HP NetServer AA 4000 Release Note
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- Page 1 HP NETSERVER AA SOLUTION Endurance Release Notes Release 4.0 Service Pack 1 Printed in August 2001...
- Page 2 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents About This Product ..........1 HP Netserver AA Solution Documentation . - Page 4 Endurance Release Notes for Release 4.0 Service Pack 1...
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Page 5: About This Product
About This Product ® ® These Release Notes document Endurance Release 4.0 Service Pack 1 for the Windows 2000 operating system. This release is a complete Endurance software kit, containing all files needed to perform an Endurance installation. Follow the instructions in the HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide to perform a new Endurance installation. -
Page 6: Additional Documentation On The Customer Support Web Site
Table 1 Release 4.0 Documentation Manual or Document Format HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator’s Guide Online only HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide Online only HP Netserver AA Solution Messages Online only Endurance Upgrade/Downgrade Procedures Online only Glossary Online only and hardcopy in the HP Netserver AA Solution Adminstrator’s Guide Additional Documentation on the Customer Support Web Site Note:... -
Page 7: Ce Configuration Requirements
CE Configuration Requirements Release 4.0 CEs must be configured identically, and must contain identical chipset versions to avoid loss of CE synchronization when various system management tools are used. In particular, the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, Device Manager, and System Information tools may cause the CEs to lose synchronization unless all of the following conditions are met: Table 2 CE Configuration Requirements Element... -
Page 8: Ce Motherboard Bios Settings
CE Motherboard BIOS Settings Use the BIOS Setup Utility to verify that all onboard device settings between the two CEs are identical. We strongly recommend that parallel, serial, SCSI, and network devices be disabled on the CE. Make sure that the following devices are enabled: •... -
Page 9: Motherboard Requirement
Motherboard Requirement The motherboards on all computers (CEs and IOPs) in the server must be capable of supporting two or more processors. Memory Requirement An Endurance server requires a minimum of 256 MB of memory in the CEs and IOPs. In addition, the server can support up to 4 gigabytes of memory in the CEs. -
Page 10: Endurance Enhancements In Release 4.0 Service Pack 1
Table 3 Endurance Release 4.0 Service Pack 1 Supported Operating System Versions Endurance Supported Windows Service ® Windows Version Component Packs English Language Version — Windows and Endurance Software and Documentation Windows 2000 Server CEs and IOPs Windows 2000 Service Packs 1 and 2 Windows 2000 Advanced Server CEs and IOPs Windows 2000 Service Packs 1and 2... -
Page 11: Support For Long Distance Splitsite® Distances Up To 10 Kilometers
Support for Long Distance SplitSite ® Distances Up to 10 Kilometers As of Endurance Release 4.0 Service Pack 1, you can install the tuples up to 10 kilometers apart. In order to configure your server with this SplitSite configuration, you must install Version 4.3 of the Marathon Interface Card (MIC), described in the next section. -
Page 12: Optional Endurance Kit Contents For 10 Kilometer Splitsite Configurations
Optional Endurance Kit Contents for 10 Kilometer SplitSite Configurations If you have purchased the support for long distance SplitSite configurations of up to10 kilometer separation of the tuples, the content of your Endurance kit is different from that described in the Release 4.0 HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide. -
Page 13: Long Distance Splitsite Cabling Information
Table 6 Endurance Server Kit Contents Quantity Part Endurance documentation, including the Endurance Release Notes, HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator’s Guide, and this manual Endurance Accessory Kit that contains the labels for the Endurance server computers, and two loopback plugs that enable you to perform the BIOS loopback tests if you choose or need to do so. - Page 14 Cabling for Loopback Tests After completing the hardware installation, if you want to perform BIOS loopback tests, install the loopback plugs as follows: Step Action Notes Remove the two loopback plugs from The local and remote ports of the V4.3 MIC use the Endurance accessory kit.
- Page 15 Cabling for Staging Purposes in Long Distance SplitSite Installations When staging the Endurance server for test purposes only, cable the MICs and IOP Link (IL) as follows: • MIC cables — Use the 2 local fiber optic cables and 2 remote fiber optic cables shipped in your kit to connect the server components.
- Page 16 Table 7 explains how to install the long distance SplitSite Endurance server cables. Table 7 Long Distance SplitSite Endurance Server Cables Cable Description Connects Installation Instructions 4 singlemode patch Attach an MT-RJ cable MIC cables IOP1 to CE2 via cords (that you obtain), connector on the singlemode the patch panel with an MT-RJ...
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Page 17: Known Limitations
Table 7 Long Distance SplitSite Endurance Server Cables Cable Description Connects Installation Instructions 2 singlemode patch Attach one end of the patch IL Cable IL singlemode cords (that you obtain) cord to the IL Ethernet gigabit network with SC connectors on adapters on adapter port on IOP1 and the IOP1 to IOP2 via... -
Page 18: Dynamic Disk Considerations
Step Action Notes In the Device Manager section, select Driver Signing. In the File signature verification section, click Warn, Resetting this parameter to Warn and then OK. causes a message to be displayed before any unsigned files are installed. Dynamic Disk Considerations Release 4.0 supports the use of dynamic disks, as described below. -
Page 19: Performance Monitor Considerations
Performance Monitor Considerations The Endurance Performance Monitor is not installed automatically as part of the standard Endurance installation. If you elect to install it, you may see the following events in the Application Event Log when Endurance performance counters are enabled: The data buffer created for the "MtcPerf"... -
Page 20: General Limitations
General Limitations • CE boot partitions larger than 4000 megabytes are supported on some controllers. If your environment requires a CE boot partition larger than 4000 megabytes, consider the following: Endurance Release 4.0 software does not provide extended INT13 BIOS support. Because of this, the size of the CE boot partition is restricted to sectors that can be accessed via INT13 calls that use Cylinder/Head/Sector (CHS) mapping. - Page 21 • Dynamic recognition of hardware is not supported for any device redirected to the CE. The CEs and IOPs must be rebooted to add or remove redirected devices. • An Endurance server should never hibernate, be suspended, or automatically power down. With the exception of an IOP monitor power down, Power Management requests will be rejected by the Endurance software on the CEs and IOPs.
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Page 22: Known Third-Party Vendor And Application Limitations
Known Third-Party Vendor and Application Limitations • As of the publication of this document, Windows 2000 does not support Complete with more than 2 GB of memory. This is a known problem as of Windows Memory Dump 2000 Service Packs 1 and 2. For more information, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article “Windows 2000 Does Not Enable Complete Memory Dumps Between 2 and 4 Gigabytes”... -
Page 23: Documentation Errata
• Do not install any device drivers on the CEs that would replace or disable Endurance drivers, such as: Remote control applications that replace Endurance video drivers with their own video drivers. Video display drivers other than the Endurance Video Redirector (MtcVidR.sys). •... - Page 24 Endurance Release Notes for Release 4.0 Service Pack 1...