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Contents

Introduction .............................................2

Purpose....................................................2

Assumptions and Intended

Audience..................................................2

Deployment Components.......................2

ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged

Cluster ..................................................2

ProLiant Essentials Rapid

Deployment Pack..................................2

ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged

Cluster Deployment ................................2

Using the Rapid Deployment Pack

V1.20 for Cluster Deployment...............2

Choosing an Operating System

Installation Path ......................................2

Scripted OS Installation ........................2

Imaged OS Installation .........................2

Building and Capturing a

Reference Configuration ........................2

Building the Reference

Configuration ........................................2

Capturing the Reference

Configuration ........................................2

Preparing the Deployment

Environment ............................................2

Directories and File Locations ..............2

Configuration Files................................2

Creating the Cluster Deployment

Events ......................................................2

Creating the Scripted OS

Deployment Event ................................2

Creating the Imaged OS

Deployment Event ................................2

Completing the Cluster

Deployment Event ................................2

Importing Nodes and Deploying

the Cluster ...............................................2

Additional Notes....................................2

Summary..................................................2

Additional Information ...........................2

Appendix A – Troubleshooting..............2

Appendix B – Sample

Configuration Files and Scripts.............2

Configuration Files................................2

Scripts...................................................2

Computer Import File ............................2

Appendix C – Hardware and

Software Configuration ..........................2

Rapid Deployment Guide for the

ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged

Cluster Using the Rapid

Deployment Pack V1.20

Abstract: This guide details the steps required to deploy a ProLiant

DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid

Deployment Pack V1.20 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced

Server. This guide supplements the ProLiant Essentials Rapid

Deployment Pack, and assumes that an existing deployment

infrastructure already exists. The purpose of this guide is to provide a

turn-key cluster deployment solution for the ProLiant DL380 G2

Packaged Cluster. When the process completes, the system is ready

for a production environment.

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Introduction

Server deployment can be a time-consuming task, especially if you need to deploy hundreds of

servers quickly and reliably. As a key component of the Adaptive Infrastructure strategy, the

ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack was developed to automate repetitive tasks such as

configuring and deploying servers. The implementation of a rapid deployment infrastructure

significantly reduces IT costs associated with server deployment and redeployment. Key benefits

include improved overall consistency of configurations across multiple servers and reduced IT

resource requirements during large-scale deployments.

This guide explains, in detail, the steps needed to deploy a ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster

using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack V1.20 for Windows 2000 Advanced

Server. These steps include deploying a hardware configuration, deploying Windows 2000

Advanced Server, configuring the Smart Array Cluster Storage enclosure, and deploying the

Microsoft Cluster Service to each node.

Note: This guide discusses sample scripts and configuration files used for cluster deployment

with the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack. These files are contained in SoftPaq

SP21872.EXE. The SoftPaq can be downloaded from the following locations.

www.hp.com/proliant/highavailability or www.hp.com/manage/rapiddeploy

The sample scripts and configuration files are also located on the ProLiant Essentials Rapid

Deployment Pack V1.20 distribution.

Purpose

This guide is intended to be a supplement to the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack. The

purpose of this guide is to provide a turn-key cluster deployment solution for the ProLiant DL380

G2 Packaged Cluster. By following the steps in this guide, a ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged

Cluster can be deployed without any intervention, and when the process completes, the cluster is

ready for a production environment.

Assumptions and Intended Audience

This guide assumes that an existing deployment infrastructure already exists in the environment,

and is intended to complement the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack. This guide

covers the deployment of Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Microsoft Cluster

Services on a ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid

Deployment Pack.

Note: For more information on correctly configuring a deployment infrastructure for use with

this guide, please refer to the Implementing a Deployment Infrastructure white paper on the

ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack CD.

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This paper assumes that the reader has knowledge of the following topics and products:

•Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

•Microsoft Cluster Services

•ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack

•Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)

•Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE)

Please see the “Additional Information” section of this paper to find additional information

relating to these topics.

Deployment Components

Before deploying a ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster, it is important to understand the

components involved in the deployment process. The ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment

Pack facilitates the deployment process through a combination of hardware and software. This

guide centers on a ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster deployment running Microsoft

Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Cluster Services.

Additionally, Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RILOE) can be used to monitor the deployment

process on the target server and recover from issues that may occur during the deployment

process. For more information on RILOE, please see the “Additional Information” section in this

guide.

ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster

The ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster is a simple and affordable high availability solution

Its features include:

•A complete, 8U cluster package

•Industry standard ProLiant servers and Smart Array storage components

•Redundant controllers on the Smart Array Cluster Storage and redundant server features

on the ProLiant DL380 G2

Hewlett-Packard sets a new standard for performance and value in the enterprise with the

ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster. Consisting of two ProLiant DL380 G2 server nodes and a

shared storage cabinet, pre-packaged in a cost-effective and space-efficient fixture, the ProLiant

DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster provides the most affordable clustering solution for Windows NT

Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Novell NetWare, and Linux.

The ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster complements any IT investment by providing high

uptime for business critical applications. Specifically designed to ensure outstanding performance

and seamless integration throughout the entire enterprise, the ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged

Cluster offers an excellent return on investment by drastically reducing downtime.

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ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack

The ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack combines the remote deployment capabilities of

the Altiris eXpress Deployment Server with the power and flexibility of the SmartStart Scripting

Toolkit, integrated with the Altiris product through the ProLiant Integration Module (PIM) for

Altiris eXpress Deployment Server.

The Altiris eXpress Deployment Server is a GUI-based hardware deployment and software

distribution tool that provides remote console capabilities for both imaging and scripting. Altiris

has also developed enhancements within their base product for Hewlett-Packard products, such as

integration with RILOE and the new ProLiant BL servers.

The ProLiant Integration Module contains sample configuration events, batch files, support

software, and the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit enabling Hewlett-Packard customers to deploy

ProLiant servers quickly and easily. The PIM makes deployment of ProLiant servers using Altiris

eXpress Deployment Server simple. It encapsulates all the necessary steps of configuring and

deploying ProLiant servers into easy-to-use events that the user can simply drag and drop to

deploy one or many servers.

This guide provides instructions for using the ProLiant Integration Module for Altiris eXpress to

deploy ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Clusters using these integrated tools, custom scripts, and

configuration events.

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ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster

Deployment

There are three stages in the deployment of a ProLiant Cluster, depicted here in Figure 1.

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Figure 1. Phases of cluster deployment

In Phase 1, typically each cluster node is configured separately. This includes the configuration of

the internal storage and the operating system as well as related service packs and Support Packs.

Phase 2 consists of configuring the external storage using an array configuration tool and then

creating the Windows NTFS partitions. Each partition is then formatted assigned a drive letter.

Phase 3 is the deployment of the final component, Microsoft Cluster Services, to each node.

Using the Rapid Deployment Pack V1.20 for Cluster

Deployment

The guide will demonstrate how to combine these three phases of cluster deployment into a turn-

key solution using the Rapid Deployment Pack V1.20. The next several sections in this guide

detail the steps necessary to utilize the Rapid Deployment Pack to create a drag-and-drop

deployment event for the ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster. The following list describes the

major steps in this process using the Rapid Deployment PackV1.20:

•Choose an operating system installation path (scripted OS or imaged OS installation)

oConfigure the reference server and external storage

oCapture the reference server hardware, OS image, and external storage configuration

•Create additional directory structures and edit cluster-specific configuration files on the

deployment server

•Create the deployment event in the Altiris eXpress Console

•Import computers and deploy the events

After completing these tasks, you will have a complete deployment event for the Rapid

Deployment Pack V1.20 to deploy a ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster.

Configure the

Hardware

and OS

Configure the

Shared

Storage

Deploy the

Cluster

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Choosing an Operating System Installation

Path

Using the Rapid Deployment Pack provides many options for deploying ProLiant DL380 G2

Packaged Clusters. The operating system can be deployed utilizing the Windows unattended

installation feature or by using an OS image captured by the Rapid Deployment Pack.

Scripted OS Installation

Microsoft Windows 2000 supports a completely unattended installation of the operating system.

In a fully scripted operating system installation deployment scenario, the installation of the OS is

managed utilizing this capability as well as a customized Altiris deployment event provided by

the PIM. By editing the unattended installation text file and the event that deploys the operating

system, you can customize the operating system installation to your specifications including

service packs, Support Packs, Microsoft Security updates and more. See “Appendix B” in this

guide for an example of an unattended installation text file.

IMPORTANT: Scripted installations of Windows 2000 require an administrator-level

password stored in plain-text form within the answer file (unattend.txt or other similar file). There

is no way to encrypt this password for scripted installations. For this reason, we recommend that

you protect server administrator passwords in the following ways:

- Ensure that only authorized persons have access to the eXpress share, where the answer files are

located, and ensure that you have a separate user account for accessing the eXpress share than for

the rest of the deployment server.

- Immediately change the Administrator password after server installation using the appropriate

utility from the Microsoft resource kit.

Imaged OS Installation

In order to expedite the deployment process for large-scale cluster deployments, the use of

operating system images can reduce the amount of bandwidth required to transfer OS files and

the length of time taken to land the OS on each cluster node. For the ProLiant DL380 G2

Packaged Cluster, the reference configuration consists of a single DL380 G2 connected to the

Smart Array Cluster Storage. This reference configuration is then captured for use in the

deployment of ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Clusters.

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Building and Capturing a Reference

Configuration

Baseline hardware, storage, and Windows OS configurations can be captured using the ProLiant

Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack. The results of capturing a reference configuration are

hardware and storage configuration files and a Windows image. These files are then used in the

deployment event for the Rapid Deployment Pack to completely deploy a ProLiant DL380 G2

Packaged Cluster.

Building the Reference Configuration

To create the reference configuration, do the following tasks:

•Configure the server hardware and internal storage

•Install Windows 2000 Advanced Server, selecting the cluster option during component install

•Install related hot fixes and service packs for the OS

•Configure the Smart Array Cluster Storage

•Deploy the Altiris Client (AClient)

Once these tasks have been completed, the Rapid Deployment Pack provides the tools to capture

the hardware and storage configuration and a Windows OS image. The following steps provide

more detail on the requirements for configuring the reference server and storage in preparation for

capture.

1. Assemble one node and the Smart Array Cluster Storage following the cabling guide included

in the documentation for the ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Cluster.

IMPORTANT: The cluster documentation states that NIC 1 on each server node should be

used for the cluster interconnect (the cluster heartbeat). For capture and deployment using the

Rapid Deployment Pack, you must use NIC 1 for the public network. Failure to cable the NICs in

this way will prevent communication with the deployment server.

2. Use the Rom-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to configure the system in preparation for

installation of the OS.

Note: Do not use the SmartStart CD to setup your reference node.

3. Install Windows 2000 Advanced Server with the requirements specified in steps 4-7 and any

others specific to your environment.

4. During the Windows portion of setup, the Windows Component Wizard appears. Select

Cluster Service. Installing this component during setup copies the cluster binaries to the

c:\winnt\cluster directory of the server. These files are necessary later in the deployment

process.

5. Choose the Typical Settings for the network interface cards (NICs) during the installation.

Maintaining the default network configuration is important to the deployment process as

changing them will prevent a successful installation of the cluster.

IMPORTANT: Do not elect to join a domain at this time.

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6. After Windows 2000 Advanced Server has been installed, install the latest Windows 2000

service pack and security updates.

7. Install the latest Windows 2000 Support Packs.

8. Create logical drives in the Smart Array Cluster Storage enclosure using the Array

Configuration Utility (ACU).

Note: When creating logical drives, Microsoft recommends that the cluster Quorum disk drive

be at least 500MB in size. Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q280345 for more

information.

IMPORTANT: Do not create Windows partitions on the shared storage at this time.

9. Deploy the Altiris Client to the reference server.

Deploying the Altiris Client

The final step in setting up the reference server is to deploy the Altiris Client (AClient). The

AClient is the client software that connects machines to the Altiris eXpress Deployment Server.

The AClient is essential to cluster deployment and allows for capturing the configuration of the

reference server and storage.

The following steps detail how to deploy the Altiris Client to the reference server.

1. From the Altiris eXpress Deployment Server Console, click ToolsÆRemote Client

Installer. You can also click the corresponding icon on the tool bar.

2. Click Add on the Altiris Remote Client Installer window to add the AClient software to the

deployment server. The Default Logon Credentials window opens. Supply or accept the

default administrator-level username and password for the reference server.

Note: If this is the first time that the Remote Client Installer has been used, complete steps 6-9

next and then return to step 3. These steps establish the default AClient settings used when a

Windows image is deployed and configured. If the Remote Client Installer has already been

configured previously, proceed to step 3.

3. The next window shows the computers that are seen on the network. Select the reference

server and press OK to continue.

4. The Altiris Remote Client Installer window now reflects the addition of the reference

server. Select the reference server in the Altiris Remote Client Installer window and click

Properties.

5. The Individual Logon Credentials window opens. Supply an administrator-level user name

and password for the reference server. Now click the Client Settings button to configure the

AClient properties.

6. The first screen prompts for the destination of the AClient files on the target system, and

whether or not the changing of Security IDs (SIDs) is enabled. Use the default for the AClient

file location and be sure the Enable Changing of Security ID checkbox is checked. Click

Next to continue.

7. In the next window, verify that the Use Altiris SIDgen utility to make SID changes option

is selected and click Next to continue. Using Microsoft Sysprep is also supported for

deployment.

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8. The next screen asks where to install the AClient on the target server. Accept the default and

click Next.

9. Click Finish on the next window to close the Altiris Client Service Wizard.

Note: If this was the first time to configure the Altiris Client, return to step 3 in this section to

continue.

10. Return to the Altiris Remote Client Installer window. Highlight the reference server in the

list and click Install.

11. On the Confirm Selection pop-up, select Install all items and click OK to continue.

12. Once the installation of the client has completed, close the Remote Client Installer window.

Capturing the Reference Configuration

After configuring the reference server and storage, use the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment

Pack to capture this configuration. The ProLiant Integration Module for the Rapid Deployment

Pack includes events to capture the hardware, storage, and Windows image from the reference

configuration. The capture event used here creates three files, each necessary for ProLiant DL380

G2 Packaged Cluster deployment using the Rapid Deployment Pack V1.20:

•Hardware configuration file

•Array configuration file

•Windows OS image

The following steps outline how to capture these files from the reference configuration for use in

deploying ProLiant DL380 G2 Packaged Clusters.

1. In the Altiris eXpress Deployment Server Console, open the folder labeled SmartStart

Toolkit and OS Imaging Events in the Events window.

2. Double-click the Capture Hardware Configuration and Windows Image event in the

SmartStart Toolkit and OS Imaging Events folder. This opens the properties window for

the event.

3. Select Run Script under the Task heading and click Edit.

4. The Script Task Properties window opens. Under the Run this script bullet is the

embedded script to gather the system configuration from the ROM-Based Setup Utility

(RBSU) on the reference and the logical drive configuration from the Smart Array 5i and

Smart Array Cluster Storage controllers.

5. If it is present, delete the entire line starting with set osfile=... Otherwise, skip this step.

6. The script initially sets the filenames for the hardware configuration file captured from the

RBSU and the array configuration file captured from the array controller(s). Change the

default filenames to names that reflect the server configuration to be captured. For the

purposes of this guide, the filenames are 380G2-H.INI and 380G2-A.INI. The script with the

changes is:

rem Capture Hardware Configuration

rem bootwork unload

set hwrfile=380G2-H.INI

set aryfile=380G2-A.INI

call f:\deploy\tools\scripts\getcfg.bat

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