HP Cluster Platform Overview
Figure 9 Example of a typical HP Cluster Platform system
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8. Administrative Root switch1. Additional Node Group
9. Console Root switch2. Administrative Network switches
10. System Interconnect3. Console Network switches
11. Power distribution units (PDUs)4. Application Nodes
12. Compute Building Blocks (CBBs)5. Additional Node Group in UBB
13. Interconnect Building Block (IBB)6. Control Node
14. Utility Building Block (UBB)7. Keyboard, video, mouse (KVM)
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