HP NetServer NetRAID-4M manual Create Shared Quorum Cluster Resource

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HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide

Cluster Software Components and Quorum

NOTE When formatting partitions for a container using the Disk Administrator or Disk Management utility, Quick Format is an option. The NetRAID-4M controller’s disk verify (with badblock repair) and container consistency check operations, which run in the background, will find (and repair) any bad blocks not detected during the quick format operation. (When the controller is busy, formatting partitions for a container can take a long time.)

28.Click Next.

29.Click Finish to complete the process and when the partition reports Healthy close the Computer Management window.

CAUTION

Do not shutdown or restart the server before completing the next step.

 

Although Windows sees the container as a disk now, the NetRAID-4M will

 

not allow access to the disk after a reboot, and it will not appear in the Disk

 

Management window, unless a NetRAID-4M Diskset resource is associated

 

with it.

 

 

3.5 Create Shared Quorum Cluster Resource

NOTE After you create a container, and partition it as a Windows disk, you must create a corresponding NetRAID-4M Diskset resource (using the MSCS Cluster Administrator utility) that maps to it. Then, that disk is capable of failing over according to the policies you establish for the cluster. For more information on working with NetRAID-4M Diskset resources, refer to the HP NetRAID 4M FAST Users Guide, listed in the Recommended Reading section of this document.

1.From either server, open the Cluster Administrator utility, if not already open.

2.In the left panel click once on the Groups folder.

3.In the right panel, right-click on the Cluster Group.

4.Select the New option then click on Resource.

5.Enter the quorum name and then enter a Description (e.g.: Shared Disk Quorum).

6.From the Resource Type drop list select NETRaid4M Diskset.

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Contents November Warranty Contents Intended Audience IntroductionRecommended Reading Version History Software and Networking Requirements Installation Sequence Important NoteOverview Hardware RequirementsAlternative Installation Sequence On Server a B powered offNetRAID-4M Cluster Hardware Component Installation Create Installation Floppy Diskettes Install the NetRAID-4M and Heartbeat NIC Update the NetRAID-4M Firmware Connect the NetRAID-4M Scsi Cables Page Select the Controller Configuration option Set NetRAID-4M Bios OptionsSet Controller Configuration Options Set Scsi Configuration OptionsSelect Disk Utilities. Press Enter Install Windows 2000 DriversVerify disk drives are operational HP NetRAID-4M Disk Array Controller Driver\oemsetup.inf, click Next HP 10/100BaseT LAN Adapter D5013B NIC Driver Select the option to Use the following IP Address DNS Server Leave blankInstall the HP NetRAID-4M Fast Utility NetRAID-4M Installing Windows 2000 Cluster Services Server a Create Cluster Service User Account Server a Install Cluster Services Page Select the option The first node in the cluster, click Next Page Server a Install HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Add-on Software Page Server B Install Cluster Services Select the Second node in the cluster option and click NextServer B Install HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Add-on software Using the NetRAID-4M Fast Utility Configure the Cluster Shared QuorumCreate Disksets Leave the options Attached and Re-initialize disk selected Create ContainersCreate Ntfs Partitions on shared storage Click Next at the Create a Partition wizard Create Shared Quorum Cluster Resource Page Assign the Shared Quorum to the cluster object Test the Shared Quorum Failover Remove the Local Quorum ResourcePage Expand Shared Storage for Cluster Services Create Shared Disksets, Containers and Ntfs Partitions From the Disk Physical Drv menu select Manage DisksetStarted from, until the initialization is complete Create NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources for Data Drives