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Mixed Superdome Environments Mixed Superdome Environments Mixed Superdome Environments Mixed Superdome Environments
Some important rules regarding SMS/Console support in mixed Superdome environments:
1. PA-8700 Superdomes require scan and console traffic to be isolated on separate networks
2. PA-8800 Superdomes do not require scan and console traffic to be isolated on separate networks
3. The Windows ProLiant SMS cannot be used to manage PA-8700 Superdomes
4. The UNIX rx2600 SMS can be used to manage all current models of Superdome
5. A legacy UNIX SMS can manage PA-8800 Superdomes as long as it undergoes a software upgrade and is running HP-UX 11.0
Upgrading a PA-8700 Upgrading a PA-8700 Upgrading a PA-8700 Upgrading a PA-8700
Superdome to PA-8800
Superdome to PA-8800 Superdome to PA-8800 Superdome to PA-8800
Once a PA-8700 Superdome has been upgraded to PA-8800, a software upgrade must be performed on the SMS in order
to have the correct scan tools for the sx1000 chipset. Alternatively, a new Windows ProLiant SMS or a UNIX rx2600 SMS can
be ordered.
After performing the software upgrade, scan and console traffic from the SMS to the newly upgraded Superdome can co-
exist on the same network. Note that if there are other PA-8700 Superdomes still connected to the SMS, those Superdomes
will still require the two separate networks (see Adding a PA-8800 Superdome to a PA-8700 Environment, below).
Adding a PA-8800 Adding a PA-8800 Adding a PA-8800 Adding a PA-8800
Superdome to a PA-8700
Superdome to a PA-8700 Superdome to a PA-8700 Superdome to a PA-8700
Environment
Environment Environment Environment
When adding a PA-8800 Superdome to a PA-8700 environment, the Customer can choose to purchase a new
SMS/Console (either the Windows or UNIX version) to manage the new PA-8800 Superdome, and continue to use their
existing legacy SMS to manage the PA-8700 Superdomes.
A simpler solution is to upgrade the software on the legacy UNIX SMS so that it may manage the new PA-8800 Superdome.
The upgraded UNIX SMS is able to determine which Superdomes are PA-8700 and which are PA-8800, and will separate
scan traffic from console traffic on the PA-8700 Superdomes.
To support this, the separate scan and console networks should be maintained for all PA-8700 Superdomes. The new PA-
8800 Superdome requires only one connection to the SMS from its Private/Customer LAN port on the MP.
QuickSpecs HP 9000 Superdome Servers HP 9000 Superdome Servers HP 9000 Superdome Servers HP 9000 Superdome Servers
(PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800) (PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800) (PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800) (PA-8600, PA-8700 and PA-8800)
Management Features
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