hp netserver lxr 8500dc and xp config guide - Release DC.02.00 for four node Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Clusters PDF, 28K, 2/25/2002

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HP Netserver LXr 8500dc with
XP256/512/48 Fibre Channel
Windows

2000 Datacenter Server
DC.02.00 Cluster Configuration Guide
Introduction
This document defines the server cluster configurations supported by Hewlett-Packard for interconnection of
two to four HP Netserver LXr 8500r servers sharing storage from one or more HP XP256, XP512, or XP48
disk arrays, and running Microsoft

Windows

2000 Datacenter Server software. These configurations
provide high server cluster availability and minimize single points of failure (SPOFs). A configuration
certified and supported by both Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft

is included, but any cluster configuration
that conforms to the guidelines of this document will be supported by Hewlett-Packard. Deviations from the
supported configurations can result in an inoperative cluster, an operating cluster with degraded performance,
or hidden SPOFs. Therefore, deviations are not supported. For revision/update information on this
document, refer to Versions on page 8.
Cluster Configuration Elements
This section identifies the hardware components, system software, network interfaces, and power distribution
arrangement required to build an operational server cluster supported by Hewlett-Packard. The various
server cluster elements are listed below and their associated configuration data is detailed in separate tables
and illustrations that follow.
• Server configuration
• Shared storage configuration
• Microsoft

and HP certified server configuration
• Intra-cluster (heartbeat) LAN configuration
• Client LAN configuration
• Fibre Channel cabling configurations
Server Configuration
Parameter Specification
Server
Type HP Netserver LXr 8500dc
Number of nodes Two to four
Each node must be the same server type, and must have same clock speed. Number
of CPUs and main memory sizes may vary between nodes.
Clock speed 700, or 900 MHz
Number of CPUs Two to eight
BIOS ASPN, Release 10
CPU cache 2 MB
RAM 2 to 32 GB. Must be HP.
I/O Slots Added cards listed as supported in this guide may be installed in any appropriate
server I/O slot