Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Setting Up the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 with Hubs
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide 2-21
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Volume Creation
To create storageset volumes:
1. Run Disk Administrator or Disk Management from one server. Make sure the
second server is powered off.
NOTE: To prevent Windows NT or Windows 2000 from reassigning the local server disks
to different drive letters, make them “sticky” by assigning them the drive letters they
currently have. This will also prevent drive C: from being renamed to a higher letter.
2. Create a volume on each storageset (virtual disk).
NOTE: Create only one volume per storageset.
3. Format the volume with the NTFS file system.
4. Assign drive letters. Note the drive letter assignments for later use.
5. Close Disk Administrator or Disk Management.
6. Power off the first server.
7. Power on the second server.
8. Run Disk Administrator or Disk Management from the other server.
9. Assign the same drive letters to the storageset volumes that you assigned on the
first server (step 4). The drive letters may not be applied until the server restarts.
NOTE: The drive letter assignments for the storagesets must be the same on both
servers.
10. Restart both servers.
11. After both servers restart, open Disk Administrator or Disk Management on both
servers and verify that the drive letters are configured correctly.