ContentsAbout This Manual
1 Introduction
1.1 The TruClusterServer Product ... ... .. ............................. 1–1
1.2 Overview of the TruClusterServer Hardware Configuration .. 1–2
1.3 Memory Requirements .. ............................................. 1–3
1.4 Minimum Disk Requirements .. ... ... .. ............................ 1–3
1.4.1 Disks Needed for Installation .... .............................. 1–3
1.4.1.1 Tru64UNIX Operating System Disk. .. ... ............... 1–3
1.4.1.2 Clusterwide Disk(s) .... ... .. ... ............................. 1–4
1.4.1.3 Member Boot Disk ... .. ... .. ... ............................. 1–4
1.4.1.4 Quorum Disk .. .. ............................................. 1–5
1.5 Generic Two-NodeCluster .... .. ... ... ... ............................ 1–5
1.6 Growing a Cluster from Minimum Storage to a NSPOF
Cluster ... .... ........................................................... 1–7
1.6.1 Two-NodeClusters Using an UltraSCSI BA356 Storage
Shelf and Minimum Disk Configurations ... ................. 1–8
1.6.2 Two-NodeClusters Using UltraSCSI BA356 StorageUnits
with Increased Disk Configurations .. ... ... .. ................ 1–10
1.6.3 Two-NodeConfigurations with UltraSCSI BA356 Storage
Units and Dual SCSI Buses .... .. .............................. 1–12
1.6.4 Using Hardware RAID to Mirror the Clusterwide Root
File System and Member System Boot Disks ................ 1–13
1.6.5 Creating a NSPOF Cluster .... .. ... ............................ 1–15
1.7 Overview of Setting up the TruCluster Server Hardware
Configuration .......................................................... 1–17
2 Hardware Requirements and Restrictions
2.1 TruClusterServer Member System Requirements .. ... .. ... ... . 2–1
2.2 Memory Channel Restrictions .... .. ... ............................. 2–1
2.3 Fibre Channel Requirements and Restrictions .. ................ 2–3
2.4 SCSI Bus Adapter Restrictions . ... ... .. ............................ 2–6
2.4.1 KZPSA-BB SCSI Adapter Restrictions ... ... ................. 2–6
2.4.2 KZPBA-CB SCSI Bus Adapter Restrictions .. ............... 2–6
2.5 Disk Device Restrictions . ............................................ 2–7
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