HP Netserver LXr Pro8 Surestore E Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

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HP NetServer LXr Pro8

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A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

Cluster Configuration Guide

10 October 1999

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr Pro8 and A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

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

• Cluster

• SPUs

• LANs

• Local Storage

• Shared Storage

• Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs HP NetServer LXr Pro8

Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different size main

memory and number of CPUs.

Number of nodes 2

Shared Storage See Shared Storage below.

LANs:

Client See Client LAN below.

Intra-cluster See Intra-cluster LAN below.

Power source Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

System software:

Navigator version G.01.45 or later

Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition

Service pack SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later

Summary of content (6 pages)

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HP NetServer LXr Pro8 with A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array Cluster Configuration Guide 10 October 1999 Introduction This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr Pro8 and A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array 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.
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SPU Model Clock speed No. of CPUs BIOS CPU cache RAM No. of power supplies Local storage I/O slots: HP NetServer LXr Pro8 200 MHz. 2-8 (at least 2 are required for each node; increment of 2) 1.03 or later 1 MB 256 MB minimum. Must be HP. 4 Internal or external, using any controller. Must use HP disks. See Local Storage below. P5-P7 - Shared storage HBAs. See Shared Storage. P4 - Intra-cluster LAN P3 - Client LAN All others - Any other plug-in cards.
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Shared Storage Host Bus Adapter Model No. of HBA Driver SPU I/O slot SCSI ID Disk Array Controller Model No. of controllers Firmware RAID level (internal) Logical disks Hot spare SCSI ID Disk Array Storage Model No. of cabinets Disk modules: Power supply AutoRAID Manager (ARM) Cabling Terminator HP A5252B Wide Differential SCSI Adapter. 1-3 per NetServer. “Adaptec AHA-294X/AHA-394X/AIC-78XX SCSI Controller” driver in NT 4.
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Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for HP LXr Pro8 NetServer clusters using the HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array. Only these cabling configurations and cables are supported. These diagrams show single and daisy-chained configurations.
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A5252B SCSI HBA HP Microsoft Cluster Server and two daisy-chained HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array 5
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Version History 10 October 1999 Updated the shared storage model name from AutoRAID 12H to SureStore E 12H throughout, and changed the shared storage Host Bus Adapter model number from HP A5252A to A5252B.