HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1XA-TE, March 2005)

Configuring Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows 2003 (32-bit) Clusters
242 HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server
2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide
Figure 55: Two-Cluster Fibre Channel Configuration with Secure Path
The Configuration in Figure 55 features the following attributes:
■ Two Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Clusters
(MSCS)
■ Secure Path V3.1a and Secure Path 4.0
■ Four Fibre Channel Loops
■ 2x the data transfer rate compared to Figure 2-4
■ I/O load balance capability across data paths
■ Up to 84 UltraSCSI drives with optional expansion enclosures
■ Dual-redundant HSG80 RAID controllers operating in multiple-bus failover
mode
Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Cluster
Fibre Channel Switch Configurations
The Fibre Channel Switch topology offers greater configuration flexibility and
more server and storage connectivity then the Arbitrated Loop topology. The
potential Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Cluster
configurations are too numerous to illustrate. Use the following configuration
rules to determine the viability of an Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows
Server 2003 (32-bit) Cluster configuration.
Windows NT
Intel Server 3
FC HBA 1 FC HBA 2
Windows NT
Intel Server 4
FC HBA 1 FC HBA 2
RA8000 or
ESA12000 FC
Dual Controller
Up to 84 Disks
FC
Hub2
FC
Hub1
FC
Hub3
Active
Active
Active
Active
FC
Hub4
NT Cluster A NT Cluster B
Windows NT
Intel Server 1
FC HBA2 FC HBA 1
Windows NT
Intel Server 2
FC HBA2 FC HBA 1
Port 1 A Port 2
Port 1 B Port 2