8 HP ProLiant Cluster F100 Installation Guide

MSA1000

RA4100

For more information on the shared storage system, refer to the shared storage documentation.

HP StorageWorks Controllers

Each storage system is shipped with one HP StorageWorks Controller installed. In an F100 cluster, each controller is connected to the servers through a single switch or Fibre Channel storage hub.

The supported storage system controllers for the F100 are:

MSA1000 Controller

RA4000 Controller

For more information, refer to the controller documentation.

For more information about shared storage clustering, refer to the Microsoft® clustering documentation.

HP StorageWorks SAN Switches

A StorageWorks SAN Switch is an interconnect component built on Fibre Channel technology and has 2 Gb/s connectivity for an entry-level SAN. It is fully non-blocking and can provide up to 32 Gb/s switching capacity for uncongested sustained 2 Gb/s full duplex throughput.

For more information, refer to the appropriate SAN switch documentation.

Host Bus Adapters

The HBA is the interface between the servers and the F100 storage system. At least two HBAs, one for each cluster node, are required in the ProLiant Cluster F100 configuration.