Page 2 - Notice
ii Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liab...
Page 3 - Contents; Important Note
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Contents iii Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ iv Intended Audience .....................................................................
Page 4 - Introduction; NOTE; Recommended Reading
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Introduction iv Introduction The following pages contain a cursory set of procedures for setting up the clustering components of HP NetServers with the HP NetRAID-4M disk controller running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system. Steps includ...
Page 5 - Version History
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Installation Guide Introduction v Chapter 14, Working with Diskset s, explains how to manage a new object type called the diskse t, which is required to create containers on shared storage. Chapter 15, Working with Diskset Resource s, explains how to put containers hosted by di...
Page 6 - Overview; Software and Networking Requirements; DNS, and computer, domain and cluster NetBIOS names; Hardware Requirements; Clustering; BIOS setting is; enabled; connected to drives in the
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Overview 1 1 Overview 1.1 Software and Networking Requirements • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with the latest service pack installed on each server • Administrator user login name and password for each node, and a domain account for the clu...
Page 7 - Alternative Installation Sequence
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Overview 2 1.4 Alternative Installation Sequence NOTE For the purpose of illustration, the two server nodes depicted in this guide are referred to as Server A, or node A, the first node to establish the cluster, and Server B, or node B, the second no...
Page 8 - NetRAID-4M – Cluster Hardware Component Installation
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 4 2 NetRAID-4M – Cluster Hardware Component Installation • Create the installation diskettes required for the HP NetRAID-4M and HP NetServer 10/100BaseT LAN Adapter (D5013B) • Install the HP NetRAID-4M and HP D5013B LA...
Page 9 - Create Installation Floppy Diskettes; NOS Drivers
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 5 2.1 Create Installation Floppy Diskettes NOTE Refer to an HP NetServer Cluster Configuration Guide for the supported versions of the Navigator CD, server BIOS and NetRAID-4M firmware and driver. 1. Power on Server A ...
Page 10 - Install the NetRAID-4M and Heartbeat NIC; Power off both Server A and Server B.; Jumpers
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 6 2.2 Install the NetRAID-4M and Heartbeat NIC 1. Power off both Server A and Server B. 2. Disconnect all cables from the back of Server A. 3. If working on a racked server, extend the rack enclosure foot. 4. Extend Se...
Page 11 - Version on server; CAUTION
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 7 11. Connect one end of a 10BaseT Crossover cable to the HP D5013B NIC that was just installed into Server A. 12. DO NOT connect the HP NetRAID-4M controller SCSI cables at this time. 13. Repeat the above steps, 1 thr...
Page 12 - When the update is complete, select the option to exit then press; Server B; SCSI Controller Cards
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 8 24. When the update is complete, select the option to exit then press E to exit to DOS. 25. Remove the floppy from the server floppy drive and power the server off. 26. Repeat the previous steps 16 – 25 to update the...
Page 14 - Set Controller Configuration Options
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 10 2.3 Set NetRAID-4M BIOS Options Set Controller Configuration Options 1. Power on Server A. Do not power on Server B at this time. 2. During the boot process, press Ctrl-A at the HP NetRAID-4M configuration prompt. C...
Page 16 - Insert the NOS Drivers diskette into the floppy drive.; Next
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 12 6. Insert the NOS Drivers diskette into the floppy drive. 7. De-select all options for searching for the driver other than the Floppy Disk drives, click Next . 8. When the wizard has located the HP NetRAID-4M array ...
Page 19 - Install the HP NetRAID-4M FAST Utility
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Hardware, Drivers and Utilities 15 24. Click Yes to acknowledge the empty WINS address message, and the click OK in the Properties window. 25. Click OK to acknowledge the empty DNS list message. Click OK at the Properties window. 26. Close the Networ...
Page 20 - NetRAID-4M - Installing Windows 2000 Cluster Services; Install Windows 2000 Cluster Services on both cluster nodes
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 16 3 NetRAID-4M - Installing Windows 2000 Cluster Services • Install Windows 2000 Cluster Services on both cluster nodes • Install HP NetRAID-4M cluster add-on software on both cluster nodes • Use the HP NetRAID...
Page 21 - Server A: Create Cluster Service User Account; Cluster Services Account
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 17 3.1 Server A: Create Cluster Service User Account 1. Log on to the domain at Server A as an administrator. 2. Open the Active Directory Users and Computer utility from the Administrative Tools Start menu. 3. ...
Page 23 - Cluster Service; option from the list of services and click; Windows 2000 Advanced Server splash screen appears, click; Exit; At the Cluster Service Configuration Wizard, click; Cancel
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 19 3. Select the Cluster Service option from the list of services and click Next . 4. Insert the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. If the Windows 2000 Advanced Server splash screen appears...
Page 24 - Heartbeat
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 20 7. Click Yes to the prompt to exit the setup. 8. Click Finish to close the Cluster Service Installation wizard. 9. Close the Add/Remove Programs and Control Panel windows. CAUTION For the NetRAID-4M/Server A ...
Page 25 - Public; Enable this network for; Click
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 21 19. On the second Network Connection screen, enter the public LAN name, (e.g.: Public Network ), and an IP address and then select the option to Enable this network for cluster use . Click All communications ...
Page 26 - Finish; to complete the installation of Cluster Services.; OK; in the floppy drive of Server A.; Cluster Node
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 22 22. Click Finish to complete the installation of Cluster Services. 23. At the prompt that Cluster Services has successfully started, click OK . 24. Exit the command prompt window. Server A: Install HP NetRAID...
Page 27 - from the floppy drive. Click
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 23 25. When the HP NetRAID-4M Cluster software installation is complete, remove the diskette from the floppy drive. Click Finish . 26. Open the Cluster Administrator utility, Start > Programs > Administrat...
Page 28 - Cluster1
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 24 3.3 Server B: Install Cluster Services 1. Log onto Server B. 2. Open the Control Panel screen and double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. Click on the Add/Remove Windows Components and select the Clu...
Page 29 - Or; installation media from the drive.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 25 Server B: Install HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Add-on software 16. Remove the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive. 17. Insert the first NetRAID Software-NT/Win2000 Cluster Installatio...
Page 30 - Configure the Cluster Shared Quorum; Using the NetRAID-4M FAST Utility; , from the Windows 2000 Start button start the; Open; A diskset cannot span disks across multiple controllers.; Manage Disksets; Non-Member Disks listing, then click the; Diskset names must be unique within the cluster.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 26 3.4 Configure the Cluster Shared Quorum Using the NetRAID-4M FAST Utility 1. On Server A , from the Windows 2000 Start button start the NetRAID-4M FAST utility. 2. Verify that the Available Controllers window...
Page 31 - Leave the options Attached and Re-initialize disk selected.; button to complete the drive selections.; Create Containers; menu and click on the; reconfiguring; ... and then click
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 27 7. Leave the options Attached and Re-initialize disk selected. NOTE The Attached check box allows you to specify whether or not the diskset is attached immediately after it is created (thereby making containe...
Page 33 - click on the; Quorum
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 29 22. Expand the view to see all disk space in the Disk Management screen. Right- click on the Unallocated Space representing the new container that appears in the window and select the Create a Partition optio...
Page 34 - Quick Format; is an option. The NetRAID-4M controller’s; Create Shared Quorum Cluster Resource; HP NetRAID 4M
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 30 NOTE When formatting partitions for a container using the Disk Administrator or Disk Management utility, Quick Format is an option. The NetRAID-4M controller’s disk verify (with badblock repair) and container...
Page 35 - Dependencies
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 31 7. For the Group name select Cluster Group and click Next . 8. Change or confirm settings in the Possible Owners screen and then click Next . 9. Make no changes in the Dependencies windows and click Next . 10...
Page 36 - -click on the Quorum resource that is in an offline state. Select the; Bring online; Clustername; Properties; tab and then click on the
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 32 CAUTION The shared quorum SHOULD now be offline, and a red X appears next to Cluster Group. 13. Right -click on the Quorum resource that is in an offline state. Select the Bring online option. 14. If prompted...
Page 37 - Remove the Local Quorum Resource; Test the Shared Quorum Failover; Prevent Failback; is checked. Properties extend to; all; resources within the group.
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 33 17. From the Quorum Resource drop list, select the shared Quorumname item (the example is Cluster1 ) and then click OK . 18. Click once on the Cluster Group in the left panel. Remove the Local Quorum Resource...
Page 38 - ownership should change to Server B.; Server A
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Cluster Software Components and Quorum 34 3. Observe the ownership column of the Cluster Group resources in the right panel. The ownership should change to Server B. 4. Move the Cluster Group back to Server A .
Page 39 - Expand Shared Storage for Cluster Services; Create and initialize additional NetRAID-4M containers
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 35 4 Expand Shared Storage for Cluster Services • Create and initialize additional NetRAID-4M containers • Create Windows partitions and NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources to be managed by Cluster Services
Page 40 - Create Shared Disksets, Containers and NTFS Partitions
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 36 4.1 Create Shared Disksets, Containers and NTFS Partitions 1. On Server A, open the NetRAID-4M FAST utility and Open the NetRAID-4M controller connecting to shared storage. 2. From the Disk (Physical Drv) menu select Manag...
Page 41 - utility to assign drive letters and format
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 37 14. In the FAST Container View console you should see the new logical containers as they are being initialized, as shown below: 15. Wait for all disk initialization to complete before continuing. CAUTION DO NOT power off t...
Page 42 - Create NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources for Data Drives
HP NetRAID-4M Cluster Services Installation Guide Creating Shared Disksets 38 4.2 Create NetRAID-4M Diskset Resources for Data Drives 1. From either server, open the Cluster Administrator utility 2. In the left panel click once on the Groups folder. 3. In the right panel, right-click on the Cluster ...
