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Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server ClusteringWindows Server Clustering
Windows Server Clustering
Microsoft
MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft
Windows
WindowsWindows
Windows
Server 2008
Server 2008Server 2008
Server 2008
for Itanium-
for Itanium-for Itanium-
for Itanium-
based
basedbased
based
Systems
SystemsSystems
Systems
Clustering
ClusteringClustering
Clustering
EMC CLARiiON CX300/CX500/CX700
EMC Symmetrix 8000 Family
EMC DMX 800/1000/2000/3000
HP has qualified and supports the following capabilities with Integrity Superdome and MSCS:
Active/Active and Active/Passive MSCS clusters
Partition size: Any size from 2 processors up to 64 processors can be in a cluster
HP supports anywhere from 2 nodes in an MSCS cluster with Superdome to 8 nodes
Cluster nodes can be within the same Superdome cabinet or between different Superdome cabinets co located
at the same site
MSCS clusters can be between similar partitions of processor capacity (i.e. 8 processor partition clustered to 8
processor partition, 16 processor partition clustered to 16 processor partition)
MSCS clusters can also be between dissimilar partitions of processor capacity (i.e. 16 processor partition
clustered to 8 processor partition, 32 processor partition clustered to 16 processor partition). NOTE:
NOTE:NOTE:
NOTE: You and
the customer should work with HP Support to determine the appropriate configuration based on the availability
level that is needed by the customer. As an example, if the customer wants a Service Level Agreement based on
application availability, then perhaps an exact mirror of the production partition be set up for failover (i.e.
similar processor capacity). In any event, please ensure that the proper amount of hardware resources on the
target server is available for failover purposes.
HP Cluster Extention XP is a disaster recovery solution that extends local clusters over metropolitan-wide
distance. It now supports MSCS on Windows Integrity with XP48/XP512, XP128/XP1024, XP12000.
For high availability purposes with MSCS, it is recommended (but not required) that customers also use HP
SecurePath software (v4.0c SP1) with HP storage for multi pathing and load balancing capabilities in conjunction with
the fiber channel HBA, AB466A or AB467A. Additionally, the NCU (NIC Configuration Utility), which is provided
from HP on the SmartSetup CD that ships with Windows partitions, can also be used in conjunction with MSCS
clusters with the HP supported Windows NIC cards.
Additionally, customers can see the completion of our certification for the Microsoft Windows catalog at the following
URL: http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?&chtext=&cstext=&csttext=&chbtext=
&bCatID=1333&cpID=897&avc=11&ava=0&avq=0&OR=1&PGS=25&ready=0
Microsoft requires hardware vendors to complete this certification-also called "Windows logo ing."
QuickSpecs
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
processor, and 64- processor Systems
processor, and 64- processor Systemsprocessor, and 64- processor Systems
processor, and 64- processor Systems
Configuration
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