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Lxr 8000 – HP LXR 8000 User Manual

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HP NetServer Installation Guide

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When prompted to search for a Network Adapter, load NIC drivers for both the intra-cluster and the
client LAN. Be sure to load the correct intra-cluster LAN driver version as specified in the
Configuration Guide for your cluster. If you are using two HP D5013A NICs, load the driver twice,
once for the intra-cluster NIC and once for the client NIC.

Make sure

TCP/IP Protocol

is selected.

Other protocols may be selected in addition, but TCP/IP is required.

Set TCP/IP Properties for DNS, WINS Address, etc. at this time.

NOTE

The Client LAN IP addresses and Intra-cluster LAN IP addresses must be on different
subnets.

LXr 8000

These procedures provide instructions for servers using NetRAID, AutoRAID Model 12H, and Model 30/FC
shared storage solutions

Configure NetServer Hardware and BIOS

1.

Make sure you power down System A and power up System B.

2.

Insert the HP NetServer Navigator CD in the CD-ROM drive and restart the server.

NOTE

If prompted that the HP NetServer Navigator BIOS is a newer version, choose

Continue

and go to step 3; otherwise go to step 6.

3.

To update the BIOS, choose

Configuration Assistant

, then

Custom

,

Microsoft

,

MS

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition

, and

No

for automated NOS installation.

4.

Select

Update

, then

Execute

. Follow screen prompts to update the BIOS.

5.

After the server reboots, return to the Navigator main menu by clicking the Back button twice on the
displayed window.

6.

From the Navigator main menu, install a utility partition on the local storage disk by choosing

Configuration Assistant and Installation Assistant

,

Custom

,

Microsoft

,

then either:

MS Windows NT4.0 Enterprise Edition Cluster Server

if using Navigator if

L.15.05 or later.

MS Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition

, and

No

for automated NOS installation if

using Navigator L.15.04 or earlier.

7.

Choose

Install/Update Utility Partition

.

When finished, the system reboots and displays the Custom Configuration window.

8.

Make an NT 4.0 Drivers floppy disk by choosing

Create Driver Diskette(s),

Execute

, and

following the prompts. Label the floppy disk NT 4.0 Drivers.

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