Compaq ProLiant Clusters for SCO UnixWare 7 U/300 Quick Install Guide for the Compaq ProLiant DL380

Setting Up Cluster Hardware 2-5
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Setting Up the Cluster Nodes
Setting up the cluster nodes includes:
■ Installing the 64-bit Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) into slot 3
of each node and Gigabit Interface Converters Shortwave (GBIC-SW)
into each adapter
■ Installing one 9.1-GB or larger internal disk drive on each node
■ Installing the public Compaq NC3123 Fast Ethernet NIC (NC3123 NIC)
PCI 10/100 WOL into slot 1 for clusters using Ethernet interconnect
■ Installing the ServerNet I cluster interconnect
NOTE: No installation is required for Ethernet interconnects, which use the embedded
NIC. Refer to the section, “Cabling the Ethernet Interconnect,” later in this chapter for
installing the Ethernet interconnect cable.
Additional options, such as tape drives, other NICs, and Remote Insight
Lights-Out Edition boards can be installed after the cluster Quick Install
procedure has completed.
Installing the 64-Bit External Storage Fibre Channel
HBA and GBIC-SWs
For a redundant fault-tolerant configuration, the storage system connects to
both ProLiant DL380 servers, so an HBA must be installed in each server.
Additionally, a GBIC-SW must be installed in each adapter.
The following steps explain how to install the external Fibre Channel HBAs,
which are required for the Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4100
(RA4100):
NOTE: Refer to the ProLiant DL380 server documentation for general PCI adapter
installation information.
1. Install one 64-bit HBA into slot 3 of each node.
IMPORTANT: Only one Fibre Channel HBA is supported in each node.
2. Install one GBIC-SW module into each HBA. For installation
instructions, refer to the documentation that comes with the Fibre
Channel hardware.
3. Do not install or update drivers. The Quick Install procedures install the
Fibre Channel drivers.