Redundant Heartbeat Subnets

HP recommends that you configure all subnets that connect cluster nodes as heartbeat networks; this increases protection against multiple faults at no additional cost.

For CVM 4.1 and later, the minimum recommended configurations are:

1)dual (multiple) heartbeat networks

2)single heartbeat network with standby LAN card(s)

Comparison of Volume Managers

The following table summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of the volume managers.

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HP Serviceguard manual Comparison of Volume Managers, Redundant Heartbeat Subnets