Compaq TruCluster Server AA-RHGWC-TE, Manual

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Contents
About This Manual
1 Introduction
1.1 The TruCluster Server Product . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–1
1.2
Memory Requirements . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–2
1.3 Minimum Disk Requirements .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–2
1.3.1 Disks Needed for Installation . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–2
1.3.1.1 Tru64 UNIX Operating System Disk . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–2
1.3.1.2 Clusterwide Disk(s) .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–3
1.3.1.3 Member Boot Disk . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–3
1.3.1.4 Quorum Disk . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–4
1.4 Generic Two-Node Cluster . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–4
1.5 Growing a Cluster from Minimum Storage to a NSPOF
Cluster . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–6
1.5.1 Two-Node Clusters Using an UltraSCSI BA356 Storage
Shelf and Minimum Disk Configurations . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–7
1.5.2 Two-Node Clusters Using UltraSCSI BA356 Storage Units
with Increased Disk Configurations . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–9
1.5.3 Two-Node Configurations with UltraSCSI BA356 Storage
Units and Dual SCSI Buses . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–11
1.5.4 Using Hardware RAID to Mirror the Clusterwide Root
File System and Member System Boot Disks .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–12
1.5.5 Creating a NSPOF Cluster . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–14
1.6 Overview of Setting Up the TruCluster Server Hardware
Configuration .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–16
2 Hardware Requirements and Restrictions
2.1 TruCluster Server Member System Requirements . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–1
2.2 Memory Channel Restrictions .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–3
2.3 Host Bus Adapter Restrictions . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–5
2.3.1 Fibre Channel Requirements and Restrictions . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
2–5
2.3.2 KZPSA-BB SCSI Adapter Restrictions . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–8
2.3.3 KZPBA-CB SCSI Bus Adapter Restrictions . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–9
2.4 Disk Device Restrictions .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
2–9
2.5 RAID Array Controller Restrictions . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–9
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