HP NetServer AA 4000, Installation Manual

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Preparing for the Installation 1-7
CEs The two CEs must be identical Pentium class PCI-bus PCs. Each
CE must have:
• The capability of restarting automatically after a power failure.
On some systems, you may need to select options for automatic
restart in the system Setup utility.
• Both CEs must have the same amount of RAM (256 MB
minimum).
• Floppy disk drive
• Video adapter -- required for the CE to boot and for
maintenance purposes. A standard PCI or AGP
VGA-compatible video adapter provides the video BIOS
required to boot the CE and display the following items:
- POST messages
- BIOS setup, test, and diagnostics
- MS-DOS boot for flashing the MIC
- Windows operating system flex-boot
- Text phase of the Windows operating system boot
• Monitor – used for running setup and diagnostics, flashing the
MICs on the CEs, and maintenance purposes.
• Keyboard – if your computer’s BIOS requires a keyboard to
boot.
Make sure your CE systems conform with the requirements
specified in the
Endurance Release Notes .
You can use one monitor, keyboard, and mouse for the IOPs and
CEs along with a keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) switch. For more
information about using a switch as part of your hardware
installation, see
Appendix A .
Mirrored Disks Set(s)
Each Endurance server configuration must have at least one
mirrored disk set (two disks, one on each IOP).
Table 1-2 Endurance Server Hardware Requirements (Continued)
Item Notes