HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Configuration Manual

HP Rack Storage/12FC & HP Rack Storage/12
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
Type of SPUs
Number of nodes
Shared Storage
LANs:
Client LAN
Intra-cluster
(Heartbeat) LAN
Power source
System software:
Navigator version
Operating System
HP NetServer LXr 8000
with
Cluster Configuration Guide
1 September 1999
(see Versions at the end of this document)
Cluster
SPUs
Local and Shared Storage
Intra-cluster and Client LANs
Shared Storage Cabling
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).
2
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.
Any that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below.
HP D5013A with crossover cable. See Intra-cluster LAN below.
Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.
L.16.00 or later
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack
SP4 or later
1