Page 2 - Version History
Version History 13 September 1999 Revised the Configuration Guide to add a description of the cluster’s SPOFs. Seethe Configuration Guide for details. 9 August 1999 Revised pdf to add 30/FC Install Guide Supplement. 21 April 1999 Revised Configuration Guide to limit the HP NetServer CPU speeds to400...
Page 3 - Installing a Cluster; “The Big Picture”
Installing a Cluster “The Big Picture” Gathering Hardware, Software, etc. ➮ Gather: Hardware Software (Windows NT, NIC drivers, etc.) IP Addresses, subnet mask, etc. User names, password, and domain Tools 1 What’s Needed Setting Up Hardware ➮ Install components: into NetServers (i.e., LAN adapters) ...
Page 6 - SPU
2 System software: Navigator version L.14.00 or later Operating System Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or later Service pack SP3 with hotfix “clusfixi” or later Single Points of Failure(SPOF) The Model 30/FC Disk Array virtually does not have single points offailure. However, car...
Page 7 - Storage; Local
3 Storage Local Physical drive location SPU internal drive bays or HP external drive cabinet (e.g., HP RackStorage/8 or /12) Disk drives Must be HP Controller SPU embedded controller or any controller, any number, manufacturer ordriver in I/O slot P1 for NetRAID local storage (except NetRAID 1 or 3)...
Page 9 - Shared Storage Cabling
5 Shared Storage Cabling This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServerLXr 8000 and High Availability Disk Array Model 30/FC. Only these cabling configurations and cablesare supported. Basic Configuration with Single Fibre Channel Arbitrated L...
Page 15 - with; HP AutoRAID Disk Array Model 12H
HP NetServer Microsoft Cluster Installation Guide with Shared Storage System Supplement Rack Storage/12FC Rack Storage/12 Rack Storage/8 Storage System/6 HP AutoRAID Disk Array Model 12H or HP A3661B Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array 1 September 1999 (See Version History below)
Page 17 - Notice
HP NetServer Installation Guide 3 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, theimplied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hew...
Page 18 - Contents
HP NetServer Installation Guide 4 Contents Some topics in this guide are applicable to all HP NetServer clusters while others are HP NetServer andshared storage specific. A complete installation guide consists of two documents: this document (common toall HP NetServers) and the supplement for your s...
Page 19 - Overview; Intended Audience
HP NetServer Installation Guide 5 Overview HP NetServer clusters provide increased availability solutions for critical applications. The basic clusterconsists of two HP NetServer systems coupled to shared storage units. The operating system files, applicationfiles, and other files local to each node...
Page 20 - A Graphical Overview to Setting Up the Cluster
HP NetServer Installation Guide 6 A Graphical Overview to Setting Up the Cluster CAUTION Departing from the sequence shown here can cause unnecessary work and unpredictableresults.
Page 21 - What’s Needed; Hardware
HP NetServer Installation Guide 7 1 What’s Needed Before beginning the installation, make sure you have the following items prepared and tools and resourcesavailable. Some information in this part is shared storage specific. See part "1 What’s Needed" of theShared Storage Supplement and the ...
Page 22 - Tools; Referenced Documents
HP NetServer Installation Guide 8 NOTE When performing this search on the Microsoft web site you may be prompted to registerwith Support Online. If prompted to register, you must first complete the questionnaireand then complete the search. • HP NetServer Navigator CD. HP recommends you use the late...
Page 23 - NetServer Hardware Setup; Install Components
HP NetServer Installation Guide 9 2 NetServer Hardware Setup When HP NetServers are shipped from the factory, they are configured for stand-alone operation. The firststep in creating a cluster is to install additional hardware that allows the HP NetServers to: • Share data • Communicate with one ano...
Page 24 - Shared Storage Hardware Setup
HP NetServer Installation Guide 10 3 Shared Storage Hardware Setup part "3 Shared Storage Hardware Setup" in the Shared Storage Supplement
Page 25 - Cluster Cabling and Setup; Setup Cluster Hardware; Connect Shared Storage & Cable the Cluster
HP NetServer Installation Guide 11 4 Cluster Cabling and Setup Setup Cluster Hardware Non-racked clusters - Follow the Site Preparation guidelines provided in the Planning Guide under Plan onthe HP NetServers Clustering Solutions web site. Racked clusters - Follow the Road Map supplied with the syst...
Page 26 - NetServer Software Setup; Start Here; LCII; Configure NetServer Hardware and BIOS
HP NetServer Installation Guide 12 5 NetServer Software Setup Follow the procedures in this part to configure the hardware and BIOS and to install Windows NT includingthe applicable Service Pack. Start Here In this part you will perform two major tasks. First you will configure the NetServer Hardwar...
Page 27 - Install Windows NT
HP NetServer Installation Guide 13 Install Windows NT 1. Remove the HP NetServer Navigator CD, insert the first CD of the Microsoft Windows NT Server,Enterprise Edition, and exit Navigator to reboot the server. 2. Select the following options when prompted: • Choose the unpartitioned space and insta...
Page 28 - LH Pro
HP NetServer Installation Guide 14 Install Windows NT 1. Remove the HP NetServer Navigator CD, insert the first CD of the Microsoft Windows NT Server,Enterprise Edition, and exit Navigator to reboot the server. 2. Select the following options when prompted: • Choose the unpartitioned space and insta...
Page 32 - Copy the NetRAID Driver for Clusters
HP NetServer Installation Guide 18 9. From the Navigator main menu select, Configuration Assistant , then Custom , Microsoft , MS Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition , and No. Check the advisories in Configuration Advisor for IRQ conflicts and other problems. Click Continue . 10. Define the local stor...
Page 35 - LPr
HP NetServer Installation Guide 21 • If you are using two HP D5013A NICs, when prompted for TCP/IP Properties: Make sure adapter [2] is highlighted and specify its IP address and subnet mask. This will be theLAN adapter for the intra-cluster LAN. Select adapter [1] and specify its IP address and sub...
Page 37 - LPr (with NetRAID Local and Shared Storage)
HP NetServer Installation Guide 23 NOTE The Client LAN IP addresses and Intra-cluster LAN IP addresses must be on differentsubnets. 4. Once the NT installation is complete, the D5013A NIC drivers must be manually set to the correct LANspeed. Log on and from the start menu select: Settings , Control ...
Page 43 - Install Service Pack for All HP NetServers
HP NetServer Installation Guide 29 • First, load the driver for the device you want to boot from. For drives in the LH 4 internal bays thiswill normally be the embedded SCSI Symbios driver or embedded NetRAID. • Secondly, load the IDE driver, since the CD drive is on the IDE bus. • Finally, load any...
Page 45 - Shared Storage Software Setup; Shared Storage Setup; Reboot System A; Run Windows NT Disk Administrator
HP NetServer Installation Guide 31 6 Shared Storage Software Setup Use these procedures to install host bus adapter (interface) software, create the arrays and array file systems. Shared Storage Setup Part "6 Shared Storage Software Setup" in the Shared Storage Supplement. For FibreChannel s...
Page 46 - Create Full Disk Partitions for each Array
HP NetServer Installation Guide 32 Disk Administrator, Scanned Logical Disks Create Full Disk Partitions for each Array 1. Click the disk box to select the shared array to be partitioned.Disk Administrator highlights the selected disk. 2. From Disk Administrator’s Partition menu, choose Create . A d...
Page 48 - Assign Drive Letters
HP NetServer Installation Guide 34 Disk Administrator, All Disk Arrays Partitioned and Committed Assign Drive Letters Disk Administrator has assigned sequential and temporary drive letters to the disk arrays you partitioned.You must assign a permanent (static) drive letter to each drive you want to ...
Page 49 - Format Logical Drives
HP NetServer Installation Guide 35 Disk Administrator, Assigning Drive Letters 4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to assign a drive letter for each array to be shared in the cluster. Format Logical Drives 1. Click a disk box to select one of the arrays that you just partitioned and assigned a drive letter....
Page 51 - Microsoft Cluster Server Software Setup; Install MSCS on System A
HP NetServer Installation Guide 37 7 Microsoft Cluster Server Software Setup During installation of Microsoft Cluster Server Software (MSCS) at System A, you will create a MicrosoftCluster Server. Initially, it is a cluster with only one server (System A). Later, you will join System B to thecluster...
Page 55 - Install MSCS on System B; Install Hot Fix
HP NetServer Installation Guide 41 Install MSCS on System B While you have been configuring System A, System B has been idling at the Restart dialog. 1. Click Restart to reboot System B to Windows NT. 2. Insert the Component CD of Microsoft Windows NT Server (Enterprise Edition) in the CD-ROM driveo...
Page 56 - Cluster Testing; Hardware Verification and Labeling Utility; Obtain the Utility; Cluster Installation Test; Obtain CIT
HP NetServer Installation Guide 42 8 Cluster Testing There are two programs for testing the installed cluster. These programs are the Hardware Verification andLabeling Utility and the Cluster Installation Test. Hardware Verification and Labeling Utility The Hardware Verification and Labeling Utility...
Page 60 - Introduction; Operating System
4 Overview Introduction An HP NetServer cluster provides a reliable, cabinet-mounted, increased-availability solution for critical applications.The basic cluster consists of two HP NetServer systems coupled to an HP Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) hubconnected to an HP A3661B Model 30/FC High ...
Page 61 - Fibre Channel IDs
5 1 – What’s Needed? Fibre Channel IDs During HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array installation, be prepared to supply one Fibre Channel ID for eachFC-AL connection between an HP FC-AL hub and an SP on an HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array. See part 3, step 5, table 2 of this guide f...
Page 62 - – HP NetServer Hardware Setup; Install the FC I/O Adapter; Install the FC I/O Adapter in the PCI Slot
6 2 – HP NetServer Hardware Setup Install the FC I/O Adapter 1. Install the FC I/O Adapter in the PCI Slot Install the FC I/O adapter in an appropriate PCI slot as specified in the Configuration Guide for the HP NetServer.Installation steps are shown for both vertical and horizontal installations. I...
Page 64 - – Shared Storage Hardware Setup; Install the HP FC-AL Hub
8 3 – Shared Storage Hardware Setup Install the HP FC-AL Hub 1. Unpack the HP FC-AL Hub a. Unpack and inspect the HP FC-AL hub for any damage that may have occurred during shipment. b. Save the boxes and packing materials in case there is damage or anything needs to be reshipped at a future date. c....
Page 67 - Mount the HP FC-AL Hub into the Cabinet
11 3. Mount the HP FC-AL Hub into the Cabinet The HP FC-AL hub mounts into the HP E3662A or E3662B 2.0m high, 19-inch wide, 220VAC, EIA cabinet (also calleda rack). The following procedure describes mounting an HP FC-AL hub with its front panel facing the rear of thecabinet. The front of the HP FC-A...
Page 70 - Install the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array; Check Power Requirements
14 Install the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array 1. Check Power Requirements Refer to the disk array DC power requirements in the Reference chapter of the Hewlett-Packard Model 30/FC HighAvailability Disk Array Service Manual (part number A3661-90002) to make sure the installation site mee...
Page 71 - Unpack the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array
15 The HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array is rated to draw approximately 5amps at 230VAC steady statecurrent for normal operation. However, when powered on, the disk array draws a heavy in-rush (surge) current (up to115 amps for 10 to 12 ms) that could trip standard industrial circuit break...
Page 72 - Prepare the Cabinet
16 i. Remove the disk array’s front bezel by grasping its sides and pulling straight out. If the bezel is difficult to remove,use a small standard screwdriver to carefully loosen the bezel at its four outside corners. Figure 10. Removing the front bezel 3. Prepare the Cabinet The HP Model 30/FC High...
Page 80 - Set the Fibre Channel ID for the SP in the Disk Array
24 i. Reinstall trim. – Install the 1/2 U filler panel (part number A3661-00003) to the bottom of the disk array’s front bezel using fourof the screws (part number 2680-0273) from the hardware mounting kit. – Reinstall the disk array’s front bezel. – Reinstall any trim removed from the cabinet and c...
Page 82 - – Cluster Cabling and Setup
26 4 – Cluster Cabling and Setup 1. Plan the HP FC-AL Hub Connections The HP NetServers should be powered down when making the FC-AL connections to the FC I/O adapters. Power downthe HP NetServers if they are not already powered down. The HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array and thecabinet sh...
Page 88 - Incorrect cabling examples
32 Incorrect cabling examples Do NOT cable together two ports on the same HP FC-AL hub. Ports between the two connections will be eliminatedfrom the FC-AL loop. Figure 30. Incorrect cabling example: connected ports on the same HP FC-AL hub Do NOT leave cables that are connected to the HP FC-AL hub d...
Page 89 - Nonsupported cabling example
33 Nonsupported cabling example Connecting an HP FC-AL hub to more than one other HP FC-AL hub is NOT a supported configuration. Figure 34. Non-supported cabling example: more than two HP FC-AL hubs connected Do not attach power cords or power up the disk array or the cabinet at this time. To part 4...
Page 90 - – HP NetServer Software Setup
34 5 – HP NetServer Software Setup To part 5 of the HP NetServer Installation Guide.
Page 91 - – Shared Storage Software Setup; Install the Fibre Channel Driver on Windows NT
35 6 – Shared Storage Software Setup Install the Fibre Channel Driver on Windows NT The Hewlett-Packard Model 30/FC Disk Array and the cabinet should be powered down at this time. To install the Fibre Channel driver Windows NT, perform the following steps on each HP NetServer in the cluster: a. Powe...
Page 92 - Power Up the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array; Connect the Disk Array’s Power Cord; Power Up the Cabinet
36 Power Up the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array 1. Connect the Disk Array’s Power Cord NOTE The correct right-angle power cord must be used. If an incorrect power cord is used, the fan packcannot be opened without powering down the disk array and disconnecting the power cord. a. Make sur...
Page 93 - Power Up the Disk Array; Power Up the HP NetServers
37 4. Power Up the Disk Array Turn on the disk array’s power by setting the POWER switch on the back of the unit to ON. The green POWER-ONLED on the front of the disk array will light up and the fans will rotate. On a disk array fully loaded with 30 disk modules, allow 8 to 10 minutes for all the di...
Page 94 - Install the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array Software
38 Install the HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array Software The HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array software consists of the following host-resident utility: • ArrayGUIde TM ArrayGUIde is a software tool for managing HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Arrays connected to HPNetServ...
