HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr User manual

HP NetServer LC 2000

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC

Cluster Configuration Guide

22 February 2001

(see Versions at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines supported HP NetServer LC 2000 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12FC and

Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF, SPOFless1) and

provide extended availability. The specific configuration certified and supported by both Hewlett-Packard

and Microsoft is defined, as are other guidelines to assist you in configuring your clustered NetServers.

This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP. Any deviance to these

configurations can result in an inoperative cluster or an operating cluster with degraded performance,

hidden SPOFs, etc., and therefore 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 LC 2000

Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different sizes of

main memory, cache, and different CPU clock speeds.

Installation Pedestal or racked

Number of nodes 2

Shared Storage HP Rack Storage/12FC with 2 FCArray Cards, HP disks, and using a HP

D8602A HBA in the server. See Shared Storage below.

LANs:

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

1For more information about configuring a SPOFless cluster, refer to the HP white paper, High Availability

MSCS Cluster Solutionon the HP NetServers, HA Planning website.

For a SPOFless cluster, two D5013B NICs configured with AFT is

recommended.

Intra-cluster

(Heartbeat) LAN Embedded NIC with crossover cable, or, configure as a VLAN through an

Ethernet switch. See Intra-cluster LAN below.

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

supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS. Redundant power

distribution units (PDU’s) are strongly recommended.

System software:

Navigator version L.19.00 or later

Operating System

Service Pack

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SP6a or later

SPU

Model HP NetServer LC 2000

Clock speed 1000 MHz

No. of CPUs 2

BIOS version 4.06.29 PV or later

CPU cache Anysize

RAM 128 MB minimum. Must be HP.

No. of power supplies 1 standard, 2 (for redundancy) required

Local storage See Local Storage below.

I/O slot Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, keeping in mind the

server’s default boot order as listed below:

Default Boot Order IDE CD-ROM, FDD, SCSI A, SCSI B, PCI-1, PCI-2, PCI-3, PCI-4,

PCI64-5, PCI64-6

M/S Certified

Configuration M/S Certified Configuration:

P1 - Local storage ( NetRAID-1Si)

P3 - Client LAN ( D5013B)

P5 - Shared Storage HBA (D8602A)

Booted from NetRAID-1Si

Storage

Local

Controller May use embedded SCSI, NetRAID-3Si or NetRAID-1Si.

For SPOFless, recommend NetRAID-xSi with drives in RAID-1 mirror, or

another fault tolerant RAID level.

Driver For embedded SCSI, use sym_hi.sysversion 4.12or later.

For NetRAID-xSi, use mraidnt.sys version 2.24

Cabinets (Physical drive

location) SPU internal drive bays or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP Rack

Storage/12), any number.

Disk drives Must be HP (hot swap or fixed)

SCSI bus Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed.

SCSI Ids Any

Shared

HP Rack

Storage/12FC Required

Host Bus Adapter

Model HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter - HP D8602A

No. of controllers 1

Driver Hhba5100.sys 2.06

RAID level 0, 1, 3, 5, 10

For SPOFless configurations a fault tolerant RAID type, e.g. RAID 5, is

recommended for all shared storage.

Cabinet HP NetServer Rack Storage/12FC- D5991A

RAID arrays Not more than eight physical drives per logical array and not more than

eight LUNs are permitted per cluster.

Number of cabinets 1

FC Array Cards HP Fibre Channel Array Controller - D5990A

No. of cards per cabinet 2 (Requires second card be installed in the Rack Storage/12FC)

Firmware 4.64-00 or later.

For SPOFless, use 5.46-04

Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)

Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 8 – 15 (fixed)

Disk drives: Any HP drive supported by storage enclosure

Fibre Channel Cables Optical – Server to Hub Only: 50 meter D6980A

100 meter D6981A

Copper – Server to Hub and/or Shared Storage to Hub:

3 meter D6978A

5 meter D6979A

10 meter D7080A

Hub

Model HP D6976A 6-port fibre channel hub

Or HP P4459A 8-port switch

Quantity 1

2 for SPOFless with hubs

HP Rack Storage/12 Optional

Number of cabinets: 1 – 2

Model HP Rack Storage/12 – D5989B or C plus two D6025B or two D6025C

SCSI cards for each cabinet

Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)

Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 8 – 15 (fixed)

Disk drives: Same as HP Rack Storage/12FC

Cables Any HP LVD SCSI cables from the following list:

1 meter D7131A

2.5 meter D6020A

5 meter D6982A

10 meter D6983A

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 or VLAN. It may not be used

for client communication.

NIC:

Model Embedded NIC Any that is on both the HP

Tested Products List and the

Microsoft Hardware

Compatibility List.

For SPOFless, use D5013A or B.

Driver Hptxnt.sys 4.02.30 or later The vendor supported driver.

NOTEIf the NIC used is the

same type as the embedded NIC

(D5013A/B), then the Client

LAN NIC must use the same

driver as the Intra-cluster NIC.

No. of NICs 11 minimum

For SPOFless, 2 NICs

configured as a fault-tolerant

team are recommended.

Shared Storage Cabling

This part of the guide defines the cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer

LC2000 and HP Rack Storage/12FC. Only these cabling configurations and these cables are supported.

NOTES

1. The local array controller

HBA and NIC may be

installed in PCI slots as follows:

NetRAID-1Si in P1

Client LAN in P3

HBA in P5

Intra-cluster LAN (embedded NIC)

2. The bottom two shared

storage devices are SCSI HP

Rack Storage/12’s and are

optional to the cluster

configuration.

Fibre-channel HBA

with GBIC.

6-port Fibre-channel

Hub with GBICs.

Dashed(green) lines are

offset SCSI cables. See

inside this guide for

specifications.

LEGEND

Heavy (blue) lines are fibre

channel Optical or Copper

cables. See inside this

guide for specifications.

HP Microsoft Cluster (SPOF) using HP Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12

and 6 Port Fibre Channel Hub

Power Cabling to Separate Power Circuits (SPOF)

(For SPOFless with 2 hubs, connect second hub to PDU that first hub is not attached to)

NOTES

1. The local array controller

HBA and NICs may be

installed in PCI slots as follows:

Client LAN team in slots P3 and P4

Intra-cluster LAN (embedded NIC)

HBA in P5

2. The bottom two shared

storage devices are SCSI HP Rack

Storage/12’s and are

optional to the cluster

configuration.

Fibre-channel HBA

with GBIC

6-port Fibre-channel

Hub with GBICs

Dashed(green) lines are

offset SCSI cables. See

inside this guide for

specifications.

LEGEND

Heavy (blue) lines are fibre

channel optical or copper

cables. See inside this

guide for specifications.

Solidred lines are copper

fibre channel.

Each copper cable goes to Port ‘x’

on the RS/12FCarray

controllers.

Each copper cable goes

to Port ‘y’ on the

RS/12FCarray

controllers.

NetRAID-1Si in P1

HP SPOFless Microsoft Cluster using HP Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12

and two 6 Port Fibre Channel Hubs

Fibre-channel HBA

with GBIC

Dashed(green) lines are

offset SCSI cables. See

inside this guide for

specifications.

LEGEND

Solid red lines are copper

fibre channel.

For a direct connection,

copper cable goes to Port ‘x’

on first RS/12FC array

controller.

Copper cable goes

to Port ‘y’ on the

second RS/12FCarray

controller.

NOTES

1. The local array controller

HBA and NICs may be

installed in PCI slots as follows:

Client LAN team in slots P3 and P4

Intra-cluster LAN (embedded NIC)

HBA in P5

2. The bottom two shared

storage devices are SCSI HP Rack

Storage/12’s and are

optional to the cluster

configuration.

NetRAID-1Si in P1

HP SPOFless Microsoft Cluster using HP Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12

with Direct Connections

Versions

22 February 2001 Initial release.

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