HP F100 manual Setting Up the Storage System, Setting Up a Dedicated Interconnect, Powering Up

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Setting Up the Storage System

Follow the instructions in the shared external storage documentation to set up the storage system, the supported StorageWorks switches or hubs, the controller, and the Fibre Channel cables.

HP shared external storage documentation explains how to install these devices for a single server. Because clustering requires shared storage, install these devices for two servers. This will require running an extra Fibre Channel cable from the switch or Fibre Channel storage hub to the second server.

Powering Up

Before applying power to the storage system, be sure that all components are installed and connected to the Fabric switch or Fibre Channel storage hub.

Power up the cluster in the following order:

1.Fabric switches or Fibre Channel storage hubs

2.Storage systems

3.Servers

Configuring Shared Storage

The ACU sets up the hardware aspects of any drives attached to an array controller, including the drives in the shared storage systems. The ACU can initially configure the array controller, reconfigure the array controller, add additional disk drives to an existing configuration, and expand capacity. The ACU stores the drive configuration information on the drives themselves. Therefore, after you have configured the drives from one of the cluster nodes, it is not necessary to configure the drives from the other cluster node.

For detailed information about configuring the drives, refer to the section on the ACU in the shared external storage documentation.

Setting Up a Dedicated Interconnect

There are two ways to set up a dedicated interconnect:

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Contents HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide Audience Assumptions Contents Technical Support F100 Cluster Components Overview of the HP ProLiant Cluster F100This Section Guidelines for Multiple Clusters HP ProLiant Servers HP StorageWorks Storage SystemsHP StorageWorks Controllers HP StorageWorks SAN SwitchesHost Bus Adapters Cluster Interconnect Optical TransceiversClient Network Interconnect Adapters Private or Public InterconnectRedundant Interconnects Server to Storage CablesCluster Interconnect Microsoft Software Network InterconnectHP SmartStart CD Array Configuration UtilityProLiant Support Packs HP Modular Smart Array 1000 Support Software CD Resources for Application InstallationSystems Insight Manager Overview of the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Page Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Preinstallation OverviewPreinstallation Guidelines Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installing the Hardware Setting Up the NodesInstalling Host Bus Adapters Installing the Cluster InterconnectPowering Up Setting Up the Storage SystemSetting Up a Dedicated Interconnect Configuring Shared StorageEthernet Direct Connect Using a Crossover Cable Setting Up a Public InterconnectEthernet Direct Connect Using a Switch or Hub Multiple Cluster Setup Installing the SoftwareRedundant Interconnect SmartStart Installation SmartStart Installation Steps Cluster-Specific SmartStart InstallationInstalling the Node 1 Operating System Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide Installing the Node 2 Operating System Validating the Cluster Before You Contact HP Technical SupportHP Contact Information HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide Acronyms and Abbreviations HBAMSA1000 Controller MSA1000PnP RA4000 Controller RA4100Page Glossary Driver Dedicated interconnectDisk group EthernetFibre Channel Fault toleranceFailover cluster Gigabit Interface Converter-ShortwaveHP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 Controller Host bus adapterHP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array HP StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 ControllerLogical unit Microsoft Cluster Server/ServiceIP address Logical unit numberPartition Power-On Self-TestNT File System PortReliability RedundancyRedundant Array of Inexpensive Disks ResourceSystem Transmission Control Protocol/Internet ProtocolIndex Storage system, set up