HP NetServer LPr with

XP256 (Fibre Channel or SCSI) Cluster Configuration Guide

08 February, 2000

Introduction

This document defines the supported HP NetServer LPr configurations with the XP256 and Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations minimize single points of failure (SPOF), provide maximum availability, and have been certified by Hewlett-Packard or Microsoft. 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 a Cluster

Cluster

SPUs

Local and Shared Storage

Intra-cluster and Client LANs

Shared Storage Cabling

Cluster

1

SPU

2

Shared Storage Configurations

LANs

Client LAN

Any LAN

Any that is on both the HP Tested Products List and the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List.

Any driver

NOTE If the NIC used is the same as the Intra-cluster LAN, then the Client LAN must use the same driver as the Intra-cluster LAN.

1 minimum

P2

4

Shared Storage Cabling

This part of the guide defines the allowable cabling configurations for clusters using the HP NetServer LPr and the XP256. Only these cabling configurations and cables are supported.

DIAGRAMS SHOWING THE SUPPORTED CONFIGURATIONS

Hub/Switch

5