HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Installation Manual

Introduction
This document defines supported HP NetServer LC 2000 configurations with HP Rack Storage/12FC and
Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF, SPOFless
provide extended availability. The specific configuration certified and supported by both Hewlett-Packard
and Microsoft is defined, as are other guidelines to assist you in configuring your clustered NetServers.
This guide is prescriptive; it describes the configurations supported by HP. Any deviance to these
configurations can result in an inoperative cluster or an operating cluster with degraded performance,
hidden SPOFs, etc., and therefore will not be supported by HP.
What's Defined in Cluster
Cluster
Type of SPUs
Installation
Number of nodes
Shared Storage
LANs:
Client LAN
1
For more information about configuring a SPOFless cluster, refer to the HP white paper, High Availability
MSCS Cluster Solution on the HP NetServers, HA Planning website.

HP NetServer LC 2000

with
HP Rack Storage/12FC
Cluster Configuration Guide
22 February 2001
(see Versions at the end of this document)
Cluster
SPUs
Local and Shared Storage
Intra-cluster and Client LANs
Shared Storage Cabling
HP NetServer LC 2000
Each node must be the same model SPU, but may have different sizes of
main memory, cache, and different CPU clock speeds.
Pedestal or racked
2
HP Rack Storage/12FC with 2 FCArray Cards, HP disks, and using a HP
D8602A HBA in the server. See
Any NIC that is HP and Microsoft approved. See
1
Shared Storage below.
Client LAN
1
) and
below.