B prior to the setup process. If both servers are new, either one can be
designated as Host A, and the other, Host B.
However, if you are adding a second server (only) to an existing RAID subsystem
environment, this documentation assumes it will be designated as Host B, and the
existing server as Host A.
Server designation must remain constant through the configuration process.
Software Setup Summary for a Fibre Channel Cluster
The software setup procedures required for a cluster are presented in this section
in the order that they must occur, which is as follows:
1. Prepare the Fibre Channel RAID subsystem for a cluster.
2. Prepare Host A for a cluster.
3. Prepare Host B for a cluster.
4. Install and configure Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003
(32-bit) Cluster software on both host servers.
Preparing the Enterprise & Modular Storage RAID Array Hosts for a FC
Cluster
The procedures for preparing the Enterprise & Modular Storage RAID Array and
each host server for a cluster are provided below.