HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr User manual

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HP NetServer LC 2000
with
HP Rack Storage/12FC
Cluster Configuration Guide
22 February 2001
(see Versions at the end of this document)
Introduction
This document defines supported HP NetServer LC 2000 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12FC and
Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF, SPOFless1) and
provide extended availability. The specific configuration certified and supported by both Hewlett-Packard
and Microsoft is defined, as are other guidelines to assist you in configuring your clustered NetServers.
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 Cluster
Cluster
SPUs
Local and Shared Storage
Intra-cluster and Client LANs
Shared Storage Cabling
Cluster
Type of SPUs HP NetServer LC 2000
Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different sizes of
main memory, cache, and different CPU clock speeds.
Installation Pedestal or racked
Number of nodes 2
Shared Storage HP Rack Storage/12FC with 2 FCArray Cards, HP disks, and using a HP
D8602A HBA in the server. See Shared Storage below.
LANs:
Client LAN Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See Client LAN below.
1For more information about configuring a SPOFless cluster, refer to the HP white paper, High Availability
MSCS Cluster Solutionon the HP NetServers, HA Planning website.

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For a SPOFless cluster, two D5013B NICs configured with AFT is
recommended.
Intra-cluster
(Heartbeat) LAN Embedded NIC with crossover cable, or, configure as a VLAN through an Ethernet switch. See Intra-cluster LAN below.
Power source Direct from power mains, power conditioner or uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) using any power conditioner or UPS. Redundant power
distribution units (PDU’s) are strongly recommended.
System software:
Navigator version L.19.00 or later
Operating System
Service Pack
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
SP6a or later
SPU
Model HP NetServer LC 2000
Clock speed 1000 MHz
No. of CPUs 2
BIOS version 4.06.29 PV or later
CPU cache Anysize
RAM 128 MB minimum. Must be HP.
No. of power supplies 1 standard, 2 (for redundancy) required
Local storage See Local Storage below.
I/O slot Added cards may be installed in any appropriate slot, keeping in mind the
server’s default boot order as listed below:
Default Boot Order IDE CD-ROM, FDD, SCSI A, SCSI B, PCI-1, PCI-2, PCI-3, PCI-4,
PCI64-5, PCI64-6
M/S Certified
Configuration M/S Certified Configuration: P1 - Local storage ( NetRAID-1Si)
P3 - Client LAN ( D5013B)
P5 - Shared Storage HBA (D8602A)
Booted from NetRAID-1Si
Storage
Local
Controller May use embedded SCSI, NetRAID-3Si or NetRAID-1Si.
For SPOFless, recommend NetRAID-xSi with drives in RAID-1 mirror, or
another fault tolerant RAID level.
Driver For embedded SCSI, use sym_hi.sysversion 4.12or later.
For NetRAID-xSi, use mraidnt.sys version 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 Must be HP (hot swap or fixed)
SCSI bus Any HP cables that meet SCSI specifications and any SCSI bus speed.
SCSI Ids Any
Shared
HP Rack
Storage/12FC Required

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Host Bus Adapter
Model HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter - HP D8602A
No. of controllers 1
Driver Hhba5100.sys 2.06
RAID level 0, 1, 3, 5, 10
For SPOFless configurations a fault tolerant RAID type, e.g. RAID 5, is
recommended for all shared storage.
Cabinet HP NetServer Rack Storage/12FC- D5991A
RAID arrays Not more than eight physical drives per logical array and not more than
eight LUNs are permitted per cluster.
Number of cabinets 1
FC Array Cards HP Fibre Channel Array Controller - D5990A
No. of cards per cabinet 2 (Requires second card be installed in the Rack Storage/12FC)
Firmware 4.64-00 or later.
For SPOFless, use 5.46-04
Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)
Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 8 – 15 (fixed)
Disk drives: Any HP drive supported by storage enclosure
Fibre Channel Cables Optical – Server to Hub Only: 50 meter D6980A
100 meter D6981A
Copper – Server to Hub and/or Shared Storage to Hub:
3 meter D6978A
5 meter D6979A
10 meter D7080A
Hub
Model HP D6976A 6-port fibre channel hub
Or HP P4459A 8-port switch
Quantity 1
2 for SPOFless with hubs
HP Rack Storage/12 Optional
Number of cabinets: 1 – 2
Model HP Rack Storage/12 – D5989B or C plus two D6025B or two D6025C
SCSI cards for each cabinet
Status SCSI ID 5 (fixed)
Disk SCSI IDs 0 – 3, 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
LANs
Intra-cluster (Heartbeat) LAN Client LAN

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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 or VLAN. It may not be used
for client communication.
NIC:
Model Embedded NIC Any that is on both the HP
Tested Products List and the
Microsoft Hardware
Compatibility List.
For SPOFless, use D5013A or B.
Driver Hptxnt.sys 4.02.30 or later The vendor supported driver.
NOTEIf the NIC used is the
same type as the embedded NIC
(D5013A/B), then the Client
LAN NIC must use the same
driver as the Intra-cluster NIC.
No. of NICs 11 minimum
For SPOFless, 2 NICs
configured as a fault-tolerant
team are recommended.
Shared Storage Cabling
This part of the guide defines the cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer
LC2000 and HP Rack Storage/12FC. Only these cabling configurations and these cables are supported.

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NOTES
1. The local array controller
HBA and NIC may be
installed in PCI slots as follows:
NetRAID-1Si in P1
Client LAN in P3
HBA in P5
Intra-cluster LAN (embedded NIC)
2. The bottom two shared
storage devices are SCSI HP
Rack Storage/12’s and are
optional to the cluster
configuration.
Fibre-channel HBA
with GBIC.
6-port Fibre-channel
Hub with GBICs.
Dashed(green) lines are
offset SCSI cables. See
inside this guide for
specifications.
LEGEND
Heavy (blue) lines are fibre
channel Optical or Copper
cables. See inside this
guide for specifications.
HP Microsoft Cluster (SPOF) using HP Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12
and 6 Port Fibre Channel Hub

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Power Cabling to Separate Power Circuits (SPOF)
(For SPOFless with 2 hubs, connect second hub to PDU that first hub is not attached to)

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NOTES
1. The local array controller
HBA and NICs may be
installed in PCI slots as follows:
Client LAN team in slots P3 and P4
Intra-cluster LAN (embedded NIC)
HBA in P5
2. The bottom two shared
storage devices are SCSI HP Rack
Storage/12’s and are
optional to the cluster
configuration.
Fibre-channel HBA
with GBIC
6-port Fibre-channel
Hub with GBICs
Dashed(green) lines are
offset SCSI cables. See
inside this guide for
specifications.
LEGEND
Heavy (blue) lines are fibre
channel optical or copper
cables. See inside this
guide for specifications.
Solidred lines are copper
fibre channel.
Each copper cable goes to Port ‘x’
on the RS/12FCarray
controllers.
Each copper cable goes
to Port ‘y’ on the
RS/12FCarray
controllers.
NetRAID-1Si in P1
HP SPOFless Microsoft Cluster using HP Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12
and two 6 Port Fibre Channel Hubs

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Fibre-channel HBA
with GBIC
Dashed(green) lines are
offset SCSI cables. See
inside this guide for
specifications.
LEGEND
Solid red lines are copper
fibre channel.
For a direct connection,
copper cable goes to Port ‘x’
on first RS/12FC array
controller.
Copper cable goes
to Port ‘y’ on the
second RS/12FCarray
controller.
NOTES
1. The local array controller
HBA and NICs may be
installed in PCI slots as follows:
Client LAN team in slots P3 and P4
Intra-cluster LAN (embedded NIC)
HBA in P5
2. The bottom two shared
storage devices are SCSI HP Rack
Storage/12’s and are
optional to the cluster
configuration.
NetRAID-1Si in P1
HP SPOFless Microsoft Cluster using HP Rack Storage/12FC and Rack Storage/12
with Direct Connections

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Versions
22 February 2001 Initial release.