Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide

Overview of the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array
1-8 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide
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Fibre Channel Adapters
The FCA is a PCI card that connects one ProLiant server to a Compaq Fibre Channel
Switch, to which the Enterprise Virtual Array storage subsystem and the second
server are also connected. Each ProLiant server requires two FCAs.
Storage Subsystem
The StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array storage subsystem consists of two HSV
controllers and the physical disks. The Enterprise Storage System uses a new
virtualization technology that moves beyond traditional RAID. In this new
virtualization technology, the physical disks are organized into disk groups. A disk
group is a pool of raw capacity from which the administrator can allocate the
capacity and data protection characteristics of a virtual disk. The virtual disk will be
presented as a logical unit (LUN) to a host for application use. The virtual disks that
the controllers present to the host computers are created using the capacity of all the
drives in the disk group.
SANworks Management Appliance
The SANworks Management Appliance runs the HSV Element Manager software.
The HSV Element Manager software is the administrative interface to the Enterprise
Virtual Array. The application is browser-based and can be used from any machine
on the same IP network as the management appliance.
Cluster Interconnect
The cluster interconnect is a data path over which nodes of a cluster communicate.
This type of communication is termed intracluster communication. At a minimum,
the interconnect consists of two network adapters (one in each server) and a
crossover cable connecting the adapters.