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First Edition (May 2003)

Part Number 323455-001

hp ProLiant cluster

ha/f500 for

enterprise virtual array

setup and configuration poster

323455- 001

Hardware Setup and Configuration

This poster provides quick installation steps for the HP ProLiant

Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array. Refer to the HP

ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup

and Installation Guide for detailed instructions.

Verify that you have all the necessary hardware

(minimum setup):

• Two ProLiant servers

• Two Fibre Channel Adapter (FCA) cards for each server

• Two NIC cards for each server

• One StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array storage system

• One HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance

Verify that you have all the necessary software:

• HSV Element Manager

• SmartStart CD

• Microsoft

Windows

Server 2003, Enterprise Edition;

Windows 2000 Advanced Server; or Windows NT

Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition

• KGPSA NT Device Driver and Download Utility or the CD

that came with the kit for Enterprise Virtual Array

• HP StorageWorks Secure Path for Windows

Additional Resources

Refer to the following resources for detailed installation

instructions:

• HP ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array

Setup and Installation Guide

• Enterprise Virtual Array user guide

• Enterprise Virtual Array installation and configuration guide

• HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance

documentation

• StorageWorks Secure Path for Windows installation guide

1 Setting Up the Enterprise Virtual Array

Set up the Enterprise Virtual Array storage system. Refer to the

Enterprise Virtual Array hardware documentation for detailed

installation and setup instructions.

2 Setting Up the HP OpenView Storage

Management Appliance

Refer to the management appliance documentation for

detailed setup and configuration instructions. Perform the

following tasks:

1. Set up the storage management appliance.

2. Install the HSV Element Manager software.

3 Setting Up the ProLiant Servers

Refer to the server documentation and FCA documentation for

detailed installation instructions. Perform the following tasks:

1. Install the following hardware in the servers:

a. FCAs

IMPORTANT: Record the FCA ID (12-digit IEEE address) and the

server and adapter slot where the adapter is installed. This

information will be needed when configuring switch zoning and

when creating the storage system and virtual disks. Use the

worksheet in Appendix A of the HP ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for

Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide to record the

information.

b. Network cards

2. Cable the fibre connections to the servers, storage, and

management appliance.

3. Set up and cable the Ethernet network.

IMPORTANT: You must have a working network to configure the

storage with the management appliance.

4. Configure the servers using the SmartStart CD.

5. Install one of the following operating systems:

a. Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

b. Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with SP2

or later

c. Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition

with SP6a

6. Verify that all the latest drivers and agents are loaded

using the SmartStart CD.

7. Configure the public and private network cards.

NOTE: Refer to Chapter 4 of the HP ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for

Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide for detailed

information on the Microsoft Q articles on networking.

8. Log on to the network domain controller.

4 Installing FCA Device Drivers

1. Install a Generic Driver for Windows NT 4.0:

a. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel.

b. Double-click SCSI Adapters.

c. Click Add on the Drivers tab. The Add Drivers dialog

box is displayed.

d. Click Have Disk.

e. Insert either the diskette labeled KGPSA NT Device

Driver and Download Utility or the CD that came with

the kit for Enterprise Virtual Array.

f. Specify the path to the Windows NT driver:

- Diskette method—Install from \I386 on the diskette.

- CD method—Install from \driver and

firmware\driver\NT on the CD root.

g. Select Emulex LP6000/LP7000/LP8000, PCI-Fibre

Channel Adapter from the SCSI adapter list and click

OK.

h. Restart the server.

i. Repeat steps a through h for the second server.

2. Update the FCA Device Driver for Windows Server 2003,

Windows 2000, and Windows NT, and:

a. Insert the CD that came with the Enterprise kit into the

server CD-ROM drive. If autorun is enabled, the

installation program starts. Otherwise, navigate to the

root of the CD and double-click install.bat.

b. Click Install Solution Software.

c. Click Perform Fibre Channel Adapter Driver Update to

start the Driver Update Utility.When the driver

installation finishes, a menu is displayed for additional

software installation.

d. Click Install Fibre Channel Software to start the Fibre

Channel setup wizard for the additional software

installation.

e. Click Finish to restart the server when the setup wizard

completes.

f. Repeat steps a through e for the second server.

5 Setting the IP Addresses for the Fibre

Channel Switches

The IP address setting procedures must be performed on every

switch in the fabric. Refer to the switch documentation for

detailed instructions.

6 Verifying FCA Firmware

Verify that the FCA cards have the correct firmware. Run

lputilnt, which is found in WINNT\System32\, and refer to the

HA/F500 Order and Configuration Guide at

www.hp.com/servers/proliant/highavailability

for a list of the correct firmware supported.

7 Zoning

Figure 1 shows a cluster cross-cable zoning configuration setup

Figure 1: Zoning Configuration

continued on reverse

Host A

Interconnect

LAN

FCA

Top FC Switch

HSV Controller AFP1

FP1

FP2

HSV Controller B

Storage

Subsystem

Bottom FC Switch

S1 S2 S1 S2

FCA FCA FCA

Host B

Zoning

Top FC Switch

"Controllerzone"

HSV Controller A FP1

HSV Controller B FP2

"Clusterzone"

Host A S1

Host B S1

HSV Controller A FP1

HSV Controller B FP2

Zoning

Bottom FC Switch

"Clusterzone"

Host A S2

Host B S2

HSV Controller B FP1

HSV Controller B FP2

Summary of content (2 pages)

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hp ProLiant cluster ha/f500 for enterprise virtual array setup and configuration poster Hardware Setup and Configuration This poster provides quick installation steps for the HP ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array. Refer to the HP ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide for detailed instructions.
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Use the following steps and Telnet commands to create a controller zone, cluster zones, and a configuration zone. The SAN switch has a graphical user interface (GUI) that can also be used to create zoning. Refer to the switch documentation for detailed information on using the GUI. 1. Telnet to the IP address of one of the switches. 2.