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

Overview of the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide 1-7
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Components
The following sections provide an overview of the hardware components used in a
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array configuration.
Compaq ProLiant Servers
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 supports high-end and high-density Compaq ProLiant
servers. Compaq high-end servers incorporate many high-availability and
manageability features, such as offline backup processor, PCI Hot Plug, redundant
hot-plug fans, redundant processor power modules, redundant network interface
controller (NIC) support, hot-plug dual port 10/100 TX NIC, and redundant hot-plug
power supplies. To obtain a current list of supported combinations, go to
www.compaq.com/highavailability.
Compaq Fibre Channel Storage Switches
The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 supports the use of Compaq Fibre Channel storage
switches. The ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 allows use of the:
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch 8
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch 16
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch 8-EL
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch 16-EL
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch (2 Gb) 16
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch Integrated 32
• Fibre Channel SAN Switch Integrated 64
• SAN Director 64 (1Gb) Switch