HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Configuration Manual page 5

HP Rack Storage/12FC & HP Rack Storage/12
Introduction
This document defines the supported HP NetServer LPr using 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 LPr
with
Cluster Configuration Guide
22 February 2000
(see Versions at the end of this document)
Cluster
SPUs
Local and Shared Storage
Intra-cluster and Client LANs
Shared Storage Cabling
HP NetServer LPr
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).
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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/B 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.17.05 or later
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack
SP5 or later
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