HP NetServer AA 4000 User manual

HP Netserver AA Solution
Installation Guide
HP Part Number 5971-3015
Printed in April 2001

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Assured Availability, ComputeThru, Computing for the long run, Constant Computing, Endurance, Marathon
Assured, MIAL, SplitSite, and the Marathon logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Marathon Tech-
nologies Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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SOFTWARE REVISION
The revision of the Endurance software that this document supports is Revision 4.0.0-RL.EA.
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Contents iii
Preface
Chapter 1 — Preparing for the Installation
Overview of the Endurance Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Endurance Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fault Detection and Event Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Planning the SCSI Disk and CD-ROM Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Unpacking Your Endurance Server Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Completing Initial Power-On Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Chapter 2 — Installing the Hardware
Installing the Adapters in the IOPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing the Adapters in the CEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Cabling the Endurance Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Completing Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Chapter 3 — Installing Windows and the Endurance Software
Overview of Endurance Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Installing Windows and Endurance Software on the IOPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Installing Windows on the IOPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Installing Endurance Software on the IOPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Installing Windows and Endurance Software on the CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Installing the Endurance Manager on a Remote Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
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Appendix A — Adding a KVM or Video Switch to the Hardware
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Basic Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Examples of an Endurance Installation with a Video or KVM Switch . . . . . . . . A-4
Index

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1-1 Endurance Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1-2 Endurance Server Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1-3 Endurance Server Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1-4 Endurance Server Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
2-1 Endurance Server Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3-1 Network Adapter Bindings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
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1-1 Sample Endurance Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1-2 Sample SCSI Configuration Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1-3 SCSI Configuration Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
2-1 Endurance Server Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
3-1 IL Adapter Bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3-2 Redirected Ethernet Adapter n Bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3-3 Virtual Network Provider Adapter IOP1 Bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3-4 IOP Ethernet Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3-5 Endurance Configuration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3-6 Example of Properly Partitioned Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
A-1 Hardware Configuration with a Video Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A-2 Hardware Configuration with a KVM Switch for Each Tuple . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-3 Hardware Configuration with a KVM Switch for Both Tuples in a Single Rack . . A-6
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This guide describes how to install the HP Netserver AA Solution Enduranceâ server, the
Assured AvailabilityΤΜ solution from the Hewlett-Packard Company.
Audience
This guide is written for experienced network administrators and technical personnel
responsible for installing, configuring, administering, and managing network server hardware
and software, including MicrosoftâWindowsâ.
This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Endurance terminology described in the HP
Netserver AA Solution Administrator’s Guide.
Documentation Set
The Endurance documentation set includes:
•HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide that describes how to install your Endurance
server.
•HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator’s Guide that describes the Endurance server and
its related Endurance applications. This guide also includes information about how to
monitor and manage your Endurance server.
•HP Netserver AA Solution Messages that lists and describes all Endurance messages. HP
Netserver AA Solution Messages is not shipped in printed form. It is only available online
using the HP Netserver AA Solution Endurance CD-ROM.
•Endurance Release Notes that describes release-specific information, including
installation requirements, operational information, and known product limitations that are
not documented in the HP Netserver AA Solution documentation set. You should read the
Release Notes before installing and using the Endurance server.
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All the documentation is available online using the HP Netserver AA Solution Endurance CD-
ROM that was shipped with your HP Netserver AA Solution kit.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in the Endurance server documentation set:
Unless noted otherwise, all cross-references are to chapters and pages within this book.
Convention Description
Italics,
Courier font
Indicates a variable that you replace in a path name or command
Bold, Courier
font
Indicates actions or commands that you must type. For example, type A:\ETX
Courier font Represents examples of screen text. For example, scsiid = 0, 1.
Bold Is used to:
• Emphasize important information.
• Indicate menu, pathname, or button selections.
• Indicate actions you perform.
Italics Is used to:
• Highlight the state of the Endurance server component.
• Refer to manual, chapter, or section titles.
Blue text (Available only in online documentation.) Indicates a hyperlink (cross-reference
to another section of the Endurance documentation set). Clicking on the link
takes you to the appropriate place in the documentation set.
Caution Is used to indicate procedures you should not perform or situations you should
avoid in order to avoid personal injury.
Warning Is used to indicate procedures or actions that could cause file or data corruption,
loss of data, or damage to server components.