HP Netserver LX & LXe NetRAID Installation Guide

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HP NetServer LX Pro and LXe Pro
with
A3700AB HP AutoRAID Disk Array Model 12H
Cluster Configuration Guide
August 1, 1998
Introduction
This document defines the supported HP NetServer LX Pro, LXe Pro and A3700AB HP AutoRAID Disk
Array Model 12H (LX Pro/AutoRAID 12H; LXe Pro/AutoRAID 12H) configurations for Microsoft Cluster
Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure, provide maximum availability, and have
been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations
supported by HP. Any configuration not expressly allowed by this guide will not be supported by HP.
What’s Defined
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Cluster
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SPUs
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LANs
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Local Storage
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Shared Storage
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Shared Storage Cabling
Cluster
Type of SPUs HP NetServer LX Pro Model 1 or HP NetServer LXe Pro Model 1
Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different clock
speeds, main memory and cache sizes.
Number of nodes 2
Shared Storage See Shared Storage below.
LANs:
Client LAN See Client LAN below.
Intra-cluster See Intra-cluster LAN below.
Power source Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptable power
supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.
System software:
Navigator version G.00.85 or later
Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later.
Service pack SP3 and hotfix “clusfixi”, or later