Compaq ProLiant Clusters for SCO UnixWare 7 U/300 Installation Poster for the Compaq ProLiant DL380

Ethernet Cluster Interconnect Setup
Use the following instructions to set up an Ethernet cluster interconnect.
Installing the Public Ethernet LAN Controller
Install a Compaq NC3123 Fast Ethernet network interface
controller (NIC) into PCI slot 1 of each server prior to software
installation. You can install any other supported public NIC after
software installation is complete. Refer to the Compaq High
Availability website at
http://www.compaq.com/highavailability for a
list of certified NICs.
Cabling the Ethernet Crossover Cable and NICs
Use the embedded NIC of the ProLiant DL380 server for the cluster
interconnect. The cluster interconnect is a private network on its
own private subnet.
To connect the Ethernet crossover cable:
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet crossover cable to the embedded
NIC in Node 1.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet crossover cable to the
embedded NIC in Node 2.
Configuring Each Server with SmartStart
Manually configure each server using Compaq SmartStart
TM
4.90 or
later. Carefully follow the steps provided in the Compaq ProLiant
Clusters for SCO UnixWare 7 U/300 Quick Install Guide for the
Compaq ProLiant DL380.
Updating Firmware
The RA4000 controller firmware must be a version (2.40 or later)
that supports the redundant controller. See Compaq ProLiant
Clusters for SCO UnixWare 7 U/300 Quick Install Guide for the
Compaq ProLiant DL380.
Ensure that both servers have identical firmware. Update the
server system firmware as needed. Server ROMPaq™ can be
created using:
●
SmartStart (See the Compaq ProLiant Clusters for SCO
UnixWare 7 U/300 Quick Install Guide for the Compaq ProLiant
DL380)
●
SmartStart SoftPaq™ downloaded from the Compaq Support
website at www.compaq.com/support
Ethernet Installation Example
see reverse side of Poster for ServerNet I
ProLiant DL380 Cluster using
Ethernet Interconnect with
External RA4100 Storage
Node 1
(DL380 server)
Cluster Integrity
Serial Cable
GBIC-SW
Public
Network
RAID
Controller
RA4100
Redundant RAID
Controller
Redundant RAID
Controller
NC3132
(Public NIC)
NC3123
(Public NIC)
NC3132
(Public NIC)
NC3123
(Public NIC)
FC-AL
Host Bus
Adapter
FC-AL
Host Bus
Adapter
Ethernet
Crossover
Cable
Fibre Channel
Cables
Node 2
(DL380 server)
ProLiant DL380 Cluster
Using Ethernet with
External RA4100 Storage
GBIC-SW
GBIC-SW
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