Windows Integrity Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide

ManualsBrandsHP ManualsServerHP Integrity rx2600 Server

Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster

Creating and configuring the cluster

Chapter 2

• Article Number 142863, “Valid IP Addressing for a Private Network,” at

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;142863

To configure your private network:

Step 1. Right-click the

My Network Places icon on your desktop, and select Properties.

Step 2. Determine which Local Area Connection icon in the Network Connections window

represents your private network. Right-click that icon, select

Rename, and change its

name to “Private”.

Step 3. Right-click the

Private icon and select Properties.

Step 4. Click the

General tab. Be sure that only the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) checkbox is selected.

Clear any other checkboxes.

Step 5. If you have a network adapter capable of transmitting at multiple speeds, manually

specify a speed and duplex mode. Do not use an auto-select setting for speed, because

some adapters might drop packets while determining the speed. The speed for the

network adapters must be hard set to the same speed on all nodes according to the card

manufacturer specification.

If you are not sure of the supported speed of your card and connecting devices, Microsoft

recommends setting all devices on that path to 10 Mbs per second and Half Duplex. The

amount of information traveling across the heartbeat network is small, but latency is

critical for communication. This configuration provides adequate bandwidth for reliable

communication. All network adapters in a cluster attached to the same network must be

configured identically to use the same Duplex Mode, Link Speed, Flow Control, and so

on. Contact your adapter manufacturer for specific information about appropriate speed

and duplex settings for your network adapters.

Step 6. Click the

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to highlight, and click Properties.

Step 7. Click the

General tab, verify that you have selected a static IP address that is not on the

same subnet or network as any other public network adapter.

For example, suitable IP addresses to use for the private adapters are 10.10.10.10 on

node 1 and 10.10.10.11 on node 2 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. Be sure to use a

different IP address scheme than that used for the public network.

Step 8. Verify that no values are defined in the

Default Gateway or Use the following DNS server

addresses

fields, and click Advanced.

Step 9. Click the

DNS tab, and verify that no values are defined in this field. Be sure that the

registration

checkboxes are cleared.

Step 10. Click the

WINS tab, and verify that no values are defined in this field. Click Disable

NetBIOS over TCP/IP

Step 11. Close the dialog box, and click

Yes if the following message appears:

This connection has an empty primary WINS address. Do you want to continue?

Step 12. Repeat Step 1 through Step 11 for all remaining nodes in the cluster, using different

static IP addresses.