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Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
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Bryan Hicks
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Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide
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380362-003
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b-ch1 Architecture of the Compaq ProLiant Clusters HAF100 and HAF200.doc
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Connection Infrastructure for the RA4000/4100
The servers in a Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F100 and HA/F200 are
connected to one or more RA4000/4100 shared external storage systems using
industry-standard Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) technology. The
components used to implement the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop include
shortwave (multi-mode) fiber optic cables, Gigabit Interface
Converters-Shortwave (GBIC-SW) and Fibre Channel storage hubs or FC-AL
switches.
Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage
Hubs
The Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Hub is a critical
component of the FC-AL configuration and allows up to five RA4000/4100s
to be connected to the cluster servers in a “star” topology. For the HA/F100, a
single hub is used. For the HA/F200, two redundant Fibre Channel storage
hubs are used. Either the 7-port or 12-port hub may be used in either type of
cluster.
If the maximum number of supported RA4000/4100s (currently five) are
connected to either type of cluster using a 12-port hub, there will be unused
ports. Compaq does not currently support using these ports to connect
additional RA4000/4100s. Other FC-AL capable devices, such as tape backup
systems, should not be connected to these unused ports under any
circumstances.
For more information, refer the following guides:
■
Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Hub 7 Installation Guide
■
Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Hub 12 Installation
Guide
Compaq StorageWorks FC-AL Switch 8
The Compaq StorageWorks FC-AL Switch 8 is the core component of an
affordable storage area network (SAN) solution that will consolidate storage,
simplify storage management, manage explosive data growth, and reduce
business downtime. The FC-AL Switch 8 is a high-performance, switch
engine, interconnect component that will help you take that important step
towards building a low cost SAN. Built on the stable, easy to use, and mature
FC-AL protocol, the FC-AL Switch 8 offers eight ports with dedicated
non-blocking 100 MB/second point-to-point parallel connections.
Summary of Contents for ProLiant Clusters HA/F100
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