BladeCluster Solution Manual
Figures
1 Example of the BladeCluster/BladeSystem Solution Topology.................................................13
2 Example of the BladeCluster/NonStop NS16000 Series Solution Topology..............................13
3 Example of the BladeCluster/Mixed System Solution Topology...............................................14
4 Example of the BladeCluster/6700 Series Solution Topology.................................................15
5 Advanced Cluster Hub Hardware—External Rear View.........................................................39
6 Advanced Cluster Hub Hardware—Internal View.................................................................39
7 Example of Advanced Cluster Hubs (ACHs) in a NonStop BladeSystem ..................................40
8 Example of Advanced Cluster Hubs in a NonStop NS16000 Series .......................................40
9 Cables Routed Through Cable Management Cartridge.........................................................41
10 Cables Routed Around Center Radius Control......................................................................42
11 ServerNet Switch for BladeCluster Connectivity....................................................................44
12 ServerNet Switch to ACH Connections................................................................................47
13 Sample Connections for a Two-Node BladeCluster...............................................................47
14 Sample Connections for a Two-Node BladeCluster/NonStop NS16000 Series Solution ............51
15 Sample Connections for a Four-Node BladeCluster/Mixed System Topology............................55
16 Example of BladeCluster/6700 Series Solution Topology.......................................................56
17 Example of a BladeCluster/Multi-Zone Long-Haul Topology Clustered with a 6780 ServerNet
Cluster............................................................................................................................61
Tables
1 ServerNet Node Positions in a Single Zone.........................................................................14
2 Software Requirements for BladeClusters (H06.23 and J06.12 RVUs).......................................22
3 Software Requirements for BladeClusters (H06.22 and J06.11 RVUs).......................................23
4 Software Requirements for BladeClusters (H06.21 and J06.10 RVUs).......................................24
5 Software Requirements for BladeClusters (H06.20 and J06.09 RVUs)......................................25
6 Software Requirements for BladeClusters (H06.19 and J06.08 RVUs).......................................26
7 Software Requirements for BladeCluster (J06.07 RVU)...........................................................27
8 Checklist of Installation and Migration Tasks — Tasks 1 through 8..........................................28
9 ServerNet Switch to ACH Connections (BladeCluster/BladeSystem Solution Topology)..............46
10 Processor Switch to ACH Connections (BladeCluster/NonStop NS16000 Series Solution)..........49
11 ServerNet Switch/Processor Switch to ACH Connections (BladeCluster/Mixed System Solution
Topology).......................................................................................................................52
12 ServerNet Node Numbers in a Multi-Zone BladeCluster/6770 Topology.................................57
13 BladeCluster Zones in a Multi-Zone BladeCluster/6770 Solution Topology...............................58
14 ServerNet Node Numbers in a Multi-Zone BladeCluster/6780 Topology.................................60
15 BladeCluster Zones in a Multi-Zone BladeCluster/6780 Solution Topology...............................60
16 BladeCluster Interconnections — Cable Length Restrictions.....................................................85










