HP Netserver LT 6000 FC Windows 2000 Config Guide for Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clusters

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HP NetServer LT 6000r
with
HP Rack Storage/12FC
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Cluster Configuration Guide
29 January 2001
(see Versions at the end of this document)
Introduction
This document defines the supported HP NetServer LT 6000r configurations with HP Rack Storage/12FC
and Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF, SPOFless
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and provide extended availability. The specific configuration certified and supported by both Hewlett-
Packard and Microsoft is defined, as are other guidelines to assist you in configuring your clustered
NetServers. This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP. Any deviance to
these configurations can result in an inoperative cluster or an operating cluster with degraded performance,
hidden SPOFs, etc., and therefore will not be supported by HP.
What's Defined in Racked Cluster
Cluster
SPUs
Local and Shared Storage
Intra-cluster and Client LANs
Shared Storage Cabling
Cluster
Type of SPUs HP NetServer LT 6000r
Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different sizes of
main memory and cache, and different CPU clock speeds.
Number of nodes 2
Shared Storage HP Rack Storage/12FC with 2 FCArray Cards, HP disks, and using an HP
D8602A or D8602B HBA in each server. See Shared Storage below.
LANs:
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For more information about configuring a SPOFless cluster, refer to the HP white paper, High Availability
MSCS Cluster Solution on the HP NetServers, HA Planning website.