HP manual Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100, Preinstallation Overview

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Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100
In This Section
Preinstallation Overview	17
Preinstallation Guidelines	18
Installing the Hardware	20
Installing the Software	24
SmartStart Installation	25
Validating the Cluster	30

Preinstallation Overview

The ProLiant Clusters F100 for MSA1000 and F100 for the RA4100 are combinations of several individually available products. Have the following documents available as you set up the cluster:

•Documentation for the clustered ProLiant servers

•Shared external storage documentation

•HBA documentation

•Installation guide for the NIC

•Installation guide for the switch or Fibre Channel storage hub

•Documentation received with the operating system

•SmartStart poster

•Systems Insight Manager Installation Poster

•Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server clustering documentation

•Zoning documentation (if installing more than one two-node cluster to a switch)

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Contents HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide Audience Assumptions Contents Technical Support This Section Overview of the HP ProLiant Cluster F100F100 Cluster Components Guidelines for Multiple Clusters HP StorageWorks Storage Systems HP ProLiant ServersHost Bus Adapters HP StorageWorks SAN SwitchesHP StorageWorks Controllers Client Network Optical TransceiversCluster Interconnect Redundant Interconnects Private or Public InterconnectInterconnect Adapters Cluster Interconnect CablesServer to Storage Network Interconnect Microsoft SoftwareProLiant Support Packs Array Configuration UtilityHP SmartStart CD Systems Insight Manager Resources for Application InstallationHP Modular Smart Array 1000 Support Software CD Overview of the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Page Preinstallation Overview Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100Preinstallation Guidelines Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Setting Up the Nodes Installing the HardwareInstalling the Cluster Interconnect Installing Host Bus AdaptersSetting Up a Dedicated Interconnect Setting Up the Storage SystemPowering Up Configuring Shared StorageEthernet Direct Connect Using a Switch or Hub Setting Up a Public InterconnectEthernet Direct Connect Using a Crossover Cable Redundant Interconnect Installing the SoftwareMultiple Cluster Setup SmartStart Installation Installing the Node 1 Operating System Cluster-Specific SmartStart InstallationSmartStart Installation Steps Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide Installing the Node 2 Operating System Validating the Cluster HP Contact Information Technical SupportBefore You Contact HP HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide HBA Acronyms and AbbreviationsPnP MSA1000MSA1000 Controller RA4100 RA4000 ControllerPage Glossary Disk group Dedicated interconnectDriver EthernetFailover cluster Fault toleranceFibre Channel Gigabit Interface Converter-ShortwaveHP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array Host bus adapterHP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 Controller HP StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 ControllerIP address Microsoft Cluster Server/ServiceLogical unit Logical unit numberNT File System Power-On Self-TestPartition PortRedundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RedundancyReliability ResourceTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol SystemIndex Storage system, set up