Planning the Fabric
Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)
HyperFabric clusters running HMP applications are limited to supporting a maximum of 64 adapter cards. However, in local failover configurations, a maximum of only 52 adapters are supported.
In
In switched configurations running HMP applications, HyperFabric supports a maximum of 64 interconnected adapter cards.
A maximum of 8 HyperFabric adapter cards are supported per instance of the
A maximum of 8 configured IP addresses are supported by the
HyperFabric subsystem per instance of the
•Maximum Number of Switches
You can interconnect (mesh) up to 4 switches
•Trunking Between Switches (multiple connections)
Trunking between switches can be used to increase bandwidth and cluster throughput. Trunking is also a way to eliminate a possible single point of failure. The number of trunked cables between nodes is only limited by port availability. To assess the effects of trunking on the performance of any particular HyperFabric configuration, contact your HP representative.
•Maximum Cable Lengths
HF2 (fiber): The maximum distance is 200m (4 standard cable
lengths are sold and supported: 2m, 16m, 50m and 200m).
HMP supports up to 4 HF2 switches connected in series with a maximum cable length of 200m between the switches and 200m between switches and nodes.
HMP supports up to 4 hybrid HF2 switches connected in series with a maximum cable length of 200m between fiber ports.
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