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Pre-Installation Steps
This chapter addresses the preparation needed before installing and configuring the RA7000 / ESA10000 cluster hardware components.
The
∙Verify Cluster Requirements
∙Inventory the SCSI Connection Kit
∙Perform a System Backup
∙Plan the Cluster Layout (e.g., the SCSI Bus Interconnect)
∙Prepare the SCSI Host Adapters
1.1Verify (RAID RA7000/ESA10000 for HP-UX) Cluster Requirements
Please verify that the cluster requirements listed in Table
Table
Host Feature | Requirement |
Platform | Two (minimum) HP host servers |
Operating System | |
Cluster Software | HP MC/ServiceGuard version 10.10 or later |
Free Disk Space | 500KB per server for MC/ServiceGuard software |
Storage Subsystem | StorageWorks RA7000 or ESA10000 RAID |
| subsystem |
RAID Controllers | Two StorageWorks HSZ70 controllers per RAID |
| subsystem, trilinked, operating firmware V7.0 |
SCSI Host Adapters | HP, |
| Supported models: A28696A, A2969A, A4107A. |
Additional Items | Requirement |
RAID SCSI Connection Kit | (Reference Table |
RAID Hardware | RAID subsystem kit |
Service Tools | Appropriate tools to service your equipment |
Technical Documentation | The reference guides for the RAID subsystem, HP |
| servers and MC/ServiceGuard cluster software |
| supplement this installation guide. |