Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide

4-8 Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide
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Sample Midsize Cluster with One Non-Redundant
Fibre Channel Fabric
Figure 4-1 shows an example of a midsize PDC/O1000 cluster with one
non-redundant Fibre Channel Fabric that contains four cluster nodes and three
RA4000/RA4100 Arrays.
Fibre Channel
SAN Switch
Switch
(Cluster Interconnect)
Client LAN
Node 1Node 3
Node 2 Node 4
RA4000/4100
Array
RA4000/4100
Array
RA4000/4100
Array
Figure 4-1. Midsize PDC/O1000 cluster with one non-redundant Fibre
Channel Fabric
The sample midsize cluster configuration shown in Figure 4-1 contains these
hardware components:
■ Four ProLiant servers (cluster nodes)
■ One Fibre Host Adapter in each cluster node
■ One Fibre Channel SAN Switch installed between the Fibre Host
Adapters and the shared storage arrays
■ Three RA4000/RA4100 Arrays
■ One RA4000 Array Controller in each RA4000/RA4100 Array
■ Cluster interconnect hardware (not shown)
G Ethernet NIC adapters, cables, and Ethernet switches or hubs for an
Ethernet cluster interconnect or
■ Ethernet NIC adapters, switches or hubs, and cables for the client LAN
(not shown)