HP Netserver LXr 8500 NetRAID-3Si Install Guide

NetRAID Supplement to the HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide 3
Contents
NOTE This supplement is incomplete without the HP NetServers Microsoft Cluster Installation
Guide.
VERSION HISTORY....................................................................................................................................... 2
1 WHAT’S NEEDED................................................................................................................................... 4
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OFTWARE................................................................................................................................................... 4
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EED MORE HELP?...................................................................................................................................... 4
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BTAIN HP NETRAID UTILITIES................................................................................................................ 4
2 NETSERVER HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................................................... 6
3 SHARED STORAGE HARDWARE SETUP......................................................................................... 7
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ACK STORAGE/12 SETUP..................................................................................................................... 7
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ACK STORAGE/8 SETUP....................................................................................................................... 8
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TORAGE SYSTEM/6 SETUP ................................................................................................................... 9
4 CLUSTER CABLING AND SETUP..................................................................................................... 12
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ONNECT SHARED STORAGE ..................................................................................................................... 12
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ABLING GUIDELINES................................................................................................................................12
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OWER DOWN SHARED STORAGE.............................................................................................................. 12
5 NETSERVER SOFTWARE SETUP..................................................................................................... 13
6 SHARED STORAGE SOFTWARE SETUP........................................................................................ 14
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PDATE THE FIRMWARE ............................................................................................................................ 14
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ONFIGURE YOUR SYSTEMS NETRAID ADAPTERS................................................................................... 15
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NSTALL NETRAID SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................. 17
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OWER UP SHARED STORAGE.................................................................................................................... 18
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REATE THE ARRAYS ................................................................................................................................18
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ET RAID LEVELS ON A CLUSTER............................................................................................................. 18
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ETUP RAID 1 AND 10 ARRAYS................................................................................................................ 19
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ETUP RAID 5 AND 50 ARRAYS................................................................................................................ 21