Lxr 8500 - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Configuration Manual

Microsoft cluster with hp rack storage/12fc and hp rack storage/12
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NOTE
The Client LAN IP addresses and Intra-cluster LAN IP addresses must be on different
subnets.
4.
Once the NT installation is complete, the D5013A NIC drivers must be manually set to the correct LAN
speed. Log on and from the start menu select: Settings, Control Panel, Network, and
Adapters. For each D5013A adapter, select Properties then Settings and set the network
speed to the appropriate setting (either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps) for your network. The intra-cluster LAN
should be set to 100 Mbps. Do not use the Auto setting.
Part "6 Shared Storage Software Setup" in the Shared Storage Supplement and start with
Install Fibre Channel HBA Driver.

LXr 8500

These procedures provide instructions for servers using NetRAID-3Si and the HP Rack Storage/12 shared
storage solution.
Configure NetServer Hardware and BIOS
1.
Make sure you power down System A and power up System B.
2.
Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD in the CD-ROM drive and restart the server.
NOTE
If prompted that the HP NetServer Navigator BIOS is a newer version, choose
Continue and go to step 3; otherwise go to step 6.
3.
To update the BIOS, choose Configuration Assistant, then Custom, Microsoft, MS
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition, and No for automated NOS installation.
4.
Select Update, then Execute. Follow screen prompts to update the BIOS.
5.
After the server reboots, return to the Navigator main menu by clicking the Back button twice on the
displayed window.
6.
From the Navigator main menu, install a utility partition on the local storage disk by choosing
Configuration Assistant and Installation Assistant, Custom, Microsoft,
then either:
7.
Select MS Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition, and No for automated NOS installation.
8.
Choose Install/Update Utility Partition.
When finished, the system reboots and displays the Custom Configuration window.
9.
Make an NT 4.0 Drivers floppy disk by choosing Create Driver Diskette(s), Execute, and
following the prompts. Label the floppy disk NT 4.0 Drivers.
Install Windows NT
NOTE
Windows NT must be installed from floppy disks, not the CD, so that the mass storage
drivers will be loaded correctly. If you have not created a set of Windows NT boot
floppy disks, see Software in part "1 What's Needed" for additional information.
1.
Insert the boot floppy disk for Windows NT4.0 and exit Diagnostic Assistant to reboot the server.
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