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Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F100 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Supplement Guide

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Writer:

Bryan Hicks

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Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F100 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Supplement Guide

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Part Number:

175694-001

File Name:

c-ch2 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server on a HA-F100 Cluster.doc

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1/25/00

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Assisted Integration Using SmartStart

(Recommended)

IMPORTANT:

Prior to the installation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server,

upgrade the system ROM on each node with the latest ROMPAQ from the Compaq

website at http://www.compaq.com/support.

Use the SmartStart Assisted Integration procedure to configure the servers

(nodes) in the HA/F100 configuration. You will set up two nodes during this

process. Go through all steps on each of the nodes with noted exceptions. The

following steps will take you through the SmartStart Assisted Integration

procedure.

CAUTION:

Installation using SmartStart assumes that SmartStart is being

installed on new nodes. Any existing data on the nodes’ boot drive will be

erased.

Cluster-Specific SmartStart Installation

The SmartStart setup poster describes the general flow of configuring and

installing software on a single node. The installation for a Compaq ProLiant

Cluster HA/F100 will be very similar. The difference between running

SmartStart on a stand-alone node and running SmartStart for a cluster is that

you can configure the shared drives using the Compaq Array Configuration

Utility. For cluster configuration, configure the drives on the first node, and

then accept the same settings for the shared drives if given the option on the

second node.

Assisted Integration Steps

To install your cluster using the Assisted Integration path, follow these steps:

IMPORTANT:

Node 2 must be powered off when setting up Node 1.

Power up your hardware in the following manner:

Storage hub (power is applied when the AC cord is plugged in)

Shared storage (wait for drives to spin up)

Power up Node 1 and place the SmartStart CD in the CD-ROM

drive. The CD will automatically run.

Select the Assisted Integration installation path. Follow the steps

outlined in the SmartStart Setup Poster.