HP Netserver LPr RS12/FC Installation Guide

HP NetServer Installation Guide 4
Contents
Some topics in this guide are applicable to all HP NetServer clusters while others are HP NetServer and
shared storage specific. A complete installation guide consists of two documents: this document (common to
all HP NetServers) and the supplement for your shared storage system.
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VERVIEW................................................................................................................................................... 5
V
ERSION HISTORY....................................................................................................................................... 5
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NTENDED AUDIENCE .................................................................................................................................. 5
A G
RAPHICAL OVERVIEW TO SETTING UP THE CLUSTER ............................................................................ 7
1 WHAT’S NEEDED................................................................................................................................... 8
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EED MORE HELP?...................................................................................................................................... 9
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EFERENCED DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 9
2 NETSERVER HARDWARE SETUP ................................................................................................... 10
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NSTALL COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................. 10
3 SHARED STORAGE HARDWARE SETUP....................................................................................... 11
4 CLUSTER CABLING AND SETUP..................................................................................................... 12
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ETUP CLUSTER HARDWARE ..................................................................................................................... 12
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ONNECT THE LAN ADAPTERS................................................................................................................. 12
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ONNECT SHARED STORAGE & CABLE THE CLUSTER............................................................................... 12
5 NETSERVER SOFTWARE SETUP..................................................................................................... 13
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TART HERE .............................................................................................................................................. 13
LCII........................................................................................................................................................... 13
LC3 ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
LH P
RO ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
LH3........................................................................................................................................................... 16
LH 3 (
WITH NETRAID LOCAL AND SHARED STORAGE) ........................................................................... 18
LH 4.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
LH 4 (F
IBRE CHANNEL)............................................................................................................................. 22
LP
R............................................................................................................................................................ 24
LP
R (WITH NETRAID LOCAL AND SHARED STORAGE) ............................................................................. 26
LX/LX
R PRO ............................................................................................................................................. 28
LX
R 8000 .................................................................................................................................................. 29
LX
R 8000 (FIBRE CHANNEL)..................................................................................................................... 30
LX
R 8500 .................................................................................................................................................. 32
LX
R 8500 (FIBRE CHANNEL)..................................................................................................................... 33
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NSTALL SERVICE PACK FOR ALL HP NETSERVERS .................................................................................. 35
6 SHARED STORAGE SOFTWARE SETUP........................................................................................ 36
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HARED STORAGE SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 36
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REATE THE ARRAY FILE SYSTEMS........................................................................................................... 36
7 MICROSOFT CLUSTER SERVER SOFTWARE SETUP................................................................ 42
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NSTALL MSCS ON SYSTEM A................................................................................................................... 42
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NSTALL MSCS ON SYSTEM B................................................................................................................... 46
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NSTALL SERVICE PACK OR HOT FIX ......................................................................................................... 46
8 CLUSTER TESTING............................................................................................................................. 47
H
ARDWARE VERIFICATION AND LABELING UTILITY ................................................................................. 47
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LUSTER INSTALLATION TEST................................................................................................................... 47