HP HyperFabric manual HMP Supported Configurations, Point-to-Point Configuration

Planning the Fabric

Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)

HMP Supported Configurations

Multiple HMP HyperFabric configurations are supported to match the performance, cost and scaling requirements of each installation.

In the section, “Configuration Parameters” on page 29, the maximum limits for HMP enabled HyperFabric hardware configurations were outlined. This section discusses the HMP enabled HyperFabric configurations that HP supports. These recommended configurations offer an optimal mix of performance and availability for a variety of operating environments.

There are many variables that can impact HyperFabric performance. If you are considering a configuration that is beyond the scope of the following HP supported configurations, contact your HP representative.

Point-to-Point Configuration

You can interconnect large servers like the HP Superdome to run Oracle RAC 9i and enterprise resource planning applications. These applications are typically consolidated on large servers.

Point-to-point connections between servers support the performance benefits of HMP without investing in HyperFabric switches. This is a good solution in small configurations where the benefits of a switched HyperFabric cluster might not be required (see configuration A in Figure 2-5).

If an HMP application is running over HyperFabric and another node or adapter is added to either of the nodes, then it is necessary to also add a HyperFabric switch to the cluster (see configuration B in Figure 2-5).

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