Page 3 - iii; Contents; Revision Record
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 iii Contents Revision Record About This Guide An Overview of the RAID High Availability Cluster Solution for HP-UX .........................vii Defining a “Clustered Host Server” ................................................................................. viii Audience ...........
Page 4 - iv; Software Setup Requirements for a Cluster
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX iv EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 3 Software Setup Requirements for a Cluster 3.1 Software Requirements Summary ........................................................................... 3–1 3.2 Installing the StorageWorks CC RAID Manager Software .........
Page 5 - Revision Level
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 v Revision Record This Revision Record provides a concise publication history of this manual. It lists themanual revision levels, release dates, and reasons for the revisions. The following revision history lists all revisions of this publication and theireffective dates. The public...
Page 7 - vii; About This Guide; Figure 1 RAID High Availability Cluster Concept
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 vii About This Guide This section provides an overview of a StorageWorks RAID high availability (HA) clusterstorage environment and defines the scope and conventions of this guide. It identifiesassociated reference documentation, and the StorageWorks sales, service, and technicalsup...
Page 8 - viii; Defining a “Clustered Host Server”; This guide contains the following chapters:; Getting Started
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX viii EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 Defining a “Clustered Host Server” For the host servers to be considered part of “the cluster” (e.g., share the RAIDsubsystem(s) and possess I/O failover capabilities), each server must beconfigured with MC/ServiceGuard...
Page 9 - Chapter 2: Cabling the RAID Subsystem Cluster Components
About This Guide EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 ix Chapter 2: Cabling the RAID Subsystem Cluster Components This chapter describes the procedures for cabling a RAID subsystem to two HPhost servers based on the cluster (SCSI) layout option selected in Chapter 1 ofthis guide. (Reference Appendix A if clustering mor...
Page 10 - Associated Documents; Table 1 Associated StorageWorks and MC/ServiceGuard Documents; To Order HEWLETT PACKARD products
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX x EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 Associated Documents In addition to this guide, the following documentation is useful to the reader: Table 1 Associated StorageWorks and MC/ServiceGuard Documents DIGITAL StorageWorks Document Title Order Number Getting St...
Page 11 - Conventions; This guide uses the following documentation conventions:; Table 2 Style Conventions; StorageWorks Support and Services
About This Guide EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 xi Conventions In this guide, references to StorageWorks RAID Array, controller, HSZ70 orsubsystem pertain to • RAID Array 7000 (RA7000) or Enterprise Storage Array (ESA) 10000 The term High Availability is abbreviated as (HA). This guide uses the following document...
Page 12 - xii; Who to contact in Europe; Who to contact in Asia Pacific
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX xii EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 Who to contact in Europe Information and Product Questions, Contact the DIGITAL Distributor or reseller Installation Support, and Installation: from whom the Storage Solution waspurchased. For Warranty Service See the Wa...
Page 13 - xiii; Getting Started; RoadMap; STEP; Verify Cluster Requirements; Create the RAID Storage Configuration; and Appendix B; Test, Monitor and Manage the Cluster
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 xiii Getting Started This section contains a roadmap to serve as your master guide for establishing a highavailability cluster between two or more HP-UX host servers and a shared RAIDsubsystem. This roadmap presides over all other documentation supplied with yourequipment, and refer...
Page 15 - Pre-Installation Steps; Host Feature
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 1–1 1 Pre-Installation Steps This chapter addresses the preparation needed before installing and configuring theRA7000 / ESA10000 cluster hardware components. The pre-installation steps required to support a cluster are as follows: • Verify Cluster Requirements • Inventory the SCSI ...
Page 16 - NOTES; Inventory the RAID SCSI Connection Kit; SWXKT-DE – for connecting the RAID subsystem to servers having; HD68-pin host adapters; SWXKT-DF* – for connecting the RAID subsystem to servers having
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX 1–2 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 NOTES 1. All of the host features that are supported bythe platform kit are also supported in theRAID/HP cluster environment 2. The installation of a hub requires a 3.5” SSBslot available in your StorageWorks pedestalor ...
Page 17 - Table 1–2 RAID SCSI Connection Kit Contents (listed by kit number); parts supplied with your RAID subsystem:
Chapter 1. Pre-Installation Steps EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 1–3 Table 1–2 RAID SCSI Connection Kit Contents (listed by kit number) S H R - 1 0 2 6 B N 2 1 K - 0 5 R A I D S C S I C o n n e c ti o n K i t P a r t s I d e n t if ic a ti o n K it S W X K T - D F K it S W X K T - E A K it S W X K T - D E B N 3 7...
Page 18 - Perform a System Backup; NOTE
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX 1–4 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 1.3 Perform a System Backup Follow normal procedures to backup the RAID subsystem and the host servers inyour cluster, as applicable, prior to installing any of the cluster components. 1.4 Plan the Basic Cluster Layout (...
Page 20 - Prepare the SCSI Host Adapters; Setting a unique SCSI host adapter ID
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX 1–6 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 Use Table 1-3 to select the basic cluster layout that best suits your environment.Prepare and install the SCSI host adapters into your servers (as described inSection 1.5, “Prepare the SCSI Host Adapters”). Then, referen...
Page 21 - SCSI Host Adapter Resistor Pack Removal; Locate the resistor packs on the SCSI host adapter board(s)
Chapter 1. Pre-Installation Steps EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 1–7 1.5.2 SCSI Host Adapter Resistor Pack Removal To remove the resistor packs (terminators) on-board the SCSI host adapters in aMid-Bus RAID or End-Bus RAID cluster layout, reference the figure for yourhost adapter board model and proceed as follow...
Page 22 - Figure 1–2 SCSI Host Adapter Model A2969A
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX 1–8 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 Figure 1–1 SCSI Host Adapter Model A28696A S C S I A d a p te r I DS w itc h P a c k " S 1 " Te r m in a t io n R e s is to rP a c k s R 1 3 , R 1 4 , R 1 5 F a c e p la te S H R - 11 2 2 Figure 1–2 SCSI Host Ada...
Page 23 - Figure 1–3 SCSI Host Adapter Model A4107A
Chapter 1. Pre-Installation Steps EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 1–9 Figure 1–3 SCSI Host Adapter Model A4107A Te r m i n a tio n R e s is to rP a c k s U C 1 , U C 2 , U C 3 S C S I A d a p te r IDS w i tc h P a c k s "S 1 " F a c e p l a t e S H R - 11 2 3
Page 25 - Connecting RAID Subsystem Components through the SCSI Bus
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 2–1 2 Cabling the RAID Subsystem Cluster Components This chapter provides the procedures for interconnecting two HP host servers and ashared StorageWorks RAID subsystem through the SCSI bus, and externally terminatingthe bus as applicable. Interconnection procedures for locating the...
Page 27 - Chapter 2. Cabling the RAID Subsystem Cluster Components; pin host adapter on Host A.; NOTE: In hub configurations, termination is internal to the hub.
Chapter 2. Cabling the RAID Subsystem Cluster Components EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 2–3 2.3 HUB-Radiant RAID Cluster Layout - (SCSI Interconnect) To connect two HP host servers to a RAID subsystem via use of a Hub (e.g., aHub-Radiant RAID cluster layout), reference Figure 2-2 and follow these steps: 1. Attach...
Page 29 - Software Requirements Summary; Create the RAID storageset configuration; Installing the StorageWorks CC RAID Manager Software
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 3–1 3 Software Setup Requirements for a Cluster This chapter summarizes and describes in sequence each of the software setupsrequired to establish a high availability cluster environment between multiple HP-UX hostservers and a shared RAID storage subsystem. 3.1 Software Requirement...
Page 30 - CAUTION
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX 3–2 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 3.3 Creating the RAID StorageSet Configuration Reference the Getting Started – HSZ70 Solutions Software V7.1 for HP-UX,Chapters 6 or 7 and Appendices A and B, to plan and create your RAID(storageset) configuration. 3.4 I...
Page 31 - Chapter 3. Software Setup Requirements for a Cluster; WARNING; from the following StorageWorks website address:
Chapter 3. Software Setup Requirements for a Cluster EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 3–3 3.5 Running the SWCC Failover Transition Module Installation Script The SWCC Failover Transition Module Installation Script automates the finalsoftware configuration tasks required to establish failover of the StorageWorksComm...
Page 32 - Run the shell script by issuing this command:
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX 3–4 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 NOTES You MUST be root to proceed with the installationprocess. The capital letter at the end of each script promptrepresents the default response. 4. Run the shell script by issuing this command: # /tmp/ha_install_hp.sh...
Page 33 - Hardware Configuration of an Expanded Cluster; By adding host servers to a single SCSI bus
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 A–1 A Cabling and Termination Required to Expand a Cluster This appendix summarizes how to expand a basic (two-server, single RAID subsystem)cluster to support additional servers and/or a second RAID subsystem. This appendixassumes that the pre-installation, hardware and software co...
Page 34 - Figure A–1 Expanded Cluster; A.1.1 Adding Host Servers to an Existing Cluster; Each host server added to a cluster requires the following cables:; Description
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX A–2 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 Figure A–1 Expanded Cluster N e t w o r k I n c o n n e c t S e r v e r A H e a rtb e a t 1 H e a rtb e a t 2 R a id S u b s y s te m R a id S u b s y s te m S e r v e r B S C S I B u s 1Te rm i n a ti o n S e r v e r C ...
Page 35 - Appendix A. Cabling and Termination Required to Expand a Cluster; Figure A–2 Adding Host Servers to an Existing Cluster
Appendix A. Cabling and Termination Required to Expand a Cluster EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 A–3 To add a host server to a basic End-Bus or Mid-Bus RAID subsystem cluster,reference Figure A-2 and proceed as follows: 1. Follow normal procedures to backup the all the devices in the existing cluster. 2. Follow no...
Page 36 - A.1.2 Adding a Second RAID Subsystem to an Existing Cluster; Connect the Y-cables to the second host adapter in each server.
RA7000 / ESA10000 High Availability Solution Kit for HP-UX A–4 EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 NOTES Repeat these procedures for each new server tobe added to the cluster. When finished, follownormal procedures to power-up all clusterdevices. Make sure that each server added to the cluster isconfigured for a clust...
Page 37 - StorageWorks CC Agent De-Installation Procedures
EK–HAHPU–MH. B01 B–1 B De-Installing the StorageWorks Command Console Agent This appendix describes how to reverse the installation of the StorageWorks CC Agentwithin a cluster. B.1 StorageWorks CC Agent De-Installation Procedures To de-install the CC agent (and the CC agent package) from the cluste...
Page 39 - Reader’s Comments; Manual Rating; Excellent
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