HP Netserver LXr Pro8 30/FC Installation Guide

HP NetServer Installation Guide 3
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................................................................................................................................................... 4
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ERSION HISTORY....................................................................................................................................... 4
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NTENDED AUDIENCE .................................................................................................................................. 4
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RAPHICAL OVERVIEW TO SETTING UP THE CLUSTER ............................................................................ 5
1 WHAT’S NEEDED................................................................................................................................... 6
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EED MORE HELP?...................................................................................................................................... 7
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EFERENCED DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 7
2 NETSERVER HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................................................... 8
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NSTALL COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................8
3 SHARED STORAGE HARDWARE SETUP......................................................................................... 9
4 CLUSTER CABLING AND SETUP..................................................................................................... 10
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ETUP CLUSTER HARDWARE ..................................................................................................................... 10
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ONNECT THE LAN ADAPTERS................................................................................................................. 10
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ONNECT SHARED STORAGE & CABLE THE CLUSTER............................................................................... 10
5 NETSERVER SOFTWARE SETUP..................................................................................................... 11
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TART HERE .............................................................................................................................................. 11
LCII........................................................................................................................................................... 11
LC3 ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
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RO ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
LH 3.......................................................................................................................................................... 14
LH 3 (
WITH NETRAID LOCAL AND SHARED STORAGE) ........................................................................... 16
LH 4.......................................................................................................................................................... 18
LP
R............................................................................................................................................................ 20
LP
R (WITH NETRAID LOCAL AND SHARED STORAGE) ............................................................................. 22
LX/LX
R PRO ............................................................................................................................................. 24
LX
R 8000 .................................................................................................................................................. 25
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NSTALL SERVICE PACK FOR ALL HP NETSERVERS .................................................................................. 27
6 SHARED STORAGE SOFTWARE SETUP........................................................................................ 28
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HARED STORAGE SETUP .......................................................................................................................... 28
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REATE THE ARRAY FILE SYSTEMS........................................................................................................... 28
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ATCH DRIVE LETTER ASSIGNMENTS ...................................................................................................... 33
7 MICROSOFT CLUSTER SERVER SOFTWARE SETUP................................................................ 35
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NSTALL MSCS ON SYSTEM B................................................................................................................... 35
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NSTALL MSCS ON SYSTEM A................................................................................................................... 39
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NSTALL SERVICE PACK OR HOT FIX ......................................................................................................... 39
8 CLUSTER TESTING............................................................................................................................. 40
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ARDWARE VERIFICATION AND LABELING UTILITY ................................................................................. 40
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LUSTER INSTALLATION TEST................................................................................................................... 41