Administering The Cluster; Verifying Minimum System Requirements - HP Rx2620-2 - Integrity - 0 MB RAM Installation And Configuration Manual

2 Administering the cluster

This chapter provides step-by-step installation and configuration directions for HP Integrity
clustered systems running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Edition.

Verifying Minimum System Requirements

To verify that you have all of the required software and firmware and have completed all the
necessary setup tasks before beginning your cluster installation, complete the following steps:
1. Before installation, see the HP Cluster Configuration Support website for details about the
components that make up a valid cluster configuration. A support matrix for each clustering
solution lists all of the components necessary to provide a quality-tested and supported
solution.
View these support matrices at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/solutions/enterprise/highavailability/answercenter/
configuration-all-list.html#03ei
Select the operating system and storage platform for your clustering solution. View the
support matrix and verify that you have two or more supported HP Integrity servers,
supported Fibre Channel Adapters (FCA), two or more supported network adapters, two
supported Fibre Channel switches, and one or more supported shared storage enclosures.
Also verify that you have the required drivers for these components.
2. (This step is for servers running non-preloaded, Enterprise versions of the OS only.)
Use the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Enterprise Edition CD to install the OS on
each of the nodes that will make up the clustered system. For more information about this
step, see the appropriate "Windows on Integrity: Smart Setup Guide" document at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/windows.html
NOTE:
servers, so this step does not apply to those systems, or to systems on which the Enterprise
edition comes preloaded per the purchase agreement.
3. Use the Smart Setup CD to install the Support Pack on each node. This installs or updates
the system firmware and operating system drivers. Insert the Smart Setup CD, click the
Support Pack tab, and follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Use the Smart Update CD (if shipped with your system) on each node to install any Microsoft
quick fix engineering (QFE) updates or security patches that have been published for the
operating system.
5. Locate your HP Storage Enclosure configuration software CD.
6. Locate your HP Storage Enclosure Controller firmware, and verify you have the latest
supported version installed.
7. Locate your HP StorageWorks MultiPath for Windows software.
NOTE:
Fibre Channel storage. Installing more than one HBA per cluster provides multiple
connections between the clusters and your shared storage (see
along with MultiPath software, are highly recommended because they provide continuous
access to your storage system and eliminate single points of failure.
8. Locate your HP Fibre Channel switch firmware, and verify that you have the latest supported
version installed.
Datacenter versions of Windows Server 2003 always come preloaded on HP Integrity
You must use MultiPath software if you have redundant paths connected to your
Figure 2-1). Multiple HBAs,
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