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xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide
Table 3-9 Operating system support at x455 launch
3.6.1 Clustering
A cluster is two or more computers (known as nodes) that work together to
provide a solution. The idea behind clusters is to join the computing powers of
the nodes involved to provide higher scalability, more combined computing
power, or to build in redundancy to provide higher availability. The sharing of data
between the nodes of a cluster through a common file system is almost always a
requirement.
For additional information, refer to the following Web site:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/clustering/info.html
If you are implementing Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) check the Microsoft
Cluster Service Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) to confirm that hardware,
drivers, and firmware have been Microsoft Certified. The HCL can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/search.mspx
For information about Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter, and
changes in the 64-bit version, see:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/default.mspx
Operating system Support at x455 general availability:
4-way (1 node) 8-way (2 node) 16-way (4 node)
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Supported Supported No
1
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Supported Supported Supported
Red Hat Linux AS 2.1 Supported No No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Supported
2
Supported
2
No
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.0 Supported Supported
2, 3
No
Notes:
1. Enterprise Edition supports a maximum of eight processors.
2. Support will be after the general availability (GA) of the x455. See:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/nos/matrix.shtml
3. Support approximately 30 days after GA.
Note: Hyper-Threading is not available on systems with the Itanium 2
processor.