Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enhanced DT Supplement

Cluster Installation
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Enhanced DT Supplement Guide 2-55
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Installing Server Options
The HA/F500 Enhanced DT cluster requires two network links between the servers.
The first network link is used by MSCS as a dedicated private connection to pass
heartbeat and cluster configuration information between the two servers. The second
network link is a public network connection that clients use to communicate with the
two cluster nodes. The HA/F500 Enhanced DT cluster can use any network card that
is supported by Windows NT or Windows 2000.
MSCS does require that the dedicated private link between the two servers be located
on the same TCP/IP subnet. Since typical network topologies such as 100 Mb
Ethernet cannot normally meet this criterion over the longer distances used in an
Enhanced DT cluster, another topology such as FDDI must be used. FDDI network
cards can be used in each server in place of the standard Ethernet NICs, or standard
Ethernet NICs can be used to connect to a FDDI concentrator that will connect the
two sites. This type of configuration supports the longer distances used in Enhanced
DT clusters while still meeting the requirement of keeping the servers on the same
TCP/IP subnet.
To install server options in the servers:
1. Install at least two NIC interfaces in each server (one interface for cluster
communication and one interface for client access).
NOTE: The NIC pairs across each location (dedicated-to-dedicated and public-to-public)
on each server node must be on the same IP subnet.
2. Connect the NICs to the external fiber network link. This refers to the fiber link
used for the network, which is a separate link from that used for the storage
connections.
3. Install the operating system.