HP NetServer Installation Guide for the HP NetRAID-4M and Microsoft Cluster Services with Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Contents
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Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................iv
Intended Audience..............................................................................................................................iv
Recommended Reading ......................................................................................................................iv
Version History ...................................................................................................................................v
1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Software and Networking Requirements........................................................................................1
1.2 Hardware Requirements................................................................................................................1
1.3 Installation Sequence – Important Note .......................................................................................1
1.4 Alternative Installation Sequence...................................................................................................2
2 NETRAID-4M – CLUSTER HARDWARE COMPONENT INSTALLATION ................................3
2.1 Create Installation Floppy Diskettes ..............................................................................................4
2.2 Install the NetRAID-4M and Heartbeat NIC..................................................................................5
2.3 Set NetRAID-4M BIOS Options ...................................................................................................9
2.4 Install Windows NT Drivers........................................................................................................10
3 NETRAID-4M - INSTALLING WINDOWS NT 4.0 CLUSTER SERVICES.................................16
3.1 Server A: Create Cluster Service User Account ...........................................................................17
3.2 Server A: Install Cluster Services ................................................................................................18
3.3 Server B: Install Cluster Services.................................................................................................25
3.4 Reapply Latest Microsoft NT 4.0 Service Pack............................................................................27
3.5 Configure the Cluster Shared Quorum.........................................................................................28
3.6 Create Shared Quorum Cluster Resource .....................................................................................32
3.7 Test the Shared Quorum Failover ................................................................................................36
4 EXPAND SHARED STORAGE FOR CLUSTER SERVICES........................................................38
4.1 Create Shared Disksets, Containers and NTFS Partitions .............................................................39
4.2 Create NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources for Data Drives..............................................................41