HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.2.1 Windows Storage Server Edition Administration Guide (February 2006)

Chapter 3: Cluster Administration 17
Tested Configuration Limits
HP has tested HP Clustered File System configurations up to the
following limits:
• 16 servers per cluster
• 256 imported LUNs per cluster
• 128 filesystems per cluster
• 2048 filesystem mounts per cluster
• 64 virtual hosts per cluster
• 64 service and/or device monitors per cluster (the total number of
service and device monitors cannot exceed 64)
• 10 event notifiers per cluster
• 4 network interface cards per server
• 1 FibreChannel port per server (unless using third-party MPIO
software)
These limits will be increased as additional testing takes place.
Theoretically, the tested configuration limits can be exceeded up to the
bounds of the operating system. If you plan to configure your cluster
beyond the tested limits, please contact HP Technical Support for
information about any known configuration issues or concerns.
Cluster Management Applications
HP Clustered File System provides two management applications:
mxconsole, the HP CFS Management Console, and mx, the
corresponding command-line interface. These applications can be run
from either a cluster server or a local machine outside the cluster.
On a local machine, the management applications download their
rendering and application logic from the servers in the cluster. To
minimize startup time, the downloaded software is cached on the local
machine. The local machine then uses the software from the cache
whenever possible. If for some reason the software version running on
the server cannot be identified, the applications use the latest version in
their cache.