Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O2000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide

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Chapter 4
Cluster Planning
Before connecting any cables or powering on any hardware on your Compaq
Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O2000 (referred to here as the
PDC/O2000), it is important that you understand how all the various cluster
components fit together to meet your operational requirements. The major
topics discussed in this chapter are:
■ Site planning
■ Capacity planning for cluster hardware
■ Planning cluster configurations for redundant Fibre Channel Fabrics
■ Planning cluster configurations for redundant Fibre Channel Arbitrated
Loops
■ RAID planning
■ Planning the grouping of physical disk storage space
■ Disk drive planning
■ Network planning