Compaq RAID Array 4000 Storage System: Deployment and Configuration

Compaq RAID Array 4000 Storage System: Deployment and Configuration 13
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The following operating systems can support the RA4000 in a dual controller configuration:
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Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Edition, Version 4.0, provides
Clustering Services to increase application availability. The Clustering Services allow a
server’s applications to failover to another server in the event of a server hardware, OS, or
application failure. Compaq produced the first fibre channel storage system to receive
certification from Microsoft for clustering support, and the Compaq solution has the largest
number of approved configurations.
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NetWare 4.11 and 5.0 - NetWare needs little downtime for capacity upgrades because it
allows PCI switching, capacity expansion, and volume extension to be carried out in hot plug
mode. Compaq was the beta platform for NetWare High Availability Server, and has the only
fibre channel system currently qualified on NHAS.
Upgrading from Single Controller Solutions
Windows NT 4.0 Installation Instructions
To install the RA4000 using Windows NT:
1. Shut down the server.
2. Install the redundant components:
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Fibre Channel Host Adapter
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Storage Hub (7 or 12)
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Redundant RA4000 Controller
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GBICs and FC cables
3. Boot using Options ROMPaq to upgrade FW on all RA4000 Controllers.
4. Install latest NT OS drivers from SSD 2.13.
5. Run the Redundancy Manager Install CD.
6. Install the OS Redundancy Manager software from CD and reboot.
7. Configure the storage using Compaq Redundancy Manager.
NetWare Installation Instructions
To install the RA4000 using NetWare:
1. Shut down the server.
2. Install the redundant hardware components:
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Fibre Channel Host Adapter
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Storage Hub (7 or 12)
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Redundant RA4000 Controller
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GBICs and FC cables
3. Boot Options ROMPaq to upgrade FW on all RA4000 Controllers.