HP Netserver LXr 8500 and XP Disk Array DC Config Guide for Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clusters

1
HP Netserver LXr 8500
with
XP256/512/48 Fibre Channel
Windows

2000 Datacenter Server
Configuration Guide
2 July, 2001
(see Versions at the end of this document)
Introduction
This document defines the supported Microsoft Windows

2000 Datacenter Server configurations with the
HP Netserver LXr 8500 and HP XP256/512/48. These configurations minimize single points of failure
(SPOF), provide high availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft

.
What's Defined in a Datacenter Cluster
• Cluster
• SPUs
• Local and Shared Storage
• Intra-cluster and Client LANs
• Shared Storage Cabling
Cluster
Type of SPUs HP Netserver LXr 8500
Each node is the same SPU, with the same CPU clock speeds and cache
sizes. Mixed stepping of CPUs with the same processor speed and cache
size is supported if the stepping differs by not more than one level.
Number of CPUs (2-8) and main memory sizes per node may also vary.
Number of nodes 4
Shared Storage HP XP256 or 512 or 48 with direct FC connections. See Shared Storage
below.
LANs:
Client LAN See Client LAN below.
Intra-cluster
(Heartbeat) LAN
See Intra-cluster LAN below.
System software:
Operating System
Microsoft Windows

2000 Datacenter Server