Chapter
1.
System
overview
This
chapter
provides
information
about
the
operating
systems
that
support
the
IBM
Cluster
1350
components
and
related
documentation.
The
Cluster
1350
supports
a
maximum
of
512
nodes
in
addition
to
the
one
required
xSeries
®
345
management
node
(or
an
Eserver
325
for
64-bit
processing
environments).
All
nodes
must
run
one
of
the
Linux
versions
shown
in
the
following
table.
Table
1.
Linux
operating-system
support
Microprocessor
Operating-system
support
32-bit
Professional
Red
Hat
Linux
version
9.0
(CSM),
SUSE
LINUX
version
8.2
(XCAT)
for
Opteron,
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
(RHEL)
version
3.0
and
Workstation
for
Opteron
version
3.0
(XCAT),
SUSE
LINUX
version
8.2
(XCAT)
32-bit
Enterprise
SLES
version
8
(XCAT)
for
Opteron,
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
(RHEL)
version
3.0
and
Workstation
for
Opteron
version
3.0
(XCAT)
64-bit
SLES
version
8
for
Opteron,
Red
Hat
Enterprise
Linux
(RHEL)
for
Opteron
version
3.0
(CSM
only)
The
Cluster
1350
uses
a
primary
cabinet
and
an
expansion
cabinet.
The
primary
cabinet
contains
the
management
node
and
console
monitor.
An
expansion
cabinet
can
contain
the
following
components:
v
Cluster
or
compute
nodes
v
Storage
nodes
v
Mass
storage
devices
Note:
An
expansion
cabinet
does
not
contain
a
management
node
or
console.
illustrates
a
primary
cabinet.
illustrates
an
expansion
cabinet
containing
cluster
nodes.
illustrates
an
expansion
cabinet
containing
storage
controllers
and
mass
storage.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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