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VA 7100/7400 Cluster Installation Guide
10/12/01 1
1 Overview
General Information
This document provides procedures for setting up a Windows 2000 cluster on a Hewlett Packard VA series high-
availability platform, based on Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
The HP Surestore Virtual Array 7100/7400 is a SPOFless (no single point of failure) high-availability cluster solution
for shared disk storage. This cluster contains dual-path components, including redundant Fibre Channel host bus
adapters installed in the server nodes, Fibre Channel hubs, and Fibre Channel controllers installed in the external
storage array. These components provide the high-availability features of this configuration, supplementing the fail-
over capabilities of Microsoft cluster software.
Document Description
This document contains step-by-step procedures that detail all processes involved in installing a clustered solution
using the Advanced Server edition of the Windows 2000 operating system. Included in the document is a listing of the
required hardware configuration, with more detailed descriptions of the hardware contained in referenced resource
material and support documents. Finally, all steps necessary for RAID configuration of the external Fibre Channel
storage array using HP Surestore Command View SDM software are provided in this document. The purpose of this
document is to cover all necessary steps of each setup process (whether contained within this document or referenced
to an external document) for a Windows 2000 cluster in an active/passive configuration on an HP server connected to
the VA 7100/7400 in a dual-path configuration.
CAUTION To properly install, set up, and configure a cluster, it is critical that this procedure be followed
exactly. Failure to do so could result in improper operation of the cluster, loss of critical data,
improper fail-over of the cluster, or even require complete re-provisioning and rebuild of the
entire cluster. Follow the exact sequence of the steps as written, and do not skip any steps.
NOTE Before beginning the installation procedures, review each step of the document to become familiar
with its content.