Setting Up the Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200
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Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer: Bryan Hicks Project: Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide Comments:
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Ensure that the Fibre Channel storage hub or FC-AL switch has AC
power.
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Power up the RA4000/4100 storage system before the cluster nodes are
powered up.
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Log on to the domain using an account that has administrative
permissions on both cluster nodes. When installing MSCS, both cluster
nodes must be in the same Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000
domain. The cluster nodes can be members of an existing Windows NT
or Windows 2000 domain, they can both be member servers, they can
make up their own domain by assigning one as Primary Domain
Controller (PDC) and one as Backup Domain Controller (BDC), or they
can both be a BDC in an existing Windows NT or Windows 2000
domain.
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One of the utilities the SmartStart CD runs is the Compaq Array
Configuration Utility, which configures the drives in the RA4000/4100.
The Array Configuration Utility stores the drive configuration
information on the drives themselves. After you have configured the
shared drives from one of the cluster nodes it is not necessary to
configure the drives from the other cluster node.
When the Array Configuration Utility runs on the first cluster node,
configure the shared drives in the RA4000/4100 storage system. When
SmartStart runs the utility on the second cluster node, it will display
information on the shared drives that was entered when the Array
Configuration Utility was run on the first node. Accept the information
as displayed and continue.
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For a manual software installation, use Disk Administrator
(Windows NTS/E) or Disk Management (Windows 2000 Advanced
Server) on the first cluster node to configure the shared drives, and
allow MSCS to synchronize information between the two nodes.
By running Disk Administrator or Disk Management from the first
node, you prevent potential problems caused by inconsistent drive
configurations. When the second cluster node joins the cluster, the disk
information in the Windows Registry is copied from the first node to the
second node.
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Only New Technology File System (NTFS) is supported on shared
drives.
Summary of Contents for ProLiant Clusters HA/F100
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