Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Setting Up the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 with Switches
3-2 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide
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In the following tables, the numbers in parentheses refer to configurations with N
(where N = 2, 3, or 4) storage subsystems.
Table 3-1: Basic Configuration with Switches (Single Storage Controller)
Quantity Description
2 ProLiant servers
2 Host bus adapters
1(N) Storage subsystem with one storage controller per subsystem
1 Storage controller platform kit
1(N) ACS Controller software
1 8- or 16-port Fibre Channel switch
1 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Basic Kit with Ethernet crossover cable for
the server interconnect
1 Microsoft operating system, which includes Microsoft cluster software
As required Optical Fibre Channel interconnect hardware
Table 3-2: Basic Configuration with Switches (Dual Storage Controllers)
Quantity Description
2 ProLiant servers
2 Host bus adapters
1(N) Storage subsystem with two storage controllers per subsystem
1 Storage controller platform kit
2(2N) ACS Controller software
1 8- or 16-port Fibre Channel switch
1 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Basic Kit with Ethernet crossover cable for
the server interconnect
1 Microsoft operating system, which includes Microsoft cluster software
As required Optical Fibre Channel interconnect hardware