HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 2.1
Table 1-2: Supported System Interconnects
Gigabit
Ethernet InfiniBand® Myrinet® QsNet
II
®
CP3000
XX
(PCIX and PCI
Express)
X
CP4000
XX
(PCIX)
XX
CP6000
XX X
The Myrinet adapters can be either the single-port M3F-PCIXD-2 (Rev. D) or the dual port
M3F2–PCIXE-2 (Rev. E). All adapters must be of one type only; a mix of bo th types of
adapters is not supported.
The QsNet
II
high-speed interconnect from Quadrics, Ltd. is the only version of Quadrics
interconnects that is supported.
From the XC software point of view, the interconnect is a flat network (that is, communication
between any two points in the interconnect network is equal in communication tim e between
any other two points in the network). The H P XC System Software ignores the interconnect
structure except for integration with the managem ent functions that are necessary to manage the
system interconnect.
1.3 Suppor ted Console Management Devices
Table 1-3 lists the supported console management device for each node model by cluster
platform. The console device provides remote access t o the console of each node, enabling
functions such as remote power management and remote boot.
In XC systems, HP ProLiant servers provide remote management features through a baseboard
management controller (BMC). The BMC enables functions such as remote power management
and remote boot. HP ProLiant BMCs comply with a specified release of the industry -standard
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). HP XC supports two IPMI-compliant
BMCs: integrated lights out (iLO) and Lights-Out 100i (LO-100i), depending on the model
of server used in the XC system.
Table 1-3: Supported C onsole Management Devices
Integrated Lights
Out (iLO)
Lights–Out 100i
(LO–100i)
Management
Processor (MP)
CP3000 Nodes
HP ProLiant DL140 G 2
X
HP ProLiant DL360 G 4
X
HP ProLiant DL380 G 4
X
CP4000 Nodes
HP ProLiant DL145
X
HP ProLiant DL145 G 2
X
HP ProLiant DL385
X
HP ProLiant DL585
X
CP6000 Nodes
HP Integrity rx1620
X
HP Integrity rx2600
X
HP Integrity rx2620
X
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