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xSeries 340 HA Cluster
Installation Guide
Welcome. . .
Thank you for buying an
IBM xSeries high-availabilty
cluster.
This
Installation Guide
contains information for setting
up and configuring your
For detailed information
about your
cluster components
view the product documentation
on the
Documentation CD.
You can also find the most
current information about your
cluster
on the IBM Web site at:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
Unpack and
install components
®
Cable
and verify conections
Configure server 1
Did configuration
complete?
Configure server 2
cluster
.
,
Did configuration
complete?
Cluster is ready to use.
Go to the Server Support
flow chart to register
and profile your cluster.
components
No
Yes
No
Yes
Go to the Server Support
flow chart
Go to the Server Support
flow chart

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  • Page 1 Documentation CD. You can also find the most Cluster is ready to use. Go to the Server Support current information about your flow chart to register cluster on the IBM Web site at: and profile your cluster. http://www.ibm.com/pc/support...
  • Page 2 Register and profile your server properly? After you register and profile, you will be able to: • Diagnose problems using the IBM Online Assistant • Participate in the IBM discussion forum • Receive e-mail notifications of technical updates related to your profiled products...
  • Page 3 ® xSeries 340 HA Cluster Installation Guide...
  • Page 4 Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in Appendix B, “Product warranties and notices,” on page 43. First Edition (February 2001) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2001. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Warranty Period ..........43 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001...
  • Page 6 IBM Statement of Limited Warranty ........

  • Page 7: Figures

    9. Assigning permanent drive letters ..............16 10. Using the keyboard in Windows NT ..............25 11. Configuring IP address information ..............27 12. Configuring the DNS settings ................28 13. Configuring the protocol bindings............... 29 14. Formatting drives....................31 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001...
  • Page 8 IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Cable straps (for securing cables) • User and Installation Guides for all cluster components • IBM xSeries 230 and xSeries 340 HA Cluster Documentation CD • This documentation Your cluster might also include an optional APC uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or two optional power distribution units (PDU).

  • Page 10: Tool Requirements

    A large Phillips screwdriver • A 12-mm open-end wrench Service and support For additional information on how to use this and certain other IBM products, see one of the following Web sites: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/qtechinfo/MIGR-4RSSCC.html IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Unpacking And Installing The Hardware

    Do not place the device on your system unit cover or on a metal table. • Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather because heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001...

  • Page 12: Unpacking The Cluster Components

    Do not place any object weighing more than 50 kg (110 lb) on top of rack mounted devices. • Remove the rack doors and side panels, if necessary, to provide easier access during installation. • Connect all power cords to properly wired and grounded electrical outlets. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 13 • Take caution to prevent overloading the power outlets when you install multiple devices. • Do not run cables in front of or behind other devices that will prevent service access to those devices. • Label all cables so that they are clearly distinguishable from each other. •...
  • Page 14 Note: The batteries inside of the UPS are disconnected before shipping. See the documentation that comes with the UPS for instructions on how to con- nect the batteries before you turn on your UPS or any devices that are connected to it. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 15 7. The T54a flat panel monitor installs in the preinstalled keyboard tray in the rack cabinet. See the IBM Flat Panel Monitor Rack Mount Kit II documentation for installation instructions for your monitor and space-saver keyboard; then, return here to verify the cabling of your cluster components.
  • Page 16 UPS, connect the servers to different PDUs, or to different prop- erly grounded and wired electrical outlets on different circuits. SCSI Bus SCSI Bus connector 2 connector 1 Power Power connector connector Figure 7. Locating EXP300 connectors IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 12. Verify that SCSI bus connector 1 on the EXP300 connects to the top connector of ® the Server 1 ServeRAID adapter in PCI Slot 3 using the LVD SCSI cable (3A) top port; then, verify that the SCSI bus connector 2 on the EXP300 connects to the top connector of the Server 2 ServeRAID adapter in PCI Slot 3 using the cable (3B).
  • Page 18 IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Configuring Windows 2000 Advanced Server

    4. Assign the permanent drive letters for the shared storage on both servers accord- ing to “Assigning permanent drive letters to shared disks” on page 15. 5. Configure the clustering service on both servers according to “Installing and con- figuring Microsoft Clustering Services” on page 19. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001...

  • Page 20: Collecting Network Information

    Network name for primary virtual server (cluster name) TCP/IP address of primary virtual server (cluster TCP/IP address) Subnet mask for primary virtual server (cluster TCP/IP subnet mask) For ServeRAID Password for default admin account Manager IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Initializing The Servers

    Initializing the servers The first time that you turn on a server after unpacking the cluster components, or after using the Recovery CDs, use the following procedure to initialize the servers. 1. Turn on Server 1; then, use the console switch to select Server 1. Note: If necessary, see the documentation that comes with the console switch for information on how to select servers.

  • Page 22: Configuring Server Network Settings

    2. Right-click the My Network Places icon; then, select Properties from the menu. 3. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon; then, select Properties from the menu. Verify that you have the IBM Netfinity Fault Tolerance PCI Adapter, and select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); then, click Properties.

  • Page 23: Assigning Permanent Drive Letters To Shared Disks

    2. In the Logon to field, select your domain. Type your password, and click OK. 3. Close the Windows 2000 Configuring Your Server window. 4. On Server 1, open a command prompt and then type cd\IBM\cluster\support and press Enter; then, type ipshahto synchoff and press Enter.

  • Page 24: Assigning Permanent Drive Letters

    15. When you finish assigning permanent drive letters to shared disks, close the Computer Management window. Proceed to “Assigning permanent drive letters for Server 2” on page 17 to continue configuring your cluster. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 25: Assigning Permanent Drive Letters For Server 2

    1. From the Logon to Windows window on Server 2, click Options. 2. In the Logon to field, select your domain. Type your password, and click OK. 3. On Server 2, open a command prompt and then type cd\IBM\cluster\support and press Enter; then, type ipshahto synchoff and press Enter.

  • Page 26: Serveraid Security Configuration

    Proceed to “Completing and validating the ServeRAID configuration” to continue con- figuring your cluster. Completing and validating the ServeRAID configuration Use the following procedure to complete and validate the ServeRAID configuration on both servers. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 27: Synchronizing Shared Disks Between The Servers

    Enter; then, type setup and press Enter. 2. When the IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution window opens, click OK; then, from the Welcome window, click Next to start the ServeRAID Cluster Configuration Wizard. Chapter 3. Configuring Windows 2000 Advanced Server...

  • Page 28: Configuring Server 2

    9. Mark the Enable this network for cluster use checkbox; then, for the Local Area Connection 2, select internal use only and click Next. 10. When the window opens containing the IBM Netfinity Fault Tolerance PCI Adapter in the device field, change the network name to public.
  • Page 29 6. The Select an account window opens, type the domain administrator account password. The username and domain fields are not available. 7. Click Finish to complete the ServeRAID configuration; then, click OK. 8. From the IBM ServeRAID cluster wizard, click Finish to complete the cluster con- figuration. 9. Click Finish.
  • Page 30 IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4. Configuring Windows Nt 4.0 Enterprise Edition

    4. Assign the permanent drive letters for the shared storage to both servers according to “Assigning permanent drive letters to shared disks” on page 30. 5. Install and configure the Microsoft Cluster Services on both servers according to “Installing and configuring Microsoft Clustering Services” on page 34. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001...

  • Page 32: Collecting Network Information

    Network name for primary virtual server (cluster name) TCP/IP address of primary virtual server (cluster TCP/IP address) Subnet mask for primary virtual server (cluster TCP/IP subnet mask) For ServeRAID Password for default admin account Manager IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Initializing The Servers

    Initializing the servers The first time that you turn on a server after unpacking the cluster components or after using the Recovery CDs, use the following procedure to initialize the servers. 1. Turn on Server 1; then, use the console switch to select Server 1. Note: If necessary, see the documentation that comes with the console switch for information on how to select servers.

  • Page 34: Configuring Server Network Settings

    4. In the Computer Name field, type the new name. Click OK to save the changes made. When the Warning window opens, click Yes. 5. Click the Protocols tab; then, select the TCP/IP protocol and click Properties. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 35 Figure 11. Configuring IP address information 6. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway fields for the AMD PCnet PermaNet Server LFT Adapter. 7. If you have a DNS server on your network: a. Click the DNS tab; then, in the Host Name field, enter the computer name of this server.

  • Page 36: Configuring The Dns Settings

    Note: When you are asked to continue even though one of the network adapters has an empty WINS server IP address, click Yes. 9. Click the Bindings tab; then, from the Show bindings for drop-down list select all protocols. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 37: Configuring The Protocol Bindings

    11. Click the WINS Client (TCP/IP) entry to display a list of all installed network adapters; then, select the IBM 10/100 Ethernet Server Adapter and click Dis- able. 12. Click Close to save the network configuration settings; then, when asked if you want to restart, click Yes.

  • Page 38: Assigning Permanent Drive Letters To Shared Disks

    The Assign Drive Letter window opens. 8. Select Assign Drive Letter and then select the letter Q from the list. Click OK to set the drive letter for this disk. When the Confirm window opens, click Yes. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 39: Assigning Permanent Drive Letters For Server 2

    9. Right-click on the box next to DISK 2, and then select Format. Figure 14. Formatting drives 10. On the Format window, select NTFS under File System. In the Volume Label field type Quorum. Do not select any options in the Format Options frame. To begin the formatting process on the disk, click Start.

  • Page 40: Assigning Permanent Drive Letters After Restoring The Cluster

    9. On Server 2, open a command prompt and then type cd\IBM\cluster\support and press Enter; then, type ipshahto synchoff and press Enter. This ensures that Server 2 has control of the shared disks. 10. Click Start Programs Administrative Tools Disk Administrator. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 41: Serveraid Security Configuration

    11. When the Disk Administrator window opens, right-click the white drive box next to a drive. 12. Click Assign Drive Letter. In the Assign Drive Letter window, select the drive letters that match those you assigned to Server 1. Assign drive letters to all drives and the CD-ROM to match those you assigned in Server 1.

  • Page 42: Synchronizing Shared Disks Between The Servers

    6. In the User Name and Password fields, type the domain cluster service account name and domain cluster service Account Password. Do not change the Domain selection. Click Next to continue. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 43 7. Click Next to scan for all available adapters that are installed in the server. 8. In the Network Adapter window in which E100B2 is displayed in the Adapter Name field, in the Network Name field, type private Mark the Enable for Cluster Use checkbox, select the Use only for internal cluster communications option, and then click Next to continue.

  • Page 44: Configuring Server 2

    Enter to start the installation program. 2. The setup program opens a reminder that you must assign permanent drive let- ters before running this program. Click OK to continue. The Welcome window opens. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 45 If you are still unable to bring IPSHA Disk Group x groups online in either server node, call IBM support. 7. Right-click the cluster name and then from the menu, select Properties.
  • Page 46 Enter. Attention: The drivers that are part of your initial cluster configuration have been tested and certified for clustering. Do not update drivers on your servers without con- tacting IBM support for assistance. IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 47: Chapter 5. Restoring Your Cluster To The Default Configuration

    The recovery process might take up to fifteen minutes. Attention: Contact IBM support before you use the Recovery CDs on your cluster. The Recovery CDs return your servers to the original default settings. All applications and configuration changes made to your cluster are lost after using these CDs.

  • Page 48: Restoring A Windows Nt 4.0 Enterprise Edition Cluster

    The recovery process might take up to fifteen minutes. Attention: Contact IBM support before you use the Recovery CDs on your cluster. The Recovery CDs return your servers to the original default settings. All applications and configuration changes made to your cluster are lost after using these CDs.

  • Page 49: Appendix A. Getting Help, Service, And Information

    If you need help, service, technical assistance, or just want more information about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to assist you. With the original purchase of an IBM hardware product, you have access to extensive support coverage.
  • Page 50 On the World Wide Web, the IBM Personal Computing Web site has up-to-date infor- mation about IBM Personal Computer products and support. Some helpful addresses are: Table 1. IBM Personal Computing Web sites. World Wide Web site URL Description http://www.ibm.com Main IBM home page http://www.ibm.com/pc...

  • Page 51: Appendix B. Product Warranties And Notices

    • A warranty period of 3 years on parts and 1 year on labor means that IBM will pro- vide warranty service without charge for: 1. parts and labor during the first year of the warranty period 2.
  • Page 52 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. Warranty Service To obtain warranty service for a Machine, contact IBM or your reseller. If you do not register your Machine with IBM, you may be required to present proof of purchase.
  • Page 53 IBM or your reseller of changes in a Machine’s location. IBM is responsible for loss of, or damage to, your Machine while it is 1) in IBM’s pos- session or 2) in transit in those cases where IBM is responsible for the transportation charges.

  • Page 54: Part 2 - Country-Unique Terms

    Both you and IBM consent to the application of the laws of the country in which you acquired the Machine to govern, interpret, and enforce all of your and IBM’s rights, duties, and obligations arising from, or relating in any manner to, the subject matter of this Agreement, without regard to conflict of law principles.
  • Page 55 2. as to any other actual damage arising in any situation involving nonperformance by IBM pursuant to, or in any way related to the subject of this Statement of Lim- ited Warranty, IBM’s liability will be limited to the charge paid by you for the individ- ual Machine that is the subject of the claim.
  • Page 56 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) Governing Law: The following replaces this Section: Both you and IBM consent to the application of the laws of the State of New York (except when local law requires otherwise) to govern, interpret, and enforce all your and IBM’s rights, duties, and obligations arising from, or relating in any manner to, the...
  • Page 57 The minimum warranty period for Machines is six months. In case IBM or your reseller is unable to repair an IBM Machine, you can alternatively ask for a partial refund as far as justified by the reduced value of the unrepaired Machine or ask for a cancellation of the respective agreement for such Machine and get your money refunded.
  • Page 58 2. as to any other actual damage arising in all situations involving nonperformance by IBM pursuant to, or in any way related to the subject matter of this Statement of War- ranty, IBM’s liability, will be limited to the total amount you paid for the Machine that is the subject of the claim.

  • Page 59: Notices

    The following item is added to this paragraph: 3. breach of IBM’s obligations implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982.

  • Page 60: Edition Notice

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.

  • Page 61: Important Notes

    IBM. Unless otherwise stated, IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non-IBM products. Support (if any) for the non-IBM products is provided by the third party, not IBM. Some software may differ from its retail version (if available), and may not include user manuals or all program functionality.

  • Page 62: Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement

    This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to elec- tromagnetic compatibility. IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a nonrecommended modification of the prod- uct, including the fitting of non-IBM option cards.

  • Page 63: Japanese Voluntary Control Council For Interference (Vcci) Statement

    Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement Power cords For your safety, IBM provides a power cord with a grounded attachment plug to use with this IBM product. To avoid electrical shock, always use the power cord and plug with a properly grounded outlet.
  • Page 64 Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (South), Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Taiwan, Trinidad (West Indies), United States of America, Venezuela IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...

  • Page 65: Index

    25 network information 24 network settings 26 notices restoration 40 electronic emission, Class A 53 ServeRAID security 33 FCC, Class A 53 miscellaneous 53 product 53 trademarks 52 power cords 55 product notices 53 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001...
  • Page 66 IBM® xSeries 340 HA Cluster: Installation Guide...
  • Page 68  Part Number: 24P2836 Printed in U.S.A. 24P2836...

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