HyperFabric Configuration Guidelines

Overview

features and performance of Oracle 10g RAC database with

standards-based interconnect technologies including Gigabit Ethernet,

10Gigabit Ethernet and Infiniband.

To align with the market trend for standards-based interconnects,

Oracle 10g RAC database is not currently supported on configurations

consisting of HyperFabric product suite and it will not be supported in

the future either. As a result, customers must switch to Gigabit

Ethernet, 10Gigabit Ethernet or Infiniband technology if they plan to

use Oracle 10g RAC.

Please note that configurations comprising HyperFabric and Oracle 9i

continue to be supported.

Hardware and Software Components

HyperFabric hardware consists of host-based interface adapter cards,

interconnect cables and optional switches. HyperFabric software resides

in Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and firmware on the

adapter cards and includes user space components and HP-UX drivers.

Currently, fiber-based HyperFabric hardware is available.

NOTE This document uses the term HyperFabric (HF) to refer to the

hardware and software that form the HyperFabric cluster interconnect

product.

The term HyperFabric2 (HF2) refers to the fiber-based hardware

components:

• The A6386A adapter.

• The A6384A switch chassis.

• The A6388A and A6389A switch modules. (Although the A6389A

switch module has 4 copper ports it is still considered a HF2

component because it can only be used with the A6384A HF2 switch

chassis).

• The C7524A, C7525A, C7526A, and C7527A cables.