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HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide

SCSI Configuration Charts

Sample SCSI Configuration Chart 

Figure 1-2  Sample SCSI Configuration Chart

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Summary of Contents for NetServer AA 4000

Page 1: ...HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide HP Part Number 5971 3015 Printed in April 2001 ...

Page 2: ...ced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company TR A D E M A R K N O T I C E Assured Availability ComputeThru Computing for the long run Constant Computing Endurance Marathon Assured MIAL SplitSite and the Marathon logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Marathon Tech nologies Corporation in the United States and or other countries ...

Page 3: ...er 2 Installing the Hardware Installing the Adapters in the IOPs 2 2 Installing the Adapters in the CEs 2 4 Cabling the Endurance Server 2 6 Completing Hardware Installation 2 9 Chapter 3 Installing Windows and the Endurance Software Overview of Endurance Installation 3 2 Installing Windows and Endurance Software on the IOPs 3 3 Installing Windows on the IOPs 3 4 Installing Endurance Software on t...

Page 4: ...server AA Solution Installation Guide Appendix A Adding a KVM or Video Switch to the Hardware Considerations A 2 Basic Requirements A 3 Examples of an Endurance Installation with a Video or KVM Switch A 4 Index ...

Page 5: ...e Components 1 2 1 2 Endurance Server Hardware Requirements 1 6 1 3 Endurance Server Software Requirements 1 8 1 4 Endurance Server Kit Contents 1 14 2 1 Endurance Server Cables 2 7 3 1 Network Adapter Bindings 3 12 Tables ...

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Page 7: ... Ethernet Adapter n Bindings 3 14 3 3 Virtual Network Provider Adapter IOP1 Bindings 3 15 3 4 IOP Ethernet Adapters 3 15 3 5 Endurance Configuration Utility 3 16 3 6 Example of Properly Partitioned Disks 3 21 A 1 Hardware Configuration with a Video Switch A 4 A 2 Hardware Configuration with a KVM Switch for Each Tuple A 5 A 3 Hardware Configuration with a KVM Switch for Both Tuples in a Single Rac...

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Page 9: ...n Guide that describes how to install your Endurance server HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide that describes the Endurance server and its related Endurance applications This guide also includes information about how to monitor and manage your Endurance server HP Netserver AA Solution Messages that lists and describes all Endurance messages HP Netserver AA Solution Messages is not ship...

Page 10: ...ont Represents examples of screen text For example scsiid 0 1 Bold Is used to Emphasize important information Indicate menu pathname or button selections Indicate actions you perform Italics Is used to Highlight the state of the Endurance server component Refer to manual chapter or section titles Blue text Available only in online documentation Indicates a hyperlink cross reference to another sect...

Page 11: ...Preface xi For Customer Support Refer to the Warranty Support for Your HP NetServer booklet supplied with your NetServer for information relating to warranty or customer support ...

Page 12: ...xii HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide ...

Page 13: ...ntroduces you to some Endurance terminology and concepts described in detail in the HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide This chapter includes the following sections Overview of the Endurance Server 1 2 Installation Requirements 1 6 Planning the SCSI Disk and CD ROM Configurations 1 9 Unpacking Your Endurance Server Kit 1 14 Completing Initial Power On Self Test 1 15 Preparing for the In...

Page 14: ...a tightly coupled manner If there is a CPU or memory failure the Endurance operating system remains continuously available providing constant computing without any loss of context Figure 1 1 depicts a sample hardware configuration of the Endurance server Table 1 1 Endurance Components Components Description 2 Compute Elements CEs The systems that provide all compute processing The CEs run the oper...

Page 15: ...s logically assigned to the CE the CE has complete control of that CD ROM drive For mirrored disk devices and redundant Ethernet connections the Endurance software coordinates all I O processing so that these redundant components appear as a single logical device For example in a mirrored disk set the two physical disks one on each IOP appear to the CE operating system and applications as one logi...

Page 16: ...ich you can monitor and manage your server You can install the Endurance Manager on a remote client enabling you to monitor the system from another location Endurance Configuration Utility The Endurance Configuration Utility enables you to define the Endurance server s hardware configuration and to store that configuration information in the appropriate locations of the Windows Registry You use th...

Page 17: ... 5 documentation of Endurance messages which use the standard Windows operating system event format Because the Endurance server uses standard message reporting you can integrate standard applications to notify you when a fault occurs ...

Page 18: ...failure On some systems you may need to select options for automatic restart in the system Setup utility A SCSI system disk for the local copy of the version of the Windows operating system you are using SCSI Host Based Adapter HBA One SCSI based or IDE CD ROM One SCSI IOP boot device a physical drive or a logical drive from a hardware RAID set At least one SCSI hard disk that meets the requiremen...

Page 19: ...d 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...

Page 20: ...urance server 2 or 3 blank diskettes Use two diskettes to make the Emergency Repair diskettes one for each IOP If you choose to do so you can also make an Endurance Configuration diskette Network cables to provide network connectivity The cables must be compatible with the Ethernet adapters that you install Optional 2 Uninterruptable Power Supplies Use one UPS per tuple The Endurance server has tw...

Page 21: ...or most adapters the driver that is shipped with the adapter or that is packaged in the Windows operating system distribution kit is not the most current One way to ensure you to obtain the most current driver is to download it from the manufacturer s web site If you are not sure you have the latest driver contact the manufacturer or your service provider for assistance Make sure that you know the...

Page 22: ... Boot Disk IOP2 Boot Disk 14 0 CE Boot Disk Mirrored Disk Set 1 CE Boot Disk Mirrored Disk Set 1 2 0 Mirrored Disk Set 2 Mirrored Disk Set 2 3 0 Mirrored Disk Set 3 Mirrored Disk Set 3 4 0 CD ROM N A Must be unused N A 5 0 Must be unused N A CD ROM N A 6 0 Tape N A Must be unused N A 7 0 Initiator ID N A Initiator ID N A 8 unused unused 9 unused unused 10 unused unused 11 unused unused 12 unused u...

Page 23: ...configuration lowest adapter number determined by the BIOS lowest SCSI ID In a typical single SCSI adapter configuration this is SCSI ID 0 Some SCSI adapters support booting from IDs other than the lowest 4 For the CE boot disk to map to the c drive when the Endurance server is operational the CE boot disk must be the first redirected hard disk detected in the configuration lowest adapter number l...

Page 24: ...ion Chart Figure 1 3 SCSI Configuration Chart SCSI Configuration Chart PCI or other PC Bus Slot number SCSI Adapter Number Port Number 1 SCSI Bus Number1 SCSI ID1 2 Logical Unit No1 IOP1 Device Disk Size IOP2 Device Disk Size 03 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...

Page 25: ...t on both If an IDE device malfunctions upon boot the Windows operating system does not assign any SCSI resources to the IDE controller Moreover if no IDE devices are detected the ATAPI driver is not loaded This is different than SCSI devices for which the Windows operating system loads the SCSI driver and assigns port numbers as long as a SCSI adapter is detected even if no devices are attached t...

Page 26: ...e Cards 4 MIC cables 2 local and 2 remote Two fiber optic cables are 5 meters and two are 10 meters in length 1 IL IOP Link cable Category 5 UTP cross over Ethernet cable for use in fast Ethernet connections approximately 8 meters in length 1 IL IOP Link fiber Multi mode fiber for use in gigabit Ethernet 8 meters in length Note You use either of the above Ethernet connections depending on whether ...

Page 27: ... s instructions assemble each computer 3 Plug in the power cords To increase fault resiliency install the computers of Tuple1 and Tuple2 on separate AC power circuits using Uninterruptable Power Supplies 4 Power on each computer make sure that it runs POST power on self test and boots properly For the CEs use a bootable floppy disk and ensure that the CEs boot For the IOPs ensure that both IOPs ca...

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Page 29: ...u are familiar with Endurance terminology described in the HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide This chapter includes the following sections Installing the Adapters in the IOPs 2 2 Installing the Adapters in the CEs 2 4 Cabling the Endurance Server 2 6 Completing Hardware Installation 2 9 Installing the Hardware 2 ...

Page 30: ...recommend that MICs installed on IOPs be installed in the same slot For example install the MICs in slot 1 on both IOP1 and IOP2 We recommend that MICs do not share IRQs with other PCI devices and whenever possible you should install MICs in a primary PCI bus We recommend that MICs and network cards not be plugged in the same PCI bus as a SCSI RAID controller 4 Install the Ethernet adapters if not...

Page 31: ...ons is enabled for the SCSI adapter Host Adapter BIOS is loaded Scan BIOS on Boot is enabled only for the CE boot disk and the IOP boot disk 9 Specify the identity of the MIC The MIC BIOS Utility starts automatically because the MIC does not have an identity setting Refer to Chapter 7 in the HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide Specify IOP1 or IOP2 to correspond with the intended role of...

Page 32: ...same slot location For example install the MICs in slot 1 on both CE1 and CE2 They must also have the same IRQ and use the same PCI resources You should install the MIC in a primary PCI bus slot whenever possible 4 Remove all devices except the keyboard video adapter and floppy drive The initial installation of the CE software requires a mouse 5 Replace the cover of the computer 6 Power on the CE ...

Page 33: ...ide Specify CE1 or CE2 to correspond with the intended role of the CE you are building 10 Insert your MIC utilities diskette in the floppy drive and restart the CE 11 Run MTCFLASH to update the MIC firmware type MTCFLASH f Warning Once you start MTCFLASH it must run to completion without interruption For more information about this utility refer to Chapter 7 of the HP Netserver AA Solution Adminis...

Page 34: ...nnection Both IOPs must be directly connected to the same local area network Make sure the Ethernet cable is Compatible with the network cards that are in use in IOP1 100 BASE T Twisted Pair or 1 0 Gigabit Fiber or Twisted Pair The proper electrical specification for example category 5 if 100 BASE T If a smart HUB or Ethernet Switch is being used as the Endurance server Ethernet rail connection po...

Page 35: ...her end of the cable to the LOCAL port on CE2 IOP1 to CE2 1 Attach a cable connector to the IOP1 port labeled REMOTE 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the REMOTE port on CE2 IOP2 to CE1 1 Attach a cable connector to the IOP2 port labeled REMOTE 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the REMOTE port on CE1 IL Cable Category 5 UTP cross over Ethernet cable OR Fiber gigabit Ethernet cable IL Eth...

Page 36: ...des monitors and keyboards attached to the CE which is an optional configuration Figure 2 1 Endurance Server Cabling For information about cabling the Endurance server with a KVM switch see Appendix A Continue with Completing Hardware Installation IOP CE Tuple 2 To the network IL cable Tuple 1 IOP CE MIC cable MIC cable ...

Page 37: ... hardware is operating properly by running the MIC Client and Server Connectivity Tests from the MIC BIOS Utility on each IOP and CE Depending on the distance between the tuples completing these tests may require two people one at each tuple You need a keyboard and monitor on the IOP and the CE to run tests in the MIC BIOS Utility For MIC BIOS Utility information refer to Chapter 7 of the HP Netse...

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Page 39: ...tall both Windows and Endurance software as described in the following sections Overview of Endurance Installation 3 2 Installing Windows and Endurance Software on the IOPs 3 3 Installing Windows and Endurance Software on the CE 3 23 Installing the Endurance Manager on a Remote Client 3 34 Microsoft provides the capability to pre apply Service Packs to the original Windows distribution This proces...

Page 40: ...e on IOP2 page 3 8 Configure the network software page 3 10 Configure the devices on IOP2 using the cfg file created on IOP1 page 3 16 Complete the post installation tasks page 3 19 Partition the CE disks page 3 19 Run MtcPrep to prepare for the Unattended Installation page 3 23 Allow the Unattended Installation of Windows and the Endurance software to complete page 3 25 Complete the Endurance ins...

Page 41: ...d the Endurance Software 3 3 Installing Windows and Endurance Software on the IOPs You install software on the IOPs by Installing Windows on the IOPs Installing Endurance Software on the IOPs Completing the IOP Installation ...

Page 42: ...e IOP with the smaller CE boot disk IOP1 and begin installing your software there Consider the other IOP IOP2 When the installation is complete and the initial mirror copy is in progress it copies from the smaller disk which should be IOP1 to the larger disk IOP2 Complete all procedures in this chapter in the order that they are documented Install Windows on the IOPs using one of the operating sys...

Page 43: ... boot partition of 1 5 gigabytes or larger When you partition the IOP boot device reserve 1 5 gigabytes of unpartitioned space at the end of the disk for future use Install the IOP Windows root in the first partition Refer to Figure 3 6 for an example of a properly partitioned disk Be sure that you select the IOP boot disk Also be aware that you cannot change the boot drive letter once assigned Se...

Page 44: ... Show This Screen At Startup Dismiss the screen 4 Dismiss the Hardware Installation Wizard The Hardware Installation Wizard reports it detected the IOP MIC as a mass storage controller You will install the MIC driver later during the Endurance software installation on the IOP 5 Install one of the currently supported Windows Service Packs and any applicable Microsoft hotfixes For a complete list of...

Page 45: ...tor Number of colors Color must be set to High Color or 16 bit must be greater than 256 colors Screen Area 1024 X 768 or your personal preference Refresh rate 72 Hz or better or your personal preference Click on Advanced and then select the Monitor tab to access the Refresh rate field Continue with Installing Endurance Software on the IOPs ...

Page 46: ...etup and Online Documentation During the Endurance system setup portion of the installation Type the kit license number which is located on the back of the Endurance CD jewel case Select IOP1 or IOP2 as appropriate as the location in which to install Endurance software The Endurance Setup includes the installation of the Endurance Manager During the online documentation portion of the installation...

Page 47: ...r this purpose By default the Windows installation only installs the TCP IP protocol In order to use NetBEUI over the IOP Link or Virtual Network you must install it If you do not want to use NetBEUI do not install it To install NetBEUI follow these steps Continue with Installing Network Software on the IOPs Step Action 1 Right click on My Network Places on the desktop and select Properties 2 Righ...

Page 48: ...apter and rename it We recommend the following names Connection Name Description Notes IL adapter for the adapter that services the IOP Link Redirected Ethernet adapter 1 for all Ethernet adapters that provide public LAN connectivity for the CEs There can be up to four redirected Ethernet adapters Name them as shown consecutively 1 2 3 and 4 Virtual Network adapter IOP1 for the Virtual LAN between...

Page 49: ...nstallation drive folder is the drive and folder where you installed the IOP root You can find this in the SystemRoot environment variable For example C WINNT 2 Install the Endurance network services a Right click on My Network Places on the desktop then select Properties b Right click on any configured adapter and select Properties c Click Install Service Add then Have Disk d Browse to drive fold...

Page 50: ...TCP IP protocol you must specify the IP addresses because there is no DHCP server Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Disable Endurance Ethernet Provider See Figure 3 1 Be sure the Ethernet adapters that service the IL are configured to 100 Mbps or gigabit and Full Duplex Redirected Ethernet adapter Any Ethernet adapters that provide LAN connectivity for t...

Page 51: ...P addresses because there is no DHCP server Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Disable Endurance IOP Link Driver Endurance Ethernet Provider Endurance Datagram Service See Figure 3 3 IOP Ethernet adapter Any network adapter that is not configured for the IOP Link IL or as a redirected adapter Enable Endurance Datagram Service NetBEUI or TCP IP Client for ...

Page 52: ...OP Link Driver Endurance Ethernet Provider Endurance Datagram Service NetBEUI or TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Endurance IOP Link Driver Endurance Ethernet Provider Endurance Datagram Service NetBEUI and TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ...

Page 53: ...ance IOP Link Driver Endurance Ethernet Provider Endurance Datagram Service NetBEUI or TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Endurance IOP Link Driver Endurance Ethernet Provider Endurance Datagram Service NetBEUI or TCP IP Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ...

Page 54: ... about using the Endurance Configuration Utility see Chapter 6 in the HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide 2 Use the Endurance Configuration Utility to define all devices that will be redirected from the IOPs to the CE The Endurance configuration data for both IOPs must be identical except for Ethernet addresses To properly define your configuration you must define all devices that are a...

Page 55: ...e CE boot partition When configuring the CE s boot disk which must be a mirrored disk be sure to check the Boot option on the Confirm Add SCSI Screen This box is grayed out for any device that is not a valid boot device A minimal configuration includes one redirected Ethernet adapter Optionally you can identify a CD ROM drive for use by the CE You can redirect a CD ROM drive for direct use from th...

Page 56: ...k adapters Optionally you can open the Configuration file you saved from IOP1 to configure devices on IOP2 1 Select Network Adapters 2 From the list select the Ethernet adapter you want to configure 3 Click Remove to delete the Ethernet adapter address on IOP1 4 Click Add and select the appropriate adapter on IOP2 5 Repeat this procedure for each entry you see under Network Adapters in the Enduran...

Page 57: ...ting the CE Boot Disk You must partition and format the CE boot device on both IOP1 and IOP2 It is not necessary to partition and format the CE non boot devices on the IOPs you can partition and format them later from the CE after the CE is installed and booted Note You must be in Offline Endurance I O Processor Mode to access the CE disks from an IOP To partition and format the CE boot disk follo...

Page 58: ...izard runs c Follow the instructions on the screen making sure that the CE boot partition does not exceed 4000 MB and that you select the NTFS file system the default Also be sure you select Primary Partition for the CE boot partition NTFS is the only supported file system Due to limitations in some SCSI controllers the maximum supported size for the CE boot partition is 4000 MB When formatting as...

Page 59: ...th Verifying the Proper Configuration of the IOP Link Adapters Verifying the Proper Configuration of the IOP Link Adapters Verify that when you configured the network adapters the Ethernet adapters that service the IL are configured to 100 Mbps or gigabit and Full Duplex Continue with Installing Software on IOP2 ...

Page 60: ... 1 in the section Installing Windows on the IOPs on page 3 4 2 Complete all the included tasks through Verifying the Proper Configuration of the IOP Link Adapters on page page 3 21 Substitute references to IOP1 with IOP2 when completing these tasks Step Action Notes 1 Boot both IOPs in Operational Endurance I O Processor Mode 2 Click Start Programs Marathon Endurance Endurance Manager and use the ...

Page 61: ...ted during the Unattended Installation Installation of Windows and Endurance software on the CE is accomplished by the Windows Unattended Installation For this automatic installation you must supply several settings such as The Windows license type Per server If per server indicate the number of auto users Per seat The computer name The user name The organization name The Windows product ID Note I...

Page 62: ...stallation proceeds However if you entered an incorrect Windows product key later you will be prompted for the correct one 5 Specify the destination location for the CE s copy of the operating system Drive Browse to the drive you marked as the boot disk in the Endurance Configuration Utility Folder Indicate the Windows folder Typically this is WINNT 6 Insert the Windows distribution media in the I...

Page 63: ...h instead of a local keyboard mouse and monitor use the KVM switch to change the focus to the CE 11 Allow the Unattended Installation on the CE to complete This process can take up to an hour The CE reboots after text mode setup and GUI mode setup complete Note While software is being installed on the CE the computer time of the IOPs is incorrect When Windows installation completes the time on the...

Page 64: ...us section up to one hour after the start of the CE installation Viewing this screen indicates that Setup has completed on the CE 3 Use the KVM switch to change focus to the IOP in order to view the IOP s video Select the port connected to IOP1 s keyboard video and mouse 4 From the application task bar select Start Programs Marathon Endurance Endurance Manager to start the Endurance Manager 5 Usin...

Page 65: ...of the CE installation Viewing this screen indicates that Setup has completed on the CE 3 While viewing the IOP s video from the application task bar select Start Programs Marathon Endurance Endurance Manager to start the Endurance Manager 4 Using the Endurance Manager invoke the command CE_O S Shutdown Operation from IOPx where x is the ID number of the IOP from which you issue the command The CE...

Page 66: ...tion is running on the IOPs At this time you will complete steps that could not be performed during the Unattended Installation Installing the Appropriate Service Pack on the CE Installing Networking Software on the CE Installing the Appropriate Service Pack on the CE Install one of the currently supported Windows Service Packs and any applicable Microsoft hotfixes on the CE Note Perform this step...

Page 67: ...e d Select No I want to select hardware from a list e Select Network Adapters then Have Disk f On the CE boot drive browse to drive folder system32 drivers MtcPnP netmtcethr inf g Select Endurance Ethernet Redirector MtcEthR h Ignore the warning Digital Signature Not Found and continue with the installation The installation for the Ethernet Redirector completes Perform these steps from within the ...

Page 68: ...e Virtual Network Redirector MtcVnR h Ignore the warning Digital Signature Not Found and continue with the installation The installation of the Virtual Network Redirector completes You must install the Endurance Virtual Network Redirector twice to create two virtual network adapters the first to connect IOP1 and the second to connect IOP2 drive folder is the drive and directory where you installed...

Page 69: ...durance Server Installation To verify the Endurance server installation Step Action Notes 1 On the online IOP start the Endurance Manager and then use it to enable the CE and IOP in the other tuple 2 Use Endurance Manager to verify that a mirror copy is in progress from IOP1 to IOP2 The copy proceeds from the IOP on which you performed the CE installation to the other IOP As described on page 3 4 ...

Page 70: ...e Windows operating system then the other CE is synchronized so that both CEs perform all CPU and memory functions in a tightly coupled manner 6 If necessary start the CE Desktop application on either IOP The CE Desktop application should start automatically 7 Click in the CE Desktop window and login to the CE operating system 8 Start Endurance Manager and make sure that all Endurance server compo...

Page 71: ...ssor Mode 5 Use the Endurance Manager to partition the CE boot disk on IOP1 6 Power on CE1 7 Go to the site of Tuple 2 8 Install all software Windows and Endurance on IOP2 9 Load the Endurance configuration file from the floppy you created on IOP1 10 Correct the Ethernet addresses for the IOP2 redirected network card 11 Use the Endurance Manager to enable IOP1 12 Verify that IOP1 joins successfull...

Page 72: ...anager to monitor and manage your Endurance server Refer to Chapter 4 of the HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide for information What to Do Next For information about Endurance server operational concepts and a system overview refer to Chapter 2 of the HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator s Guide For information about how to use the Endurance Manager to monitor and manage your Enduran...

Page 73: ...tion about basic considerations and requirements and provides examples of installations that use KVM or video switches in an Endurance hardware configuration This appendix contains the following sections Considerations A 2 Basic Requirements A 3 Examples of an Endurance Installation with a Video or KVM Switch A 4 Adding a KVM or Video Switch to the Hardware A ...

Page 74: ...nd CEs from one location by adding a KVM or video switch to your hardware configuration Depending on your site s physical layout and the configuration of the hardware within the workspace you can use a KVM or video switch in a variety of ways For example you can purchase and install A video switch if you want the IOP and CE in each tuple to share a monitor A 2 channel KVM switch to alternate the m...

Page 75: ...irements When you purchase a KVM switch you should consider the following requirements The switch Appears to the computer as a physical keyboard and mouse Simulates the keyboard monitor and mouse even when powered off Supports VGA and SVGA high resolution video ...

Page 76: ...o or KVM switch See Figure 2 1 for an illustration of cabling the Endurance server This example shows a configuration of the hardware with a video switch so that the CE and IOP in each tuple can share a monitor Figure A 1 Hardware Configuration with a Video Switch IOP 2 Video CE 2 Tuple 2 Tuple 1 IOP1 Switch CE 1 Video extender cable Video extender cable Video Switch ...

Page 77: ...the hardware with a KVM switch so that the IOP and CE in each tuple can share a monitor keyboard and mouse Figure A 2 Hardware Configuration with a KVM Switch for Each Tuple IOP 2 KVM CE 2 Tuple 2 Tuple 1 IOP 1 KVM CE 1 Keyboard video mouse cables Keyboard video mouse cables Switch Switch ...

Page 78: ...M switch so that the IOPs and CEs can share a monitor keyboard and mouse Figure A 3 Hardware Configuration with a KVM Switch for Both Tuples in a Single Rack Cabling To cable the switch follow the switch manufacturer s instructions IOP 1 CE 1 IOP 2 CE 2 Tuples 1 and 2 KVM Switch Video keyboard mouse cables Video keyboard mouse cables ...

Page 79: ...ers MtcEthP 3 11 MtcEtx 3 11 E Endurance Manager installing on a remote client 3 34 on CE 3 27 Endurance server accessory kit contents 1 14 CD 1 14 components 1 2 Configuration Utility 3 8 documentation 1 14 fault resiliency requirements 1 15 kit contents 1 14 MTCFLASH 2 3 2 5 overview 1 2 services 3 11 software 3 8 3 10 tools 2 3 2 5 Ethernet attaching cable to IOP 2 6 Event notification 1 5 F Fa...

Page 80: ...P 3 11 MtcEtx 3 11 MTCFLASH 2 3 2 5 N Network configuring 3 10 3 11 NTFS 3 5 O OEMSETUP INF file 1 9 Overview of Endurance server 1 2 P Partition of SCSI disk 3 21 of SCSI disk on IOP boot 3 5 POST 1 15 Power supplying to Endurance server 2 9 Power on self test See POST R Requirements CE 1 7 Ethernet adapters 1 8 hardware 1 6 IOP 1 6 KVM switch A 3 mirrored disk 1 7 software 1 8 1 9 S SCSI devices...

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