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Contents
About This Manual
1 Introduction
1.1 The TruCluster Server Product . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–1
1.2 Overview of the TruCluster Server Hardware Configuration . . 1–2
1.3 Memory Requirements . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–3
1.4 Minimum Disk Requirements .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–3
1.4.1 Disks Needed for Installation . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–3
1.4.1.1 Tru64 UNIX Operating System Disk . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–3
1.4.1.2 Clusterwide Disk(s) .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–4
1.4.1.3 Member Boot Disk . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–4
1.4.1.4 Quorum Disk . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–5
1.5 Generic Two-Node Cluster . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–5
1.6 Growing a Cluster from Minimum Storage to a NSPOF
Cluster . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–7
1.6.1 Two-Node Clusters Using an UltraSCSI BA356 Storage
Shelf and Minimum Disk Configurations . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–8
1.6.2 Two-Node Clusters Using UltraSCSI BA356 Storage Units
with Increased Disk Configurations . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–10
1.6.3 Two-Node Configurations with UltraSCSI BA356 Storage
Units and Dual SCSI Buses . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–12
1.6.4 Using Hardware RAID to Mirror the Clusterwide Root
File System and Member System Boot Disks .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–13
1.6.5 Creating a NSPOF Cluster . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 1–15
1.7 Overview of Setting up the TruCluster Server Hardware
Configuration .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–17
2 Hardware Requirements and Restrictions
2.1 TruCluster Server Member System Requirements . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–1
2.2 Memory Channel Restrictions .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–1
2.3 Fibre Channel Requirements and Restrictions . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–3
2.4 SCSI Bus Adapter Restrictions . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–6
2.4.1 KZPSA-BB SCSI Adapter Restrictions . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–6
2.4.2 KZPBA-CB SCSI Bus Adapter Restrictions . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–6
2.5 Disk Device Restrictions .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 2–7
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