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

SPU

Model HP NetServer LXr Pro8

Clock speed 200 MHz.

No. of CPUs 2-8 (at least 2 are required for each node; increment of 2)

BIOS 1.03 or later

CPU cache 1 MB

RAM 256 MB minimum. Must be HP.

No. of power supplies 4

Local storage Internal or external, using any controller. Must use HP disks. See

Local

Storage below.

I/O slots: P5-P7 - Shared storage HBAs. See Shared Storage.

P4 - Intra-cluster LAN

P3 - Client LAN

All others - Any other plug-in cards.

LANs

Intra-cluster LAN Client LAN

LAN connection HP D5954A crossover cable or any

equivalent only

Any LAN

The intra-cluster LAN may only be

used for cluster node

communication via a crossover

cable. It may not be used for client

communication.

NIC:

Model HP D5013A (10/100TX PCI)

(or HP J3171A)

Any that is on both the HP Tested

Products List and the Microsoft

Hardware Compatibility List.

Driver 2.24.00.0000 or later Any driver

If the NIC used is the same as the

Intra-cluster LAN, then the Client

LAN must use the same driver as

the Intra-cluster LAN.

No. of NICs 1 1 minimum

SPU I\O slot P4 P3

Local Storage

Physical drive location SPU internal drive bays, HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack

Storage/8), or any combination.

Disk drives Must be HP.

Controller SPU embedded controller or any controller (any number, manufacturer or

driver) in any available I/O slot (see SPU I/O slots above).

SCSI bus Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed.