HP Netserver LC II NetRAID Config Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

HP NetServer LCII

with

NetRAID (HP Storage System/6)

Cluster Configuration Guide

1 June 1998

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LCII and HP Storage System/6 configurations for

Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure, provide maximum

availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft.

This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP. If you create any configuration

not expressly allowed by this guide it will not be supported by HP. HP NetServer clusters have been

carefully designed and tested to allow as much configuration flexibility as possible consistent with high-

availability.

What’s Defined

• Cluster

• SPUs

• LANs

• Local Storage

• Shared Storage

Cluster

Type of SPUs HP NetServer LCII

Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different size

main memory, cache, and number of CPUs.

Number of nodes 2

Shared Storage HP Storage System/6 with HP NetRAID controller and HP disks. See

Shared Storage below.

LANs:

Client Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below.

Intra-cluster HP D5013A or J3171A only with crossover cable. See Intra-cluster

LAN below.

Power source Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

System software:

Navigator version G.01.55 or later

Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition

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HP NetServer LCII with NetRAID (HP Storage System/6) Cluster Configuration Guide 1 June 1998 Introduction This document defines the supported HP NetServer LCII and HP Storage System/6 configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure, provide maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP.
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Service pack SP3 and hotfix "clusfixi", or later SPU Model Clock speed No. of CPUs BIOS version CPU cache RAM Local storage I/O slots: HP NetServer LCII 266, 300, or 333 MHz. 1–2 4.06.23 or later Any size 64 MB minimum. Must be HP. Internal or external, using any controller. Must use HP disks. See Local Storage below. P5 – P6 Shared storage controller P1-P4 – Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN P1-P4 – Client LAN All others - Any other plug-in cards.
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Local Storage Physical drive location Disk drives Controller SCSI bus SPU internal drive bays or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Storage System/6) Must be HP SPU embedded controller or any controller (any number, manufacturer or driver) in any available I/O slot (see SPU I/O slots above). Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed Shared Storage Controller Model No.
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