Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide

5-8 Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide
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Setting Up the RA4000/RA4100 Arrays
Unless otherwise indicated in this guide, follow the instructions
in the Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 User Guide or
the Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4100 User Guide to set up shared
storage subsystem components. For example, these user guides show you how
to install shared storage subsystem components for a single server; however, a
PDC/O1000 contains multiple servers connected to one or more
RA4000/RA4100 Arrays through independent I/O data paths.
IMPORTANT: Although you can configure the RA4000/RA4100 Array with a single drive
installed, it is strongly recommended for cluster configuration that all shared drives be in
the RA4000/RA4100 Array before running the Compaq Array Configuration Utility.
Compaq Array Configuration Utility
The Array Configuration Utility is used to set up the hardware aspects of any
drives attached to an array controller, including the drives in the shared
RA4000/RA4100 Arrays. The Array Configuration Utility stores the drive
configuration information on the drives themselves; therefore, after you have
configured the drives from one of the cluster nodes, it is not necessary to
configure the drives from the other cluster node.
Before you run the Array Configuration to set up your drive arrays during the
SmartStart installation, review the instructions in the “Installing Operating
System Software and Configuring the RA4000/RA4100 Arrays” section of
this chapter. These instructions include clustering information that is not
included in the Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 User Guide or the
Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4100 User Guide.
For detailed information about configuring the drives using the Array
Configuration Utility, see the Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 User
Guide or the Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4100 User Guide.
For information about configuring your shared storage subsystem with RAID,
see Chapter 4, “Cluster Planning.”