HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr User manual

HP NetRAID-4M
Installation Guide
HP Part Number 5969-8463
Printed in January 2001

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If you have questions about installing or using this product, check this guide first—you will
find answers to most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, please contact your
server manufacturer.
This Installation Guide is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots LAN
servers. Hewlett-Packard Company assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer
equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
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FCC Compliance Statement
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsi-
ble for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can

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radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guaran-
tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this equipment does
cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turn-
ing the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
•Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this
unit to the specified limits of the rules.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian Compliance Statement
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial
brouilleur du Canada.
European Compliance Statement
WARNING: This is a Class B product. In domestic environments this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
VCCI Compliance Statement
This product is classified as Class B information technology equipment (ITE) by the Voluntary
control Council for Interference (VCCI).
ACA Compliance Statement
This product is classified as Class B equipment by the Australian Communications Authority
(ACA).
Hewlett-Packard,Company NetRAID-4M
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

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Safety Standards
This product meets the following national and international regulations:
•UL 1950 Standard for Safety of Information Processing and Business Equipment
•IEC 950 Safety or Information Technology Equipment in electrical Business Equipment
•CAN/CSA-C22.2 #950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Busi-
ness Equipment
To ensure safe operating conditions, it is recommended that these products be installed in UL
Listed computer.

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Contents
1 Introduction
Installation Overview 1-1
Controller Management Utilities 1-2
HP NetRAID-4M Tools and Capabilities 1-3
System Requirements 1-4
Conventions 1-5
2 Installing the Hardware
Component Layout 2-2
Installing the Controller Card 2-3
Connecting the LED Activity Indicator to the HP NetRAID-
4M 2-5
Connecting SCSI Devices 2-6
Connecting Internal SCSI Devices 2-7
Connecting External SCSI Devices 2-8
Connecting SCSI Array Enclosures (Storage
Subsystems) 2-11
Installation Hints for Connecting SCSI Devices 2-13
Configuring the Controller 2-16
Enabling Cluster Support 2-17
3 Performing an Upgrade Installation
4 Installing the Device Drivers
Creating Driver Diskettes 4-2
Windows Environment 4-3
Installing the Drivers During a Fresh Install of Windows
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Installing the Drivers When Windows NT is Already
Installed 4-5
Installing the Drivers When Upgrading to Windows
2000 4-6
Installing the Drivers During a Fresh Install of Windows
2000 4-8
Installing the Drivers When Windows 2000 is Already
Installed 4-9
NetWare 4.20 Environment 4-10
Installing the Drivers During a Fresh Install of NetWare
4.20 4-10
Installing the Driver When NetWare 4.20 is Already
Installed 4-12
NetWare 5.1 Environment 4-14
Installing the Drivers During a Fresh Install of NetWare
5.1 4-14
Installing the Drivers when NetWare 5.1 is Already
Installed 4-15
Loading the NetWare Drivers at Server Bootup 4-17
Unix Environment 4-18
Installing the UNIX Drivers on a Boot Container 4-18
Installing the UNIX Drivers on a Data Container 4-21
Additional Operating Systems 4-27
5 Installing the Controller Management Software
Windows Environment 5-2
Installing the Controller Management Software 5-2
Uninstalling the Controller Management Software 5-3
Upgrading the Controller Management Software With
HP Openview 5-3
NetWare Environment 5-3
Installing the Controller Management Software on
NetWare 5-4
Unix Environment 5-6
Installing the Controller Management Software On
UNIX 5-6
Additional Operating Systems 5-10

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6 Installing and Configuring the SNMP Subagent
7 Installing Clusters
Preliminary Hardware and Software Requirements for
Windows Clusters 7-1
Enabling Clustering in the BIOS and Settingthe SCSI IDs 7-2
Overview of the Cluster Software Installation Procedure 7-3
Installing MSCS and the HP NetRAID-4M Cluster
Software 7-4
Moving Quorum to a Shared Container 7-6
Removing the HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Software 7-6
8 Understanding The Battery Subsystem
Initial Battery Charge 8-2
Battery Low Conditions 8-2
Normal Causes of a Battery Low Condition 8-2
Battery Reconditioning 8-3
Recovering Data from the Controller’s Cache 8-4
Determining if Data is in the Cache 8-5
Recovering Data from the Cache 8-5
A Using the BIOS SCSISelect and Disk Utilities
Starting the SCSISelect Utility A-2
Using SCSISelect Menus A-2
Exiting SCSISelect A-3
Using the Controller Configuration Utility A-3
Using the SCSI Configuration Utility A-4
SCSI Channel Interface Options A-4
SCSI Device Configuration Options A-5
Using the Disk Utilities A-6
B Using the BIOS Container Configuration Utility
Creating a Container B-2
Assigning Container Properties B-3

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Managing Containers B-5
Viewing Container Information B-6
Initializing a Disk Drive B-6
Making a Container Bootable B-7
Deleting Containers B-8
Repairing a RAID 5 Set B-9
C Troubleshooting
Using the Controller Service Features C-2
Controller Log Information C-3
Controller Configuration Options C-3
Aborting Controller Startup C-4
Configuring the HP NetRAID-4M Remote Agent for
NetWare C-4
Access C-5
Communications C-6
D Flashing the Firmware
Flashing with the Navigator CD D-1
Flashing with the AFU Utility D-2
E Specifications
HP NetRAID-4M Controller Technical Specification E-1
Minimum and Maximum Subsystem Values E-3
Index

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Introduction
The Hewlett-Packard®NetRAID-4M™provides powerful disk array
support in servers that have a PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) bus. The HP NetRAID-4M has four SCSI Ultra 3
channels, and each channel has the equivalent functionality of a
separate SCSI Ultra 3 channel.
This installation guide explains how to install the HP NetRAID-4M,
connect SCSI devices to it, install the HP NetRAID-4M device
drivers and the Controller Management Software, allowing you to
manage the controller and its attached storage devices.
Installation Overview
The following steps are required to install the HP NetRAID-4M
hardware and software:
1Install the hardware:
■Install the HP NetRAID-4M in the server.
■Connect the SCSI devices to the HP NetRAID-4M.
For information about... Turn to...
Installation Overview page 1-1
Controller Management Utilities page 1-2
System Requirements page 1-4
Conventions page 1-5

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For more information, see Chapter 2, Installing the Hardware.
2Optionally create and configure containers using the
HP NetRAID-4M BIOS.
For more information, see Appendix B, Using the BIOS
Container Configuration Utility.
3Install the HP NetRAID-4M device drivers.
For more information, see Chapter 4, Installing the Device
Drivers.
4Install the RAID Controller Management Software.
For more information, see Chapter 5, Installing the Controller
Management Software.
5Install the clustering software to support Microsoft clusters.
For information on performing a cluster installation, see
Chapter 7, Installing Clusters.
Note: This version of the HP NetRAID-4M controller
software and firmware is incompatible with earlier versions.
If you have an existing controller in your system that has an
earlier version of the firmware and software installed and
are adding a new controller, you must upgrade the older
controller’s firmware, drivers, and Controller Management
Software to this release (and they must be upgraded as a
complete set). For information on how to perform the
upgrade, see Chapter 3, Performing an Upgrade Installation.
Controller Management Utilities
The HP NetRAID-4M supports the following management utilities:
■Flexible Array Storage Tool (FAST)—FAST software enables
you to manage data, files, and storage devices in an easy-to-
use graphical interface with wizard support. In addition, you
can integrate the FAST software with higher-level
management platforms to unify systems and network
management. FAST can create a container (logical drive)
consisting of partitions on different disks, where each partition
is less than the entire disk’s capacity. FAST can be used to