HP Netserver LXr 8500 NetRAID-3Si Config. Guide for Windows NT4.0 Clusters

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Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition
Service pack SP6a or later
SPU
Model HP NetServer LXr 8500
Clock speed 550, 700 MHz
No. of CPUs 2 – 8
BIOS version ASPN Release 8
CPU cache Any size
RAM 128 MB minimum. Must be HP.
No. of power supplies 3 required for redundancy
Local storage See Local Storage below.
I/O slots Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, keeping in mind the
server's default boot order as listed below:
Default Boot Order IDE CD-ROM, FDD, PCI-1, PCI-2, SCSI A, SCSI B, PCI-3, PCI-4, PCI-5 through
PCI-10
M/S Certified
Configuration
P3 – Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN - D5013B
P4 – Client LAN - D5013B
P5 – Local storage- NetRAID-1Si
P6 – Shared storage –NetRAID-3Si
Booted from NetRAID-1Si
Storage
Local
Controller May use embedded SCSI, NetRAID-1Si or NetRAID-3Si.
Driver For embedded SCSI, use sym_hi.sys version 4.12 or later.
For NetRAID-xSi, use mraidnt.sys version 2.24.
Physical drive location SPU internal drive bays or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack Storage/12)
Disk drives Must be HP
SCSI bus Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed
SCSI Ids Any
Shared
Controller
Model HP NetRAID-3Si Adapter D5955A
No. of controllers 1
Firmware W.01.30
BIOS B.02.02
Driver Mraidnt.sys 2.24
NetRAID Assistant A.01.15 or later
SCSI ID 6, 7
Channels 0, 1, 2
RAID level 1, 5, 10, 50
Logical disks 1 per RAID array
Configuration
options:
Cluster mode on
Cache write-policy to write-thru