HP NetServer Installation Guide For the HP NetRAID-4M and Microsoft Cluster Services 1 November 2001
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HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Contents Contents Introduction........................................................................................................................................iv Intended Audience..............................................................................................................................iv Recommended Reading ......................................................................................................................
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Introduction Introduction The following pages contain a cursory set of procedures for setting up the clustering components of HP NetServers with the HP NetRAID-4M disk controller running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Introduction Chapter 14, Working with Disksets, explains how to manage a new object type called the diskset, which is required to create containers on shared storage. Chapter 15, Working with Diskset Resources, explains how to put containers hosted by disksets under the control of the MSCS cluster software. Version History 1 November 2001 Added note not recommending RAID-1 for shared quorum drive.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Overview 1 Overview 1.1 Software and Networking Requirements • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with the latest service pack installed on each server • Administrator user login name and password for each node, and a domain account for the cluster service • DNS, and computer, domain and cluster NetBIOS names • TCP/IP, and static IP addresses for each network adapter, cluster service and IP resource • HP NetServer Navigator CD, version L.20.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Overview 1.4 Alternative Installation Sequence NOTE For the purpose of illustration, the two server nodes depicted in this guide are referred to as Server A, or node A, the first node to establish the cluster, and Server B, or node B, the second node to join the same cluster. The ultimate assignments of cluster resources are not prescribed in this document. Those design considerations are at the discretion of the cluster planner.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 2 NetRAID-4M – Cluster Hardware Component Installation • Create the installation diskettes required for the HP NetRAID-4M and HP NetServer 10/100BaseT LAN Adapter (D5013B) • Install the HP NetRAID-4M and HP D5013B LAN Adapter into each HP NetServer cluster node and connect the appropriate cables • Update the HP NetRAID-4M firmware and configure the controller BIOS settings • Install and configure the Windows 2000 drivers for
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 2.1 Create Installation Floppy Diskettes NOTE Refer to an HP NetServer Cluster Configuration Guide for the supported versions of the Navigator CD, server BIOS and NetRAID-4M firmware and driver. 1. Power on Server A and immediately insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM into the Server A CD-ROM drive. 2. Allow Server A to boot from the HP Navigator CD-ROM. 3.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 2.2 Install the NetRAID-4M and Heartbeat NIC 1. Power off both Server A and Server B. 2. Disconnect all cables from the back of Server A. 3. If working on a racked server, extend the rack enclosure foot. 4. Extend Server A and open the cover to gain access to the PCI slots. 5. Insert an HP D5013B NIC into any 32-bit slot available in the server: 6.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 11. Connect one end of a 10BaseT Crossover cable to the HP D5013B NIC that was just installed into Server A. 12. DO NOT connect the HP NetRAID-4M controller SCSI cables at this time. 13. Repeat the above steps, 1 through 8 to add the HP NetRAID-4M and HP D5013B NIC to Server B. 14. Close Server B, and if working on a racked server, slide the server back into the rack enclosure, and then reconnect all cables. 15.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 24. When the update is complete, select the option to exit then press E to exit to DOS. 25. Remove the floppy from the server floppy drive and power the server off. 26. Repeat the previous steps 16 – 25 to update the firmware of the HP NetRAID-4M in Server B. Connect the NetRAID-4M SCSI Cables 27.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide CAUTION Hardware, Drivers and Utilities Connecting to adjacent channels, i.e.: 0 and 1, or 2 and 3, on the HP NetRAID-4M requires SCSI offset cables. Do NOT try and force connecting any other SCSI cables to channels next to each other or the controller may become damaged. 30. As shown in the graphic above, using the appropriate SCSI cables, connect the Server A HP NetRAID-4M Channel-0 to an HP RackStorage/12 unit rear left SCSI card port. 31.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 2.3 Set NetRAID-4M BIOS Options Set Controller Configuration Options 1. Power on Server A. Do not power on Server B at this time. 2. During the boot process, press Ctrl-A at the HP NetRAID-4M configuration prompt. CAUTION DO NOT allow the server to boot to Windows 2000 Advanced Server at this point.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide NOTE Hardware, Drivers and Utilities When the Domain Validation feature is enabled, the HP NetRAID-4M controller performs a series of Read/Write buffer tests to check bus integrity and has the option of reducing the transfer rate if necessary, until data integrity is ensured. 10. Press ESC and confirm to save changes by selecting Yes. 11. On the same server, repeat the preceding steps for any used channels, including SCSI Channel 1, 2 , and 3.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 6. Insert the NOS Drivers diskette into the floppy drive. 7. De-select all options for searching for the driver other than the Floppy Disk drives, click Next. 8. When the wizard has located the HP NetRAID-4M array controller driver A:\oemsetup.inf, click Next.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 9. If there is no digital signature found, click Yes to continue. 10. After the driver files for the controller, including the HP NetRAID-4M Management Device driver, have been copied from the floppy disk, click Finish. NOTE The NetRAID-4M management device communicates controller events to the Windows 2000 Advanced Server system event log (SOURCE = HPNMGT). 11.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 17. From the General tab screen, de-select all components from the middle panel other than Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). NOTE Microsoft recommends not installing the components: Client for Microsoft Networks, or File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks on the intra-cluster LAN. 18. Click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) component and then click the Properties button. 19.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 24. Click Yes to acknowledge the empty WINS address message, and the click OK in the Properties window. 25. Click OK to acknowledge the empty DNS list message. Click OK at the Properties window. 26. Close the Network & Dial-up Connections windows. Install the HP NetRAID-4M FAST Utility 27. Insert the first HP NetRAID-4M FAST Utility installation diskette in the floppy drive. 28.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 3 NetRAID-4M - Installing Windows 2000 Cluster Services • Install Windows 2000 Cluster Services on both cluster nodes • Install HP NetRAID-4M cluster add-on software on both cluster nodes • Use the HP NetRAID-4M FAST utility to configure and initialize shared storage space • Use the Windows 2000 Disk Management utilities to create and initialize the shared quorum partition • Use the Windows 2000 Cluster Administrator
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 3.1 Server A: Create Cluster Service User Account 1. Log on to the domain at Server A as an administrator. 2. Open the Active Directory Users and Computer utility from the Administrative Tools Start menu. 3. Expand the appropriate domain folder in the left panel. 4. Click once on the Users folder n the left panel. 5. Click the Action button and select New and the click on User. 6.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 8. Enter a password for the cluster service user account. 9. Select the options User cannot change password and Password never expires. Click Next and then click Finish. 10. Add the new user to the Domain Administrator group by right-clicking on the Cluster Service username in the right pane and selecting Add members to group. 11. Select the group, Domain Admins, then OK. 12.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 3. Select the Cluster Service option from the list of services and click Next. 4. Insert the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. If the Windows 2000 Advanced Server splash screen appears, click Exit. 5. At the message, Please insert Compact Disc labeled ‘Windows 2000… .click OK. 6. At the Cluster Service Configuration Wizard, click Cancel, as shown below.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 7. Click Yes to the prompt to exit the setup. 8. Click Finish to close the Cluster Service Installation wizard. 9. Close the Add/Remove Programs and Control Panel windows. CAUTION For the NetRAID-4M/Server A installation, DO NOT continue past this point using the standard Cluster Service Installation wizard. 10.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 19. On the second Network Connection screen, enter the public LAN name, (e.g.: Public Network), and an IP address and then select the option to Enable this network for cluster use. Click All communications, then click Next. 20. Verify that the heartbeat network connection is listed at the top of the priority list. If it is not, use the up and down arrow buttons on the right of the screen to move it to the top.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 22. Click Finish to complete the installation of Cluster Services. 23. At the prompt that Cluster Services has successfully started, click OK. 24. Exit the command prompt window. Server A: Install HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Add-on Software NOTE The HP NetRAID-4M cluster software contains a Hewlett-Packard extension to the Microsoft Cluster Administrator utility (provided with the Microsoft Cluster Service software).
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 25. When the HP NetRAID-4M Cluster software installation is complete, remove the diskette from the floppy drive. Click Finish. 26. Open the Cluster Administrator utility, Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Cluster Administrator. You should see Server A in an “Up” operational state as shown below. 27. Leave Server A running.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 3.3 Server B: Install Cluster Services 1. Log onto Server B. 2. Open the Control Panel screen and double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Click on the Add/Remove Windows Components and select the Cluster Service option. Click Next to continue. 4. Insert the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD-ROM into the server CD-ROM drive. If the Windows 2000 Advanced Server splash screen appears, click Exit. 5.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum Server B: Install HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Add-on software 16. Remove the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive. 17. Insert the first NetRAID Software-NT/Win2000 Cluster Installation diskette in the floppy drive of Server B (or insert the Navigator CD-ROM). 18. Navigate to the A:\ directory and double-click on: setup.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 3.4 Configure the Cluster Shared Quorum Using the NetRAID-4M FAST Utility 1. On Server A, from the Windows 2000 Start button start the NetRAID-4M FAST utility. 2. Verify that the Available Controllers window displays the local HP NetRAID-4M and click Open. 3. Expand the Controller View window. Create Disksets NOTE A diskset cannot span disks across multiple controllers. 4.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 7. Leave the options Attached and Re-initialize disk selected. NOTE The Attached check box allows you to specify whether or not the diskset is attached immediately after it is created (thereby making container information on the member disks accessible to the controller).
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum This container’s write cache will be set to “Enable when protected”. However, because the container resides on a clustered controller’s shared channel the write cache will not be enabled. Click OK. 15. At the Configure Spares screen click Continue. Later, a spare set can be created, if desired, and spares can be assigned to this container, but at this step, there are no drives available to select.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 22. Expand the view to see all disk space in the Disk Management screen. Right-click on the Unallocated Space representing the new container that appears in the window and select the Create a Partition option. 23. Click Next at the Create a Partition wizard. 24. Select the Primary partition option the click Next. 25. Accept the Maximum space option and then click Next.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide NOTE Cluster Software Components and Quorum When formatting partitions for a container using the Disk Administrator or Disk Management utility, Quick Format is an option. The NetRAID-4M controller’s disk verify (with badblock repair) and container consistency check operations, which run in the background, will find (and repair) any bad blocks not detected during the quick format operation.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 7. For the Group name select Cluster Group and click Next. 8. Change or confirm settings in the Possible Owners screen and then click Next. 9. Make no changes in the Dependencies windows and click Next. 10. Select the shared quorum diskset in the top box, as shown below, and then click Finish. 11. Click OK to the success dialog box. 12.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide CAUTION Cluster Software Components and Quorum The shared quorum SHOULD now be offline, and a red X appears next to Cluster Group. 13. Right-click on the Quorum resource that is in an offline state. Select the Bring online option. 14. If prompted with a message that a new device was found and to reboot the server, click NO. Assign the Shared Quorum to the cluster object 15. In the left window panel, right-click the Clustername object. 16.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 17. From the Quorum Resource drop list, select the shared Quorumname item (the example is Cluster1) and then click OK. 18. Click once on the Cluster Group in the left panel. Remove the Local Quorum Resource 19. Right-click on the Local Quorum resource in the right panel and then select Take Offline. 20. After the Local Quorum shows Off-line status, right-click the Local Quorum resource and select the Delete option.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 3. Observe the ownership column of the Cluster Group resources in the right panel. The ownership should change to Server B. 4. Move the Cluster Group back to Server A.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 4 Expand Shared Storage for Cluster Services • Create and initialize additional NetRAID-4M containers • Create Windows partitions and NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources to be managed by Cluster Services 35
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 4.1 Create Shared Disksets, Containers and NTFS Partitions 1. On Server A, open the NetRAID-4M FAST utility and Open the NetRAID-4M controller connecting to shared storage. 2. From the Disk (Physical Drv) menu select Manage Diskset. 3. From the Non-Member Disks listing, select the Disk IDs to be included in the new array, then click the Create Diskset … >> button. 4. Enter the Diskset name from 1 to 32 characters.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 14. In the FAST Container View console you should see the new logical containers as they are being initialized, as shown below: 15. Wait for all disk initialization to complete before continuing. CAUTION DO NOT power off the server that the container initialization process was started from, until the initialization is complete. 16. Open the Windows 2000 Disk Management utility to assign drive letters and format partitions.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 4.2 Create NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources for Data Drives 1. From either server, open the Cluster Administrator utility 2. In the left panel click once on the Groups folder. 3. In the right panel, right-click on the Cluster Group. 4. Select the New option then click on Resource. 5. Enter the new shared data drive name, (e.g.: Shared_S) and then enter a description. (Example: Shared Data Drive S:) 6.
