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1-6 Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
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Compaq ProLiant Servers
Compaq industry standard servers are a primary component of all models of
Compaq ProLiant Clusters. At the high end of the ProLiant server line, several
high availability and manageability features are incorporated as a standard part
of the server feature set. These include online backup processors, a PCI bus
with hot-plug capabilities, redundant hot-pluggable fans, redundant processor
power modules, redundant Network Interface Controller (NIC) support,
dual-ported hot-pluggable 10/100 NICs and redundant hot-pluggable power
supplies (on most high-end models). Many of these features are available at
the low end and mid range of the Compaq ProLiant server line, as well.
Compaq has logged thousands of hours testing multiple models of Compaq
servers in clustered configurations and has successfully passed the Microsoft
Hardware Cluster Certification Test Suite on numerous occasions. In fact,
Compaq was the first vendor to be certified using a shared storage subsystem
connected to ProLiant servers through Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
technology.
NOTE: Visit the Compaq High Availability website
(http://www.compaq.com/highavailability) to obtain a comprehensive list of
cluster-certified servers.
The Microsoft Cluster Software (MSCS) is based on a cluster architecture
known as
shared storage clustering , in which clustered servers share access to
a common set of hard drives. MSCS requires all clustered (shared) data to be
stored in an external storage system.
The Compaq StorageWorks RA4000/4100 storage system is the shared storage
system for the Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200.
Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 or Compaq
StorageWorks RAID Array 4100
The Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 Compaq StorageWorks RAID
Array 4100 (RA4000/4100) is the storage cabinet that contains the disk drives,
power supplies, and array controllers. The RA4000/4100 supports the same
hot-pluggable drives as Compaq Servers and Compaq ProLiant Storage
Systems, online capacity expansion, online spares, and RAID fault tolerance
of SMART-2 Array Controller technology. The RA4000/4100 also supports
hot-pluggable, redundant power supplies and fans, and hot-pluggable hard
drives.