HP UX 11i v2 Networking Software manual Supported Features, Configuration Parameters

5 Configuration

This chapter presents some typical configurations using either the AB286A/C or AD313A HCA.

NOTE: For 410533-B21 configuration information, see the “Component identification” section in the server blade user guide, or in the maintenance and server guide, at the HP website: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-bladeservers.htmlhttp://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-bladeservers.html

•“Supported Features”

•“Configuration Parameters”

•“Non-Supported Features”

•“Supported Configurations”

•“Sample Configurations using the AB286A/C or AD313A HCA”

Supported Features

The following are HP Fabric Clustering System features:

Diagnostics: Supported	You can run diagnostics to obtain information on many of
	the HP Fabric Clustering System components using the
	itutilcommand. For a more about the itutil
	command, see “Using Itutil” (page 56)
	For information on HP Fabric switch diagnostics, see
	“Troubleshooting the HP Fabric Network” (page 126).
OnLine Addition and Replacement	On-Line Addition and Replacement (OL*) of HP Fabric
(OL*): Limited Support	adapters is supported on HP Fabric Clustering System
	version B.11.23.02 or newer with a couple of limitations
	related to replacing an HP Fabric HCA, see “Replacing an
	HP Fabric Clustering System HCA (HP-UX 11i v2 only)”
	(page 39) for details.
Serviceguard: Supported	Serviceguard is supported with IPoIB. See “Configuring
	IPoIB Interfaces for Serviceguard Clusters” (page 72) for
	details. Within a cluster, Serviceguard groups application
	services (individual HP-UX processes) into packages.

Configuration Parameters

This section discusses the limits for HP Fabric Clustering System configurations. There are numerous variables that can impact the performance of any particular configuration. For more information on specific configurations for applications, see “Supported Configurations” (page 52).

HP Fabric Clustering System is supported on many HP servers. For the latest list of supported servers, see the HP Fabric Clustering System Support Matrix on http://www.docs.hp.com in the I/O Cards and Networking Software section under Fabric Clustering System for InfiniBand.

Maximum Supported Nodes and Adapter Cards (AB286C)

A maximum of 8 fabric adapter cards are supported per instance of the HP-UX operating system. The actual number of adapter cards a particular node is able to accommodate also depends on slot availability and system resources. See node specific documentation for details.

Maximum Number of Switches You can interconnect (mesh) two 24-port copper switches in a single cluster. HP recommends only meshing a maximum of two 24-port copper switches. A subsequent software release may support more switches or a switch with a higher port count in order to accommodate more

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