HP F100 Installing Host Bus Adapters, Installing the Cluster Interconnect

Setting Up the HP ProLiant Cluster F100 21

Follow the installation instructions in the ProLiant server documentation to set up the hardware. To install the HBAs and any NICs, follow the instructions in the next section.

IMPORTANT: Refer to the MSCS support matrix for the supported hardware, software, cluster-supported servers, and firmware version levels the cluster requires. To obtain the matrix, access the High Availability website (http://www.hp.com/servers/proliant/highavailability), click Cluster configuration support matrices in the Related Information pane. Select the operating system, then the storage system for your configuration to display the matrix.

Installing Host Bus Adapters

The HBAs that connect the two servers to the storage through Fabric switch or Fibre Channel storage hub is installed in each server like any other PCI card.

Follow the installation instructions in the HBA documentation and the ProLiant server documentation to install the HBAs in the servers.

Installing the Cluster Interconnect

There are a number of methods to physically set up an interconnect. Refer to the cluster interconnect section for a description of the types of interconnect strategies.

If you are using a dedicated interconnect, install an Ethernet interconnect adapter card in each cluster node.

NOTE: HP recommends a dedicated NIC for the LAN and a dedicated

NIC for the interconnect of each cluster node.

For specific instructions on how to install an adapter card, refer to the documentation for the interconnect card you are installing or the ProLiant server you are using. The cabling of interconnects is outlined later in this chapter.