BladeCluster Solution Manual

Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................7
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)..................................................................................7
Intended Audience....................................................................................................................7
New and Changed Information for the 604082–004 Edition.........................................................7
Document Organization............................................................................................................8
Notation Conventions................................................................................................................8
General Syntax Notation......................................................................................................8
Publishing History...................................................................................................................10
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................11
1 BladeCluster Solution Overview..................................................................12
BladeCluster Solution Topologies..............................................................................................12
BladeCluster/BladeSystem Solution......................................................................................13
BladeCluster/NonStop NS16000 Series Solution...................................................................13
BladeCluster/Mixed System Solution.....................................................................................14
BladeCluster/6700 Series Solution.......................................................................................15
BladeCluster/Multi-Zone Solution.........................................................................................16
Hardware Overview...............................................................................................................18
ServerNet Switch for BladeCluster........................................................................................18
ServerNet Switch Group-Module-Slot Numbering..............................................................18
Processor Switch (P-Switch) for BladeCluster ..........................................................................19
Processor Switch Group-Module-Slot Numbering...............................................................19
Advanced Cluster Hub (ACH)..............................................................................................20
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer (DWDM) ..................................................................20
Software Overview.................................................................................................................20
Maintenance Entity (ME) Firmware.......................................................................................20
OSM Package...................................................................................................................20
Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) Manageability ....................................................................20
Expand and Message-System Traffic.....................................................................................21
Software Requirements for the Current Release of BladeCluster......................................................22
Migrating from Previous Releases of the BladeCluster Solution.......................................................23
Software Requirements for Previous Releases of BladeCluster........................................................23
2 Installation and Migration Tasks.................................................................28
Related Documentation............................................................................................................28
Checklist for Required Installation and Migration Tasks................................................................28
3 Advanced Cluster Hubs (ACHs)..................................................................38
Advanced Cluster Hub (ACH) Description..................................................................................38
ACH Hardware.................................................................................................................38
Cable Management Procedure for the ACH...........................................................................41
4 Connections to the Advanced Cluster Hubs..................................................43
ServerNet Switch Connections..................................................................................................43
ServerNet Switch Hardware Description.....................................................................................43
Before Cabling the ServerNet Switches in a Single-Zone Topology................................................44
Before Cabling the ServerNet Switches in a Multi-Zone Topology..................................................45
ServerNet Switch Cable Connections for BladeCluster/BladeSystem Solution Topology....................46
Example of a Two-Node BladeCluster...................................................................................47
Processor Switch Connections...................................................................................................48
Processor Switch Hardware Description ....................................................................................48
Before Cabling the Processor Switches..................................................................................49
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