HP XC System Software 3.2.1 Table of Contents, About This Document, 2 Cabling Server Blades, 1 Hardware and Network Overview, 3 Making Node and Switch Connections

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About This Document.......................................................................................................		11
Intended Audience................................................................................................................................		11
New and Changed Information in This Edition...................................................................................		11
Typographic Conventions.....................................................................................................................		11
HP XC and Related HP Products Information.....................................................................................		12
Related Information..............................................................................................................................		14
Manpages..............................................................................................................................................		17
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................		17
1 Hardware and Network Overview............................................................................		19
1.1	Supported Cluster Platforms...........................................................................................................	19
	1.1.1 Supported Processor Architectures and Hardware Models...................................................	19
	1.1.2 Supported Server Blade Combinations...................................................................................	21
1.2	Server Blade Enclosure Components..............................................................................................	22
	1.2.1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure...........................................................................................	22
	1.2.2 HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure...........................................................................................	25
	1.2.3 HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator .................................................................	27
	1.2.4 Insight Display........................................................................................................................	28
1.3	Server Blade Mezzanine Cards........................................................................................................	28
1.4	Server Blade Interconnect Modules.................................................................................................	28
1.5	Supported Console Management Devices......................................................................................	29
1.6	Administration Network Overview................................................................................................	30
1.7	Administration Network: Console Branch......................................................................................	31
1.8	Interconnect Network......................................................................................................................	31
1.9	Large-Scale Systems........................................................................................................................	32
2 Cabling Server Blades.................................................................................................		33
2.1 Blade Enclosure Overview..............................................................................................................		33
2.2	Network Overview .........................................................................................................................	33
2.3	Cabling for the Administration Network........................................................................................	37
2.4 Cabling for the Console Network...................................................................................................		38
2.5	Cabling for the Interconnect Network............................................................................................	39
	2.5.1 Configuring a Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect..........................................................................	39
	2.5.2 Configuring an InfiniBand Interconnect.................................................................................	40
	2.5.3 Configuring the Interconnect Network Over the Administration Network..........................	41
2.6 Cabling for the External Network...................................................................................................		41
	2.6.1 Configuring the External Network: Option 1.........................................................................	41
	2.6.2 Configuring the External Network: Option 2.........................................................................	42
	2.6.3 Configuring the External Network: Option 3 - Non Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect
	Clusters............................................................................................................................................	43
	2.6.4 Creating VLANs......................................................................................................................	44
3 Making Node and Switch Connections....................................................................		45
3.1	Cabinets...........................................................................................................................................	45
3.2 Trunking and Switch Choices..........................................................................................................		45
3.3	Switches...........................................................................................................................................	46
	3.3.1 Specialized Switch Use............................................................................................................	46
	3.3.2 Administrator Passwords on ProCurve Switches...................................................................	47

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