HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII User manual

Microsoft Cluster Installation

Documentation

To assist you in installing your HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster, this file contains three

separate documents combined into one pdf file.

•Configuration Guide - This guide provides configuration information specific to your

cluster configuration that you will need during installation of your cluster.

•HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide - This is the first of two

documents used to install the cluster. It covers the installation of all cluster supported

HP NetServers and the cluster software, and references the Shared Storage Supplement

for installation and setup of the shared storage.

•Shared Storage Supplement - This supplement is specific to the shared storage device

you are using and must be used with the installation guide. It provides instructions for

installing and setting up your shared storage devices.

10 October 1999

(See next page)

Version History

10 October 1999 Updated the pdf to include the latest version of the HP NetServer Microsoft

Cluster Installation Guide. This later version changes the product name from

"AutoRAID 12H" to "SureStore E 12H" and the shared storage HBA model

number from "A5252A" to "A5252B."

30 November 1998 Package released

HP NetServer LH 4

with

A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

Cluster Configuration Guide

10 October 1999

(see Versions History at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LH 4 with A3700AB HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

configurations for Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure,

provide maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. This guide is

prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP. Any configuration not expressly allowed by

this guide will not be supported by HP.

What’s Defined in Cluster

Cluster

SPUs

Local and Shared Storage

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs HP NetServer LH 4

Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different size main

memory, cache, and CPU clock speeds.

Installation Pedestal or racked

Number of nodes 2

Shared Storage HP SureStore E 12 Disk Array and HP disks. See Shared Storage below.

LANs:

Client LAN Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below.

Intra-cluster

(Heartbeat) LAN HP D5013A or J3171A only with crossover cable. See Intra-cluster LAN

below.

Power source Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.

System software:

Navigator version L.15.00 or later

Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later

Service pack SP4 or later

SPU

Model HP NetServer LH 4

Clock speed 400 or 450 MHz.

No. of CPUs 2 - 4

BIOS version 4.06.12 PS

CPU cache Any size

RAM 256 MB minimum. Must be HP.

No. of power supplies 3 or 4

Local storage Internal or external. See Local Storage below.

I/O slots: P6, P7, P8 - Shared storage controller

P2 – Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN

P1 – Client LAN

P3-P5 - Local storage controller or any other plug-in cards.

Storage

Local

Controller Use embedded RAID, otherwise any manufacturer or driver in any

available I/O slot.

Cabinets (Physical drive

location) SPU internal drive

Disk drives (hot swap

or fixed) Must be HP.

SCSI IDs Any

Shared

Host Bus Adapter

Model HP A5252B Wide Differential SCSI Adapter.

No. of HBAs 1 – 3 per NetServer.

Driver “Adaptec AHA-294X/AHA-394X/AIC-78XX SCSI Controller”

driver in NT 4.0 SP4 or later

SPU I/O slot P8 (1st HBA), P7 (2nd HBA), P6 (3rd HBA)

SCSI ID 7

Disk Array Controller

Model HP A3706A Model 12H 96MB Controller with SureStore E 12H

No. of controllers 2 per SureStore E 12H

Firmware HP54 or later.

RAID level (internal) 1/0 and 5

Logical disks Logical units within each array must be numbered from 0 – 7.

Hot spare Active Hot Spare.

SCSI ID 0 – 6, or 8 – 15

Disk Array Storage

Model HP A3700AB SureStore E 12H Disk Array

No. of cabinets 1 –6; Maximum 2 SureStore E 12Hs per SCSI bus.

Disk modules: HP A3702A 4.2 GB Disk Module;

HP A3703A 9.1 GB Disk Module;

HP A3710A 18.2 GB Disk Module.

Power supply 3

SureStore E Manager 3.0 or later.

Cabling HP C2981A 0.5 meter Ultra-flexible SCSI Cable;

HP C2911A 0.9 meter 68-pin HD Male to 68-pin HD Male Cable;

HP C2924A 2.5 meter 68-pin HD Male to 68-pin HD Male Cable;

HP C2925A 10 meter 68-pin HD Male to 68-pin HD Male Cable.

Maximum 25 meters per SCSI bus.

Terminator HP C2905A Wide Differential SCSI Terminator.

LANs

Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN Client LAN

LAN connection HP D5954A crossover cable or any

equivalent. Any LAN

The intra-cluster LAN may only be

used for cluster node

communication via a crossover

cable. It may not be used for client

communication.

NIC:

Model HP D5013A (10/100TX PCI) Any that is on both the HP

Tested Products List and the

Microsoft Hardware

Compatibility List.

Driver 3.00.06.004 or later Any driver

If the NIC used is the same as

the Intra-cluster LAN, then the

Client LAN must use the same

driver as the Intra-cluster LAN.

No. of NICs 1 1 minimum

SPU I\O slot P2 P1

Shared Storage Cabling

This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for HP LXr Pro8 NetServer

clusters using the HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array. Only these cabling configurations and cables

are supported. These diagrams show single and daisy-chained configurations.

HP Microsoft Cluster Server with a single HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

A5252B

SCSI HBA

A5252B

SCSI HBA

HP Microsoft Cluster Server and two daisy-chained HP SureStore E 12H Disk Arrays

A5252A

SCSI HBA

A5252A

SCSI HBA

Version History

10 October 1999 Updated the shared storage model name from AutoRAID 12H to

SureStore E 12H throughout, and changed the shared storage Host Bus

Adapter model number from HP A5252A to A5252B.

30 November 1998 Initial release

HP NetServer

Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide

with

Shared Storage System Supplement

Rack Storage/12FC

Rack Storage/12

Rack Storage/8

Storage System/6

HP SureStore E 12H Disk Array

HP A3661B Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array

10 October 1999

(See Version History below)

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