Planning the Fabric

Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)

 

• HMP is supported on A400, A500, rp2400, rp2450, rp54xx (N-class),

 

rp74xx (L-class), rp8400, and Superdome servers running 64-bit

 

HP-UX.

 

• HMP is supported on HyperFabric starting HyperFabric versions

 

B.11.00.11, B.11.11.01, and B.11.23.00.

 

• HMP is not supported on the A180 or A180C server.

 

• HMP is not supported on 32-bit versions of HP-UX.

 

• Throughput and Latency

Table 2-3

HF2 Throughput and Latency with HMP Applications

Server Class

Maximum Throughput

Latency

rp 7400

2 + 2 Gbps full duplex per link

< 22 microsec

Table 2-4

Supported HyperFabric Adapter Configurations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HF

Bus

Supported

HP-UX

OLAR

Maximum

Adapters

Adapter

Type

HP Systems

Version

Support?

per System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

rx2600 servers

11i v2

No

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

rx56XX

11i v2

No

4

 

 

servers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

zx6000

11i v2

No

1

 

 

workstations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

SD64A servers

11i v2

Yes

8 (maximum

 

 

 

 

 

4 per PCI

 

 

 

 

 

card cage)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

rx7620 servers

11i v2

No

8 (maximum

 

 

 

 

 

4 per PCI

 

 

 

 

 

card cage)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

rx8620 servers

11i v2

Yes

8 (maximum

 

 

 

 

 

4 per PCI

 

 

 

 

 

card cage)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A6386A

PCI (4X)

rx4640 servers

11i v2

Yes

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

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