HP ProLiant Storage Server User Guide (440584-001, February 2007)
Verifying connectivity and name resolution
To verify name resolution, ping each node from a client using the node's machine name instead of its
IP address.
Verifying domain membership
All nodes in the cluster must be members of the same domain and able to access a domain controller
and a DNS Server.
Setting up a clu
ster account
The Cluster service requires a domain user account under which the Cluster service can run. This user
account must be created before installing Cluster service, because setup requires a user name and
password. This user account should be a unique domain account created specifically to administer this
cluster. This
user account will need to be granted administrator privileges.
About the Quorum disk
HP makes the following Q uorum disk recommendations:
• Dedicate a separate disk resource for a Q uorum disk. Because the failure of the Quorum disk
would cause the entire cluster to fail, HP strongly recommends that the disk resource be a RAID
1configuration.
• Create a partition with a minimum of 50 meg abytes (MB) to be used as a Quorum disk. HP
recommends a Quorum disk be 500 MB.
HP recommends assigning the d rive letter Q for the Quorum disk. It is also helpful to label the volume
Quorum.
NOTE:
It is possible to change the Quorum disk by clicking the Quorum button. This displays a list of available
disks that can be used for the Quorum disk. Select the appropriate d isk, and then click OK to continue.
Configuring shared disks
Use the Windows Disk Management utility to configure additional shared disk resources. Verify that all
shared disks are formatted as NTFS and are designated as Basic.
Additional shared disk resources are automatically a d d ed into the cluster as physical disk resources
during the installation of cluster ser vices.
Verifying disk access and functionality
Write a file to each shared disk resource to verify functionality.
At this tim e, shut down the first node, power on the next nod e and repeat the Verifying Disk Access and
F unctionality step above for all cluster nodes. When it has been verified that all nodes can read and
write from the disks, turn off the cluster nodes and power on the first, and then continue with this guide.
Configuring cluster service software
Cluster Administrator (cluadmin) provides the ability to ma nage, monitor, create and modify clusters
and cluster resources.
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