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Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100

 

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Preinstallation Overview ..............................................................................................................

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Preinstallation Guidelines.............................................................................................................

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Installing the Hardware ................................................................................................................

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Installing the Software..................................................................................................................

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SmartStart Installation ..................................................................................................................

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Validating the Cluster...................................................................................................................

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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)