Expand Configuration and Management Manual (H06.21+, J06.10+)

Planning for ServerNet Clusters
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ServerNet Clusters Coexisting With ATM or IP
Networks
would set the LINETF as 1 for ServerNet, 2 for ATM, and a value greater than 2 for
all the other paths.
For more information on time factors, including how they are specified and
calculated, see Routing and Time Factors on page 17-22.
ServerNet Clusters Coexisting With ATM or IP
Networks
Interoperability is supported between a ServerNet cluster and an ATM network using
ATM adapters or between a ServerNet cluster and an IP network using Ethernet, Fast
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, or ATM adapters. These technologies allow:
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Connection over distances greater than five kilometers
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Use of TCP for internode communications (the IP technology)
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Reduction of line costs
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Interoperability between NonStop K-series servers, S-series servers, and Integrity
NonStop servers (the IP technology)
The topics addressed in this subsection include:
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Considerations for ServerNet Clusters Coexisting With ATM or IP on page 4-3
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Examples of ServerNet Clusters Coexisting With ATM or IP on page 4-4
For more information on IP and ATM adapters, see these manuals:
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TCP/IPv6 Configuration and Management Manual
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TCP/IP (Parallel Library) Configuration and Management Manual
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TCP/IP Configuration and Management Manual
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ATM Configuration and Management Manual
Considerations for ServerNet Clusters Coexisting With ATM
or IP
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Traffic can be distributed in a balanced fashion over the ATM or IP lines by
appropriately configuring the time factors (TFs). For more information on
configuring time factors, see
Routing and Time Factors on page 17-22.
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Be careful when mixing these technologies to ensure a fault-tolerant topology and
to prevent bottlenecks at the inter-technology connection points.
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If you want to expand your ServerNet cluster by adding nodes, HP recommends
that you use the guided procedure. To add a node by using the OSM Service
Note. The Integrity NonStop NS1000 server does not support ServerNet clusters.