HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr User manual

HP NetServer LXr 8000

with

HP Rack Storage/12FC & HP Rack Storage/12

Cluster Configuration Guide

1 September 1999

(see Versions at the end of this document)

Introduction

This document defines the supported clusters using the HP NetServer LXr 8000 with the HP Rack

Storage/12FC and Microsoft Cluster Server and one or two HP Rack Storage/12s. This configuration

minimizes single points of failure (SPOF), provides maximum availability, and has been certified by Hewlett-

Packard and Microsoft. This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configuration supported by HP. Any

deviance to this configuration 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 a Racked Cluster

•Cluster

•SPUs

•Local and Shared Storage

•Intra-cluster and Client LANs

•Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

Type of SPUs HP NetServer LXr 8000

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

speeds, main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs (2, 3, or 4).

Number of nodes 2

Shared Storage HP Rack Storage/12FC with FCArray Cards (1-Simplex or 2-Duplex), HP

disks, and using a HP D8602A HBA in the server. See Shared Storage

below.

LANs:

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

Intra-cluster

(Heartbeat) LAN HP D5013A 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.16.00 or later

Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack

SP4 or later

SPU

Model HP NetServer LXr 8000

Clock speed 400/450, 500/550 MHz

No. of CPUs 2 – 4

BIOS version Rel 10 or later

CPU cache Any size

RAM 256 MB minimum. Must be HP.

No. of power supplies 3

Local storage See

Local Storage below.

I/O slots: P8 – P7 Host Bus Adapter

P8 – P2 Client LAN

P7 – P1 Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LANs

P2 – Remote card (optional)

NOTE The Client LAN must be installed in a higher PCI slot than the

Intra-cluster LAN.

Storage

Local

Controller May Use - Embedded SCSI, NetRAID-1Si or NetRAID-3Si in PCI slot

P1, otherwise any controller listed on the HP Tested Products List.

May Not Use - NetRAID-1 or NetRAID-3

Driver 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 (hot swap or

fixed) Must be HP

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 D8602A

No. of HBAs 1

Driver 1.12 or later

SPU I/O slot P8 or P7

RAID level 0, 1, 3, 5, or 0 & 1

Cabinet

RAID arrays Not more than 8 physical drives per logical array and not more than 8

LUNs are permitted per Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12

combination in a cluster.

No. of cabinets 1

FC Array Cards

Model D5990A

No. of cards/cabinet 1 - Simplex (Supplied with Rack Storage/12FC.)

2 - Duplex (Additional card required in the Rack Storage/12FC.)

Firmware 4.64-00 or later

Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)

Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 8 – 15 (fixed)

Disk drives: HP 4.2 GB Ultra SCSI Disk Module D6104A

HP 9.1 GB Ultra SCSI Disk Module D6106A

HP 9.1 GB Ultra SCSI Disk Module D6107A

HP 18.2 GB Ultra SCSI Disk Module D6108A

HP 18.2 GB (10k rpm) Ultra SCSI Disk Module D7031A

HP 18.2 GB (7200 rpm) Low Profile Ultra SCSI Disk Module D7174A

HP 36.4 GB (10k rpm) Ultra SCSI Disk Module D8210A

Fibre-channel cables Optical (Server to Hub only):

50 meter D6980A

100 meter D6981A

Copper (Shared Storage to Hub and Server to Hub ):

3 meter D6978A

5 meter D6979A

10 meter D7080A

HP Rack Stoarge/12 (Optional)

Number of cabinets: 1 – 2

Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)

Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 4, 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

Hub Only required for Duplex FCArray Card configuration.

Model HP D6976A 6-port fibre channel

Quantity 1

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 3.27.00.0001 or later Any driver

NOTE If the Client and Intra-

cluster LANs are the same model

the Client LAN must use the

same driver as the Intra-cluster

LAN.

No. of NICs 1 1 minimum

SPU I\O slot P7-P1. Install LAN one PCI slot

lower than the Client LAN. P8-P2. Install LAN one PCI slot

higher than the Intra-cluster

LAN.

Shared Storage Cabling

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

LXr 8000, one required HP Rack Storage/12FC and two optional HP Rack Storage/12s. Only these cabling

configurations and cables are supported.

Required

shared

storage

devices:

Hub

Optional

shared

storage

devices:

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

and 6 Port Fibre Channel Hub (Duplex Operation)

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

without 6 Port Fibre Channel Hub (Simplex Operation)

Required

shared

storage

devices:

Optional

shared

storage

devices:

Power Cabling to Separate Power Circuits

Versions

4 April 2000 Added local storage (Embedded RAID, 3Si, 1Si) controller driver 2.24

1 September 1999 Initial release.

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