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Overview

ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array 5000 and 3000

 
Models
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array HA/500 Enhanced Kit for EVA
254623-B24
HA/F500 Basic Kit for EVA5000 and EVA3000
313047-B23
HA/F500 Enhanced DT (Disaster Tolerant) Kit for EVA
306791-B22
NOTE: These Products only support dual path CLUSTER configurations from the server to the storage. Single path CLUSTER configurations are NOT supported.
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array is a scalable and reliable enterprise cluster powered by ProLiant Servers and StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays by HP ensuring always on operations of your mission critical applications.
Maximum availability with no single point of failure to create and deploy SAN clustering solution with the latest, industry-standard ProLiant and StorageWorks platforms. Cost effective, scalable SANs designed to maximize cluster performance, uptime and storage capacity up to 136TB.
This solution offers a unified suite of HP cluster management tools with superior management capabilities to simplify the installation of complex cluster configurations and assure consistent availability. It also allows you to Customize your level of availability support and maximize IT personnel resources with a wide-range of HP Global Services delivered by the industry's most experienced clustered service professionals.

Product Description

The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array is a cluster solution made up of a ProLiant HA/F500 Cluster Kit, high end or high density ProLiant Servers, StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array storage systems, and a Windows cluster capable operating system. The hardware components are connected by a Fibre Channel infrastructure. The server nodes are connected together via a dedicated Ethernet connection for heartbeat monitoring. The Microsoft NT/EE (Enterprise Edition), Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Windows Server 2003 operating system manages the failover at the application level in the case of failure. Clients are connected to the servers via a network connection, and see the servers as a single system image.
High availability is achieved as the servers in the network take over for each other in the event of hardware or software failure. The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array can be configured with no-single-points-of-failure. This is accomplished through the use of dual server to storage connectivity (two HBAs per server, two switches and dual RAID controllers in the storage subsystem), and the installation of HP StorageWorks Secure Path software in the servers to manage the HBA failover.
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for EVA Enhanced DT solution will support two-node clusters based on Microsoft NT4 EE, two-node clusters based on Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server and two to eight-node clusters based on Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Server, ProLiant Servers, StorageWorks eva3000 or eva5000 storage subsystem, StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA software, and StorageWorks Secure Path software. This solution combines the fail over functionality of MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Server) with the remote data mirroring functionality of StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA software, and allows for a distance of up to 100 km between the server nodes and up to 100 km between a primary (local) external storage system, and a mirrored (remote) external storage system. The server to storage interconnect is based on fibre channel switch, short and long wave fibre interconnect, and the server to server communication is over Ethernet and/or FDDI connections.
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enhanced Kit for Enterprise Virtual Array Kit (part number 254623-B24) that contains: ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enterprise Documentation CD, ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enhanced Configuration Poster, Ethernet crossover cable (12ft), StorageWorks Secure Path software (Version 4.0C), kit content card, warranty card and Getting Started Card.
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Basic Kit (part number 313047-B23) for Enterprise Virtual Array contains: ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enterprise Documentation CD, ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enhanced Configuration Poster, Ethernet crossover cable (12ft), kit content card, warranty card and Getting Started Card. This kit does not contain StorageWorks Secure Path software.
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for EVA Enhanced DT (Disaster Tolerant) kit, Part # 306791-B22 that contains: ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enterprise Documentation CD, ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Enhanced Configuration Poster, Ethernet crossover cable (12ft), StorageWorks Secure Path software (Version 4.0C), kit content card, warranty card and Getting Started Card.
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Components and Features

Highest Level of Availability

The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 is an integrated solution that consists of high-end, high-density ProLiant servers, or Data Center Servers, StorageWorks storage subsystems, and fibre channel server-to-storage-interconnect hardware and software. This unique combination of highly available server and storage hardware, redundant connections (for dual path solutions using the enhanced kit), intelligent management and verification software, and failover capabilities of the Microsoft Windows Operating System gives the customer the highest levels of data access and applications available in the market today.
Highly Available Server Hardware
High end ProLiant servers incorporate as standard high availability and manageability features such as off-line backup processor, PCI hot plug, redundant hot plug fans, redundant processor power modules, redundant NIC support, hot plug dual port NIC, redundant hot plug power supplies.
Redundant connections between server and storage system (for dual path solutions using the enhanced kit)
The solution includes dual Fibre Channel switches and dual active/active storage controllers found in the large storage capability of the Enterprise Virtual Array Storage Subsystem for total hardware redundancy in accessing the external storage subsystem. Software included in the cluster kit supports the redundant storage connections, which provide dual HBA (host bus adapters installed in the servers) support with static load balancing. And auto failover in the event of an HBA or Optical link failure.
Fail-over capability of MCSC and Microsoft Windows
Allows applications to fail-over from one server in the cluster to the next in case of hardware or software failures, including failure of the operating system. Provides for static load balancing between servers for various Windows applications.
Maximum Number of Clusters per Storage Controller Pair
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array now supports a maximum of eight, 2-node clusters per storage controller pair. In Table 1-1 of the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide, the maximum number of clusters per storage controller pair is presently shown as four.
Highly Available Storage
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 (eva3000) is the newest addition to the HP StorageWorks V-class Array family that is enabled by VersaStor technology. It is an ultra-high performance, ultra-high capacity and ultra-high availability "virtual" RAID (Vraid) storage solution for the mid-range data center. It removes the time, space and cost boundaries of traditionally architected storage.
Though the eva3000 is intended to replace the Modular Array (ma8000) and Enterprise Modular Array (ema 12000 and ema 16000) StorageWorks solutions in the mid-range, it can co-exist in the same 1Gb Open Fibre Channel SAN networks, while providing 2Gb end-to-end Fibre Channel technology in 2Gb Open Fibre Channel SAN networks that complements and extends the current Enterprise solutions.
Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 is designed for the data center where there is a critical need for improved storage utilization and scalability while meeting application specific demands for consistently high transaction I/O and MB data rate performance, seamless capacity expansion, instantaneous replication, and simplified storage administration.
HP StorageWorks eva3000 is available with two pre-defined configurations with controllers and two FC drive enclosures in graphite 42U cabinet. The solutions include support for the most popular multi-vendor operating system platforms and stringent data center availability enhancements such as multi-pathing and clustering. For more information on the eva3000, refer to the QuickSpec at: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11619_na/11619_na.html
  For data centers having continuously increasing capacity/replication requirements, performance demands, and ever-increasing business continuance needs, the Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 is the clear choice for creating impressive value opportunities within the areas of space, time and cost savings.
The Enterprise Virtual Array 5000 is also a member of StorageWorks Disk Array family that is enabled by VersaStor technology. It is an ultra-high performance, ultra-high capacity and ultra-high availability "virtual" RAID (Vraid) storage solution for the upper-end of the enterprise marketplace that removes the time, space and cost boundaries of traditionally architected storage.
Enterprise Virtual Array complements and extends the current MA8000/EMA12000/EMA16000 StorageWorks solutions and can co-exist in the same 1Gbit Open Fibre Channel SAN networks while providing future 2Gb/sec end-to-end Fibre Channel technology readiness.
Enterprise Virtual Array is designed for the data center where there is a critical need for improved storage utilization and scalability while meeting application specific demands for consistently high transaction I/O and MB data rate performance, seamless capacity expansion, instantaneous replication, and simplified storage administration. . For more information on the eva5000, refer to the QuickSpec at: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11006_na/11006_na.html
The General Purpose Enterprise Virtual Array is available initially with two pre-defined configurations in 42U opal cabinets that are optimized for commercial environments. The solutions include support for the most popular multi-vendor operating system platforms and stringent data center availability enhancements such as multi-pathing and clustering. Configure-to-Order will be available at a future date for the creation of flexible custom solutions using the Enterprise Virtual Array modular storage assemblies. High Performance Technical Computing product configurations are covered in a separate Enterprise Virtual Array QuickSpec document: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11009_na/11009_na.html
For data centers having continuously increasing capacity/replication requirements, Top Gun performance demands, and ever-increasing business continuance needs, the Enterprise Virtual Array is the clear choice for creating impressive value opportunities within a customer's enterprise in the areas of space, time and cost savings.

Investment Protection

Comes in the form of state of the art technology and standards-based components to provide a long-term business solution. The advent of fibre technology in conjunction with high speed processing power and system and network interconnects will position the user to take advantage of new software that taxes the capabilities of much of the current hardware. The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array can be configured utilizing many of the standard servers and components that are available now and may already be on site. This means that customers can achieve high availability systems through clusters assembled using their existing servers.
With the addition of Windows Server 2003 operating system designed specifically for clustering (8-nodes), customers existing hardware is supported in the operating system migration.
Because the solution is based on industry standard hardware, it can be implemented at a much lower cost that RISC/UNIX -based cluster solutions without compromising availability.

Integrated Solutions

HP ProLiant Clusters integrate hardware and software to provide a total solution for business-critical environments. ProLiant servers, interconnect, HP Storage Systems, Microsoft and HP software, and HP integration documentation have all been thoroughly tested in cluster configurations. HP's close relationship with application partners such as Microsoft, SAP, BAAN, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Informix, and many others has resulted in the development of cluster applications on HP hardware. HP uses this expertise to assist customers to design cluster configurations that will meet customer demand.
HP offers a full range of cluster products such SCSI Packaged clusters, Infrastructure cluster kits as well as kits for enterprise IT environments. This Family of products supports ProLiant Servers and StorageWorks Storage with Microsoft Cluster Server software.
HP ProLiant clusters provides high availability for applications and data in business-critical environments.
Flexibility to choose from a wide range of ProLiant servers to address performance and scalability needs.
Full redundancy and optimal performance with dual paths to storage systems.
Advanced cluster administration with HP Intelligent Cluster Administrator as well as Cluster Verification Utility Software.
Support for Fabric switches that allow the customer to connect to the larger SAN.
Multiple Cluster support allows customers to realize their business goals of Server/Storage consolidation.

Service and Support

ProLiant servers and storage systems are protected by HP Services, including a three-year limited warranty, 7 x 24 hardware technical phone support. Pre-Failure Warranty applies to certain hard drives, memory and processors for servers monitored by Insight Manager 2.0 or later. For more information on support offerings for your HP hardware, contact your HP Authorized Service Provider. HP has recently released extended services specific to High Availability (please see http://www.hp.com/hps/) such as Consulting Services, Business Critical Services, etc. HP maintains a global services and support network, which includes a large number of NT trained persons throughout the world. Go to HP's Web site for more detailed information.
NOTE: Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the HP Customer Support Center at 1-800-345-1518 for details.
 
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Configuration Information

Hardware Setup and ConfigurationThe following hardware requirements are necessary for a minimum configuration:
  • Two ProLiant servers
  • Two FCA cards per server
  • Two NIC cars per server
  • One Enterprise Virtual Array storage system
  • Two Fibre Channel switches
  • One HP OpenView storage management appliance II


The following software items are also necessary:

  • HSV Element Manager
  • SmartStart CD
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003
  • KGPSA Device Driver and Download Utility or CD that same with Windows Kit for Enterprise Virtual Array
  • StorageWorks Secure Path

1 Setting Up the Enterprise Virtual Array

 

Set up the Enterprise Virtual Array storage system. Refer to the Enterprise Virtual Array hardware documentation for detailed installation and setup instructions. See Figure 1 for the recommended cabling setup.
The Enterprise Virtual Array is a scalable, no-single-point-of-failure, modular solution, with disaster tolerance and business continuance for storage consolidation on heterogeneous SANs.

Step 1 – Modular Solutions – Base Configuration
Select one (with option for expansion cabinet):
Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 (eva3000) Models
 eva3000 Models are modular, scalable, no-single-point-of-failure solutions with disaster tolerance and business continuance support for storage consolidation on heterogeneous SANs.
 
Model Name
Description
Part Numbers
Model in 42U Graphite cabinetModel eva3000 One 3U Controller assembly with two HSV100 controllers, two M5114 3U Dual-redundant FC loop 14 bay disk enclosures, 42U Graphite Storage Cabinet
321618-B21
(60Hz)
Enterprise Virtual Array 5000 (eva5000) Models
 
Model Name numbers
Model Description
Part with Installation
and Startup Services
Included
Part numbers
Expansion Models in 42U Opal cabinets for use with (discontinued) Model 2C12DModel 0C6D42U opal storage cabinet, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 8 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter
278250-B21
(60Hz)
234347-B21
(60Hz)
Model 0C12D42U opal storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288719-001
(60Hz)
234348-B21
(60Hz)
-A Models in 42U Opal cabinets with loop switches (discontinued)Model 2C6D-A42U opal storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288719-001
(60Hz)
283194-B21
(60Hz)
Model 2C12D-A42U opal storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 12 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288721-001
(60Hz)
283195-B21
(60Hz)
Expansion Models in 42U Opal cabinets for use with Model 2C12D
(discontinued)
Model 0C6D42U opal storage cabinet, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 8 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter
278250-B21
(60Hz)
234347-B21
(60Hz)
Model 0C12D42U opal storage cabinet, 12 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 16 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter
278252-B21
(60Hz)
234348-B21
(60Hz)
-A Models in 42U Opal cabinets with loop switches
(discontinued)
Model 2C6D-A42U opal storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288719-001
(60Hz)
283194-B21
(60Hz)
Model 2C12D-A42U opal storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 12 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288721-001
(60Hz)
283195-B21
(60Hz)
-A Expansion Models in 42U Opal cabinets for use with Model 2C12D-A above
(discontinued)
Model 0C6D-A42U opal storage cabinet, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 12 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter, 12 SFP transceivers
288723-001
(60Hz)
283196-B21
(60Hz)
Model 0C12D-A42U opal storage cabinet, 12 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 24 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter, 24 SFP transceivers
288725-001
(60Hz)
283197-B21
(60Hz)
-B Models in 41U Graphite cabinets with loop switches
(discontinued)
Model 2C6D-B41U graphite storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288709-001
(60Hz)
283198-B21
(60Hz)

Model 2C12D-B

41U graphite storage cabinet, M3220 Controller assembly with dual HSV110 controllers, 12 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 4 FC loop switches
288711-001
(60Hz)

283199-B21
(60Hz)

B Expansion Models in 41U Graphite cabinets for use with Model 2C12D-B above
(discontinued)
Model 0C6D-B41U graphite storage cabinet, 6 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 12 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter, 12 SFP transceivers
288715-001
(60Hz)
283264-B21
(60Hz)
Model 0C12D-B41U graphite storage cabinet, 12 M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures, 24 FC interconnect cables - 5-meter, 24 SFP transceivers
288717-001
(60Hz)
283265-B21
(60Hz)

Step 2 – Required Options (For Pre-Defined Models)
StorageWorks Enterprise FC Drives(Four disk drives, either size/type, is required per Disk enclosure per system - 24 for 2C6D, 48 for 2C12D.)
36-GB 10K rpm dual-port 2Gb/s FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive (Discontinued)
238590-B21
36-GB 10K rpm dual-port 2Gb/s FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive
238590-B22
72-GB 10K rpm dual-port 2Gb/s FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive (Discontinued)
238921-B21
72-GB 10K rpm dual-port 2Gb/s FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive
238921-B22
36-GB 15K rpm dual-port 2Gb/sec FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive (Discontinued)
236205-B21
36-GB 15K rpm dual-port 2Gb/sec FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive
236205-B22
72-GB 15K rpm dual-port 2Gb/sec FC-AL 1 in (2.54 cm) drive
293568-B22
NOTE: Before selecting the FC cables to connect between the controllers and the switches, please check to see what kind of connectors are on the switches that will be connected to the controllers. SAN Switch 2/16, 2/16-EL and 2/8-EL and SAN Director 64 utilize a Small Form-Factor Profile (SFP) connector. The SFP connector can support 2Gb/s I/Os and/or 1Gb/s I/Os, but the device connected to it may not currently be enabled for 2Gb/s. The SFP connector is also referred to as an LC connector (not SC). The older large form factor 1Gb/s connector is also referred to as an SC connecter.
FC cable - 1Gb/sec to 2Gb/sec (LC to SC)(The 2Gb/sec GBICs on the ports of the Enterprise HSV110 controllers are a smaller form factor than 1Gb/sec GBICs. One of these cables (either LC to SC or LC to LC) is required per FC port of each HSV110 controller. 4 required per HSV110 controller pair.)
FC Short Wave 2-Meter Cable, LC/SC (1Gb/s to 2Gb/s)
221691-B21
 FC Short Wave 5-Meter Cable, LC/SC (1Gb/s to 2Gb/s)
221691-B22
 FC Short Wave 15-Meter Cable, LC/SC (1Gb/s to 2Gb/s)
221691-B23
 FC Short Wave 30-Meter Cable, LC/SC (1Gb/s to 2Gb/s)
221691-B26
 FC Short Wave 50-Meter Cable, LC/SC (1Gb/s to 2Gb/s)
221691-B27
FC cable - 2Gb/sec to 2Gb/sec (LC to LC)(The 2Gb/sec GBICs (SFP - Small Form-Factor Profile) on the ports of the Enterprise HSV110 controllers are a smaller form factor than 1Gb/sec GBICs. When connected into 1Gb/sec FC SANs, one of these cables (either LC to SC or LC to LC) is required per FC port of each HSV110 controller. 4 required per HSV110 controller pair.)
2m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Cable
221692-B21
 5m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Cable
221692-B22
 15m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Cable
221692-B23
 30m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Cable
221692-B24
 50m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Cable
221692-B25
Controller Software(One VCS copy is required per controller pair. VCS V2.0 or later is needed to support 2Gb/s host support, IBM-AIX, HP-UX and the 36GB 15K disk drives. Optional VCS Snapshot V2.0 software is listed under Step 4.)
 VCS PKG V2.0 DUAL HSV CNTLR (base controller software license is required) discontinued
250203-B23
 VCS PKG V3.0 DUAL HSV CNTLR (base controller software license is required)250203-B26
Operating System Solution Kits (discontinued)(One kit required per operating system type per SAN)
Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 KIT V2.0 ENT VIR ARY
(for Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a)/Windows 2000 (SP2 and SP3); Windows Server 2003 Secure Path V4.0C for Windows required with this OS to support multiple HBAs per host)
250195-B23
HA Software StorageWorks Secure Path V4.0C for Windows
(required with Windows NT/2000/Server 2003 OS to support multiple HBAs per host) http://www.HP.com/products/SANworks/softwaredrivers/securepath/index.html
1 license
165989-B25
 5 licenses
231292-B25
 10 licenses
231293-B25
 25 licenses
231294-B25
 50 licenses
231295-B25
 StorageWorks Secure Path Upgrade to V4.0C for Windows
165988-B25
OpenView Storage Management Appliance(One OpenView Storage Operations Manager for the SAN Appliance is required per SAN fabric containing an Enterprise Virtual Array) 
OpenView Storage Management Appliance III
189715-003
(NOTE: The OpenView Storage Management Appliance is qualified to be mounted in the Enterprise Virtual Array cabinet if space is available.)

Step 3 – Configure-To-Order, Required
Modular SAN Array 1000 Disk drives (a minimum of four drives per Drive enclosure are required), must be included with the model orders, will be installed in the models at the factory. In addition, the configure-to-order part number is also required.
Other options, such as FC switches that are on the order, will be installed if there is space in the unit and if they have been qualified for use within the cabinet. For example, a 3U 16-port FC switch (SAN Switch 16) will be installed in the top 3U of an Enterprise Virtual Array 2C12D model, if the switch is on the order.
  Configure-To-Order
258158-888

Step 4 – Optional Components and Software
Optional Controller Software The HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA and Business Copy Upgrade UI are local replication storage applications for the EVA and MA/EMA storage arrays. It incorporates snapshot and cloning capabilities together with an improved user interface. Business Copy for EVA provides customers with cost effective, easy to use, and efficient local replication capabilities for their array storage requirements.
HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA is optional controller software but must be purchased to perform Vsnaps and clones with the eva3000.
M5214 FC Drive Enclosures
(Discontinued)
Select M5214 drive enclosures to expand 2C6D, 2C6D-A or 2C6D-B Enterprise Virtual Arrays. Drive enclosures for new 2C6D, -A or -B Enterprise Virtual Arrays are installed by HP manufacturing. Drive enclosures for existing 2C6D, -A or -B Enterprise Virtual Arrays are installed on-site by HP Global Services. It is recommended that drive enclosures be added in pairs to a maximum of 12 per cabinet.
M5214 Drive enclosure for Opal racks
M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosure with mounting hardware for Opal racks
232113-B21
M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosure with mounting hardware for Opal racks, with Installation and Startup services
NOTE: This model contains Installation and Startup Services.
 
M5214 Drive enclosure for Graphite racks
M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosure with mounting hardware for Graphite racks
290475-B21
M5314 FC Drive Enclosures for Graphite Racks M5314 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosure with mounting hardware for Graphite racks
NOTE: Select M5314 drive enclosures to expand -C Enterprise Virtual Arrays. Drive enclosures -C Enterprise Virtual Arrays are installed by HP manufacturing. It is recommended that drive enclosures be added in pairs to a maximum of 12 per cabinet
344819-B21
Enterprise Virtual Array Fibre Channel Expansion Panel
(Discontinued)
Enterprise Virtual Array 2C6D customers have the option of having their units upgraded to an Enterprise Virtual Array 2C12D on site by purchasing six M5214 dual FC loop 14 bay drive enclosures and one Enterprise FC Patch Panel for their 2C6D Enterprise Virtual Arrays. This upgrade is performed on the customer site by HP field services. The patch panel is needed when an expansion cabinet is to be supported.  
NOTE: These patch panels do not apply to -A or -B models
Enterprise Fibre Channel Expansion Panel
274313-B21
Enterprise Virtual Array Graphite Utility Cabinet Enterprise Virtual Array 41U graphite cabinet customers have the option to mount supporting SAN equipment, the SAN Appliance and/or supported SAN Switches, in a matching utility cabinet.  
Enterprise Virtual Array 41U Graphite Utility Cabinet, (with two 0U PDUs and eight power strips)
289191-B21
(60Hz)
SAN Components
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters, 1Gb/sec FC PCI HBA for WinNT/X86
176479-B21
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters, 2Gb/sec FCA2101 64-bit/66MHz PCI HBA for Windows NT/Windows 2000
245299-B21
FCA2355 (LP9002DC)
308540-B21
  FCA2404 (LP9802)
305573-B21
  FCA 2404DC (LP9802DC)
323264-B21
  FCA2214 (QLA2340)
281541-B21
  FCA2214DC (QLA2342)
321835-B21
Fibre Channel Switches, 1Gb/sec
(Discontinued)
The following Fibre Channel switches are qualified to be mounted in the cabinet if sufficient free space is available.
SAN Switch 16 (1Gb/s)
158223-B21
  SAN Switch 8 (1Gb/s)
158222-B21
  SAN Switch 8-EL (1Gb/s)
176219-B21
  SAN Switch 16-EL (1Gb/s)
212776-B21
  SAN Switch Rack Kit for 8, 8-EL, 16
167365-B21
  SAN Switch Redundant Power option
160407-B21
  SAN Switch Integrated/32 (1Gb/s)
230616-B21
  SAN Switch Integrated/64 (1Gb/s)
230617-B21
  SAN Director 64 (1Gb/s, but uses SFP connectors)
254512-B21
Fibre Channel Switches, 2Gb/s The following Fibre Channel switches are qualified to be mounted in the cabinet if sufficient free space is available.
SAN Switch 2/16 BS (2Gb/s, uses SPF connectors)
322118-B21
  SAN Switch 2/16 with 2 power supplies (2Gb/s, uses SPF connectors) (Discontinued)
287055-B21
  SAN Switch 2/16-EL (2Gb/s, uses SPF connectors) (Discontinued)
283056-B21
  SAN Switch 2/8-EL (2Gb/s, uses SPF connectors) (Discontinued)
258707-B21
  Core Switch 2/64 (Discontinued)
254508-B21
  Core Switch 2/64 BS
286809-B21
  Director 2/64 base - 32-port configuration
286810-B21
  Edge Switch 2/32
286811-B21
  Edge Switch 2/16 (Discontinued)  
GBICS for Switches, 1Gb/sec FC Short wave GBIC
380561-B21
FC Long Wave GBIC (Discontinued)
127508-B21
FC Connection Kit 3 SW GBICS, 2 Cables
380579-B21
FC Connection Kit 2 SW GBICS, 2 Cables
380596-B21
FC Switch Rackmount Kit for Brocade 8 & 16 Port Switch (Discontinued)
167365-B21
2Gb/s SFP (Small Form- Factor Profile) Transceiver 2Gb/s SFP Fibre Channel Transceiver Kit (used on switches with SFP Ports)
221470-B21
Fibre Channel Cables, 1Gb/sec (used between 1Gb/s (LFF connectors) switches and HBAs) FC Short Wave 2-Meter Cable
234457-B21
FC Short Wave 5-Meter Cable
234457-B22
FC Short Wave 15-Meter Cable
234457-B23
Rack Options    

NOTE: The 10000 series cabinets and associated options are supported. Please see the following URLs for additional information including part numbers:

Rack 10000 Series QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10995_na/10995_na.html
Rack Accessories QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/10247_na/10247_na.html


2 Setting Up the OpenView Storage Management Appliance

 

Refer to the management appliance documentation for detailed setup and configuration instructions. Perform the following tasks:
1. Set up the management appliance.
2. Install the HSG Element Manager software as necessary.

3 Setting Up the ProLiant Servers
 

1. Install NICs as necessary if not integrated with the server. Two are required per server. This document will not cover redundant or fault-tolerant Ethernet connections.
2. Install FCAs in the servers. Two are required per server. Be sure to make a note of the slots used in each server and the 12-digit IEEE address of each FCA. This will become important in the case of switch zoning.
3. Install fiber cables to FCAs and route them to the appropriate switches. Do not install the cables to the switch at this time.
4. Cable the Ethernet network for both public (client accessible) and private (cluster interconnect) networks.
5. Configure the network settings for all NICs.


4 Install Software on the ProLiant Servers
  1. Insert the StorageWorks Windows NT and 2000 Kit CD into the CD drive of the server. Autorun should load the application. If not, launch install.bat from the root directory of the CD.
2. From the main screen click Perform Fibre Channel Adapter Driver Update to begin the driver update process. In the even that it returns an error regarding no driver to update, load Device Manager and manually update the unknown FCA entries. Simply indicate "Have Disk" and use the driver from the CD. Do not reboot the system when prompted at this time. After both FCAs have been updated, swap back to the kit installation and complete the process.
3. Proceed with Install Fibre Channel Software. After installation completes, allow the system to restart.
4. Check for FCA driver updates at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/ProLiantstorage/adapters/

5 Setting the IP Addresses for the Fibre Channel Switches
  The IP address setting procedures must be performed on every switch in the fabric. Refer to the switch documentation for detailed instructions.

6 Verifying FCA Firmware
 

Verify that the FCA adapter cards have the correct firmware. Run lputilnt, which is found in WINNT\System32\, and refer to Appendix A in the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide for a list of the correct firmware supported.


7 Zoning
 
 
  Figure 1:  Zoning configuration
  Zoning the Fibre Channel switches is a technique that allows segmenting ports (based on port ID or WWID of the FCAs) to facilitate multiple clusters and other isolated storage access. This document will not cover zoning as the example assumes there is only one EVA and one cluster on the switches.
Please see documentation on the Fibre Channel switches or the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide for examples.

8 Install Secure Path
Perform the following steps before presenting the disk drives:
1. Verify the FCA driver version installed on your system.
2. Go to the web site at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/ProLiantstorage/adapters/ and check for the latest Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter driver version supported.
IMPORTANT: Skip the following step if you have the latest FCA driver installed on your system.
3. Download the latest FCA driver update utility and install the update utility on each server, one server at a time.

9 Logging onto the Storage System
1. Log in to the management appliance from any network browser.
User name=administrator
Password=administrator
2. Select Resource Manager, Element Manager, HSG Element Manager to launch the HSG Element Manager.

10 Creating the Storage System and Virtual Disks
 1. Initialize the storage with a descriptive name.
 2. Enter a license key if the management appliance requests one.
 3. Configure disk groups. Decide how to configure the disk groups during the initialization process. Choose to create either multiple disk groups or a single disk group.
IMPORTANT: HP requires that a disk group contain no fewer than eight disks. The HSG Element Manager default is four disks. Do not use this default. You must specify at least eight disks.
 4. Set the storage system time.
 5. Add the hosts to the storage system:
  a. Select Hosts.
b. Click Add a Host.
c. Enter a host name.
d. Enter the correct IP address.
IMPORTANT: If the wrong IP address is entered and saved at the end of this procedure, it cannot be changed without deleting and recreating the host.
e. Click Next Step.
f. Enter an adapter port Worldwide Name. Use the information in the worksheet in Appendix B of the HA/F500 setup and installation guide to correctly identify which FCA card is located in each server or use the lputilnt utility. Select the correct Worldwide Name from the list.
g. Select Windows as the operating system.
h. Click Next Step.
i. Click Finish, OK.
j. Click Add a Port.
k. Select the second FCA from the list.
l. Click Finish, OK.
m. Repeat steps a through l for the second host.
 6. Create the virtual disk drives:
  a. Select Virtual Disks.
b. Click Create VD Fam.
c. Assign the virtual disk name.
d. Select a Vraid.
e. Select the correct Prefer path/mode. Path A-Failover only or Path B-Failover only are the only options supported for clustering. Set a preferred controller for each virtual disk drive for load balancing.
f. Click Finish, OK.
g. Repeat steps a through f to create the necessary virtual disks needed according to the number of LUNs you will have.
 7. Present the virtual disk drives to both of the hosts in the cluster:
  a. Select a physical disk.
b. Click Present.
c. Select a host.
d. Click Finish, OK.
e. Click Present.
f. Select the second host.
g. Click Finish, OK.
h. Verify that the presented hosts are on the same LUN number.
i. Select another physical disk and repeat steps a through h until all the virtual disks in the cluster are presented to the hosts.

11 Installing Secure Path
  1. Install StorageWorks Secure Path using the latest kit. Follow the on screen instructions.
2. Configure the host in Secure Path to reflect both servers.
3. Restart the servers.
4. Install Secure Path 4.0C for Windows.
5. Restart the servers.
6. Go to Computer Management, Device Manager, if you have a Windows operating system, and verify under Disk drives that all the drives were discovered. There should be twice the number of drives that were presented to the hosts.

12 Configuring Virtual Disks on the Host
  1. Power down one server.
2. Use Disk Management or Disk Administrator and configure the newly discovered drives:
- Windows 2000 Disk type (Basic only), partition, NTFS format, and assign disk drive letters.
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows NT Partition, NTFS format, and assign disk drive letters.
3. Power down the first server.
4. Power up the second server to verify that all the disk drives are seen correctly. Verify that both servers see the drives identically; in the same sequence.

13 Installing Cluster Software
  1. Shut down one of the nodes.
2. Install clustering on the first node.
3. Power up the second server.
4. Install clustering on the second node and have it join the existing cluster.
IMPORTANT: For Windows NT only, reinstall SP6a on both servers after installing clustering.
5. Install your applications.

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