HyperFabric Configuration Guidelines

TCP/UDP/IP

resource is removed from a cluster. The difference between DRU and

OLAR is that OLAR applies only to the addition or replacement of

adapter cards from nodes.

• Load Balancing: Supported

When an HP 9000 HyperFabric cluster is running TCP/UDP/IP

applications, the HyperFabric driver balances the load across all

available resources in the cluster, including nodes, adapter cards,

links, and multiple links between switches.

• Switch Management: Not Supported

Switch Management is not supported. Switch management will not

operate properly if you enable it on a HyperFabric cluster.

For more information on HyperFabric switch management, see

Installing and Administering HyperFabric Part Number

B6257-90030 Edition E0601 and HyperFabric Administrator’s Guide

Part Number B6257-90039.

• Diagnostics: Supported

Diagnostics can be run to obtain information on many of the

HyperFabric components via the clic_diag, clic_probe and

clic_stat commands, as well as the Support Tools Manager (STM).

For more information on HyperFabric diagnostics, see Installing and

Administering HyperFabric Part Number B6257-90030 Edition

E0601 and HyperFabric Administrator’s Guide Part Number

B6257-90043.

Configuration Parameters

This section describes the maximum limits for TCP/UDP/IP HyperFabric

configurations. There are numerous variables that can impact the

performance of any particular HyperFabric configuration. For guidance

on specific HyperFabric configurations for TCP/UDP/IP applications, see

the “TCP/UDP/IP Supported Configurations” on page 17.

• HyperFabric is supported only on the HP 9000 series UNIX servers

and workstations.

• TCP/UDP/IP is supported for all HyperFabric hardware and

software.

• Maximum Supported Nodes and Adapter Cards: