HP Netserver LP 2000r FC Config Guide for Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clusters

RAID level 0, 1, 3, 5, 10

For SPOFless configurations, a fault-tolerant RAID type, e.g. RAID 5, is

recommended for all shared storage.

Cabinet HP Rack Storage 12/FC – D5991A

RAID arrays Not more than 8 physical drives per logical array and not more than 8

LUNs are permitted per cluster.

No. of cabinets 1

FC Array Cards

Model HP Fibre Channel Array Controller - D5990A

No. of cards/cabinet 2 (Requires second card be installed in the Rack Storage/12FC.)

Firmware 5.46-04 (Navigator L.18.04.5 or later)

FC Array Assistant A.002-5

Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)

Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 8 – 15 (fixed)

Disk drives: Any HP drive supported by storage enclosure

Fibre-channel cables Optical (Server to Hub only):

50 meter D6980A

100 meter D6981A

Copper (Shared Storage to Hub and Server to Hub ):

3 meter D6978A

5 meter D6979A

10 meter D7080A

Hub

Model HP D6976A 6-port fibre channel

Or HP P4459A 8-port switch

Quantity 1 for SPOF

2 for SPOFless with hubs

HP Rack Storage/12 Optional

Number of cabinets: 1 – 2

Model HP Rack Storage/12 – D5989B or C plus two D6025B or two D6025C

SCSI cards for each cabinet

Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)

Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 8 – 15 (fixed)

Disk drives: Same as HP Rack Storage/12FC

Cables Any HP LVD SCSI cables from the following list:

1 meter D7131A

2.5 meter D6020A

5 meter D6982A

10 meter D6983A

LANs

Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN Client LAN

LAN connection HP D5954A crossover cable or

equivalent

Any LAN

The intra-cluster LAN may only be

used for cluster node communication

via a crossover cable or VLAN. It