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The Cluster 1350 uses a primary cabinet and an expansion cabinet. The primary
cabinet contains the management node and console monitor. An expansion cabinet
does not contain a management node or console. An expansion cabinet can contain
the following components:
v
Cluster or compute nodes
v
Storage nodes
v
Mass storage devices
v Expansion units
v
Networking switches
The following figures illustrate a primary cabinet, an expansion cabinet containing
cluster nodes, and an expansion cabinet containing storage controllers and mass
storage.
1 Gigabit Ethernet switch
KVM switch
Management
Node System x3650
Monitor
Gigabit Ethernet switch
Serial Terminal Servers
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
16
15
14
13
Cluster Nodes
System x3550
Storage
Node System x3650
Storage Expansion Unit
(DS 4000 EXP810)
Storage server
(DS4800)
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19
18
17
Cluster Nodes
System x3550
1-U blank
1-U blank
1-U blank
1-U blank
1-U blank
1-U blank
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