User Guide

Novell Cluster Services Overview and Installation
Novell Cluster Services Overview and Installation
103-000154-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Figure 4 Typical Shared SCSI Cluster Configuration
Cluster Components
The following components make up a Novell Cluster Services cluster:
From 2 to 32 NetWare servers configured to use IP, each containing at
least one local disk device (used for a local SYS: volume).
Novell Cluster Services software running on each NetWare server in the
cluster.
A shared disk subsystem connected to all servers in the cluster (optional,
but recommended for most configurations).
High-speed fiber channel cards, cables, and switch or SCSI cards and
cables used to connect the servers to the shared disk subsystem.
Sys Sys
Server 1 Server 2
Shared Disk
System
Network Hub
SCSI
Adapt
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SCSI
Adapter
Network
I
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Card
Network
Interface
Card