Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters

Table 5-1 HP Cluster Platform Terminology (continued)
DefinitionWindows Compute Cluster
Term
HP Cluster Platform
Term
In federated clusters, an interconnect that has connections to
nodes. See also top-level interconnect (TLI).
node-level
interconnect (NLI)
See host channel adapter (HCA).PCI card
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended.PCI-X
A related group of nodes in one or more CBB that share identical
attributes. A cluster can have several pools of nodes, providing
that all nodes in a pool (or the CBBs comprising a pool) are
configured identically.
Windows clusters
support only pools 1
through 4
pool
A physical outlet or connector. There are multiple ports on the
switch cards installed in the interconnect and one or two ports
on the HCA installed in the nodes.
port
The HP ProCurve networking switches are used in the internal
Ethernet networks.
ProCurve switches
The HP ProCurve networking switches are used as Gigabit
Ethernetinterconnects in some HP Cluster Platform models.
ProCurve
interconnect
A server type used as a node in the CP3000 and CP4000 platforms.
These servers employ both the Intel Xeon 32-bit CPU and AMD
Opteron 32/64-bit CPU.
Windows clusters
supports a subset of
servers supported by HP
Cluster Platform
ProLiant DL series
See node.Windows clusters
supports a subset of
servers supported by HP
Cluster Platform
server
In federated clusters, an interconnect that provides links to other
interconnects, multiplying the number of possible pathways
between nodes to create a full-bandwith fat tree topology. See
node-level interconnect (NLI).
top-level interconnect
(TLI)
The organization of a network. HP Cluster Platforms contain
networks based on flat tree and fat tree topologies.
topology
A module containing one or more SAN controllers, optional JBOD
arrays, a terminal, a keyboard, and other supporting components.
For dense clusters, this building block might also contain an
interconnect.
Windows clusters do not
support utility nodes
Utility Building Block
(UBB)
A module containing only utility nodes.Windows clusters do not
support utility nodes
Utility Expansion
Rack (UXR)
A server that provides administrative and I/O functions.Windows clusters do not
support utility nodes
utility node
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