NetRAID-3Si (HP Rack Storage/12 and Storage/8)
(see Version History at the end of this document)
Introduction
This document defines the supported HP NetServer LXr 8000 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12s
and /8s and Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF),
provide maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. 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 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
30 March 2000
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 clocks
speeds, main memory sizes, cache sizes, and number of CPUs (2, 3, or 4).
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HP Rack Storage/12 or Rack Storage/8 with HP NetRAID-3Si controller
and HP disks. See
Shared Storage
Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See
HP D5013A with crossover cable. See
Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS.
L.15.05 or later (400/450 MHz with Rack Storage/12 Model D5989A)
L.16.00 or later (400/450 MHz with Rack Storage/12 Model D5989B)
L.16.00 or later (500/550 MHz)
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition
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below.
Client LAN
Intra-cluster LAN
below.
below.