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HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide

Creating Shared Disksets

14.In the FAST Container View console you should see the new logical containers as they are being initialized, as shown below:

15. Wait for all disk initialization to complete before continuing.

CAUTION

DO NOT power off the server that the container initialization process was

 

started from, until the initialization is complete.

 

 

16.Open the Windows 2000 Disk Management utility to assign drive letters and format partitions.

An example of a Disk Manager window showing formatted partitions:

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Contents November Warranty Contents Recommended Reading IntroductionIntended Audience Version History Overview Installation Sequence Important NoteSoftware and Networking Requirements Hardware RequirementsOn Server a B powered off Alternative Installation SequenceNetRAID-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 Set Controller Configuration Options Set NetRAID-4M Bios OptionsSelect the Controller Configuration option Set Scsi Configuration OptionsVerify disk drives are operational Install Windows 2000 DriversSelect Disk Utilities. Press Enter HP NetRAID-4M Disk Array Controller Driver\oemsetup.inf, click Next HP 10/100BaseT LAN Adapter D5013B NIC Driver DNS Server Leave blank Select the option to Use the following IP AddressInstall 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 Select the Second node in the cluster option and click Next Server B Install Cluster ServicesServer B Install HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Add-on software Create Disksets Configure the Cluster Shared QuorumUsing the NetRAID-4M Fast Utility Create Containers Leave the options Attached and Re-initialize disk selectedCreate 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 Remove the Local Quorum Resource Test the Shared Quorum FailoverPage Expand Shared Storage for Cluster Services From the Disk Physical Drv menu select Manage Diskset Create Shared Disksets, Containers and Ntfs PartitionsStarted from, until the initialization is complete Create NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources for Data Drives