hp lxr 8500 and virtual array config guide for Microsoft Windows 2000 A.S. Clusters PDF, 202K, 3/8/2002

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Server Configuration
Parameter Specification
Number of power
supplies
Two required, three required for redundancy
I/O slots Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, considering the server
default boot order provided 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
Local Storage
Controller Embedded SCSI or NetRAID-1M
Driver For embedded SCSI, use sym_hi.sys, version 4.12, or later.
For NetRAID-1M, use mraid2k.sys, version 5.20 or later.
(drivers obtained from Navigator CD-ROM, version L.20.00, or later)
Physical drive location Server 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
System software
Navigator CD-ROM Version M.04.00, or later
Operating system
Service pack
Microsoft Windows

2000 Advanced Server
Latest service pack
HP Surestore Auto Path
VA
Version 1.03.00 or later.
Required only if two Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters are configured for shared
storage. No Load Balancing is set for the FC HBA devices on each node. See the
dual HBA diagrams on pages 5 and 6 for more information.
Shared Storage Configuration
Parameter Specification
Controller
Model HP D8602B Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Number of controllers One or two
Dual HBA controller configurations require running HP Surestore Auto Path VA.
Note that the purpose of the second HBA is to provide an alternate path for
automatic failover only.
Driver Afcw2k.sys, version 3.0.4107.0 (driver obtained from Navigator CD-ROM,
version M.04.00, or later)
Registry settings N_Port enabled for Fabric configurations
NL_Port enabled for Arbitrated Loop configurations
Refer to the readme file included with the HBA driver for instructions on
modifying driver parameters.
GBICs SW optical GBIC, product number D6975A
Two optical GBICs are included with 50 meter cable product number D6980A,
or 100 meter cable product number D6981A. Other cables, hubs and switches
require ordering GBICs separately.
Two copper GBICs are included with the 8 Port Switch, product number P4459A.