HP NetServer NetRAID-4M Overview, Software and Networking Requirements, Hardware Requirements

HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Overview

1 Overview

1.1Software and Networking Requirements

∙Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with the latest service pack installed on each server

∙Administrator user login name and password for each node, and a domain account for the cluster service

∙DNS, and computer, domain and cluster NetBIOS names

∙TCP/IP, and static IP addresses for each network adapter, cluster service and IP resource

∙HP NetServer Navigator CD, version L.20.00 or later, along with 8 floppy disks if driver diskettes are the method used as outlined in this guide, rather than browsing the CD, for driver and utility installation

1.2Hardware Requirements

∙Two HP NetServers identically configured with processors, BIOS, memory, LAN adapter(s), disk drives, power supplies and cables in compliance with the corresponding HP Cluster Configuration Guide

∙Two HP NetRAID-4M controllers (P9161A or D9351A) with termination and battery enable jumpers installed

∙Two D5013B LAN adapter cards and a crossover cable or equivalent dedicated LAN connection to create the intra-cluster private network (embedded network interfaces can be used and are supported in platforms where they exist)

∙RS/12 SCSI Storage enclosures (D5989C) containing two SCSI controller cards (D6025C), SCSI and power cables and HP disk drives

1.3Installation Sequence – Important Note

The steps that follow serve as an example of one way to build a Microsoft two-node cluster with the HP NetServer, Rack Storage/12 and NetRAID-4M. Some of the steps may be done in a different sequence if preferred by the experienced installer.

NOTE In systems using shared disk controllers other than the HP NetRAID-4M, when multiple nodes simultaneously access the same disk drives before Microsoft cluster services are installed, unpredictable drive configuration corruption can result. Presence of the cluster service software is necessary to protect the shared storage, enabling safely managed access by more than one server at a time.

When the HP NetRAID-4M is used to connect shared storage, as long as the Clustering BIOS setting is enabled on each channel connected to drives in the shared storage enclosure, simultaneous access to the storage by the operating system on multiple nodes is safely managed.

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