Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Overview of the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500
1-16 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide
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Components
The following sections provide information on the components supported in a
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000.
Compaq ProLiant Servers
The HA/F500 supports high-end and high-density Compaq ProLiant servers. Compaq
high-end servers incorporate many high-availability and manageability features, such
as an offline backup processor, PCI Hot Plug, redundant hot-plug fans, redundant
processor power modules, redundant network interface card (NIC) support, hot-plug
dual-port 10/100 TX NIC, and redundant hot-plug power supplies. To obtain an up-
to-date list of supported combinations, go to
www.compaq.com/highavailability.
Fibre Channel Storage Hubs
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 can use an FC-AL to communicate between the
ProLiant servers and the storage subsystems. The central component of an FC-AL
is the hub. The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 allows use of either the Fibre Channel
Storage Hub 7 (7 ports) or the Fibre Channel Storage Hub 12 (12 ports). If a ProLiant
Cluster HA/F500 configuration requires the use of more than one hub, any
combination of 7- and 12-port hubs can be used. If a configuration involves more
than one cluster, each cluster must have dedicated hubs.