HP Netserver LXr 8500 with XP256 Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

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XP256 Disk Array
Microcode 43.12 (Direct Connect)
44.14 (All Configs)
Open Volume Sizes
(LDEVs)
VOL TYPE SIZE MAX EXTENDED LUN SIZE
Open 3*n 2.4G 2.4G x 36= 86.4G
Open 8*n 7.2G 7.2G x 36= 259.2G (where “n”= 1-36)
Open 9*n 7.3G 7.3G x 36= 262.8G
Disk Capacities 15GB, 36GB, 47GB
RAID levels 1 & 5
Max number of LUNs 8 shared LUNS per cluster
Port Host Modes 08 (Fibre)
00 (SCSI)
Port Fabric Modes Using SVP (in MODIFY mode), go to SCSI PATH/FIBRE/TOPOLOGY.
Turn FABRIC and LOOP to ON.
SCSI Cables
Either of the 2 HP SCSI cables from the following list:
2.5 meter C2924A 68 pin HD Male to 68 pin HD Male
10 meter C2925A 68 pin HD Male to 68 pin HD Male
FC Cables Any 2 HP shortwave cables from the following list:
2 meter A3583A
16 meter A3531A
50 meter A3735A
100 meter A3736A
Shared Storage Configurations
Point to Point Direct Fibre Channel or SCSI connections. Each SCSI Port on XP256 has
two available connection points (internal logical Y connection); one is
cabled to Server #1 of the cluster, the other to Server #2 (see diag 1, page
5).
Fibre Channel Hub
Model A3724A HP-10 port Short Wave FC Hub
A4839A HP-10 port Long Wave FC Hub
No. of hubs 1 per SPOF cluster
No. of clusters/hub 1 cluster on 1 hub
Fibre Channel Switch
Model A5223A (non-cascading) or A5224B (cascading)
A5624A/AZ Brocade 2800 FC Switch
Fabric Support FL Port (Turn EPL to OFF for desired ports)
No. of switches 1 per SPOF cluster, 2 per SPOFless cluster
No. of clusters/switch SPOF: 1, SPOFless: 4 cluster nodes (See pg.5)