Document revision date: 19 July 1999
Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
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Document Organization
1-1
OpenVMS Cluster System Benefits
1-2
Hardware Components in an OpenVMS Cluster System
1-3
Operating System Components
1-4
OpenVMS Cluster Networking Components
2-1
Availability Requirements
2-2
Determining Your Application Requirements
2-3
Resource Requirements of Application Types
2-4
System Management Tools
3-1
System Types
4-1
Interconnect Characteristics
4-2
Comparison of Interconnect Types
4-3
System Support for Cluster Interconnects
4-4
Maximum Data Transfer Rates in Megabytes per Second
4-5
Maximum SCSI Interconnect Distances
4-6
SCSI Adapters
4-7
Maximum CI Adapters per System
4-8
DSSI Adapters per System
5-1
Interconnects and Corresponding Storage Devices
5-2
Estimating Disk Capacity Requirements
5-3
Disk Performance Optimizers
5-4
Storage Availability Optimizers
6-1
Multipath SCSI and FC Configuration Requirements
6-2
Multipath FC and SCSI Configuration Restrictions
6-3
Multipath System Parameters
6-4
SHOW DEVICE/FULL Multipath Terms
7-1
Fibre Channel Features
7-2
Fibre Channel Hardware Components
7-3
Configuration Limits
8-1
Availability Requirements
8-2
Failover Mechanisms
8-3
Products That Increase Availability
8-4
Availability Strategies
8-5
Strategies for Maintaining Availability
10-1
Scalable Dimensions in OpenVMS Clusters
10-2
Scalability Strategies
10-3
ELAN Configuration Guidelines
10-4
OpenVMS Cluster System Parameters
10-5
Disk Technology Summary
10-6
Types of Caching
11-1
Advantages of Multiple System Disks
11-2
How Multiple System Disks Are Used
11-3
Comparison of Single and Multiple System Disks
11-4
Quorum Strategies
11-5
OpenVMS Cluster Polling Parameters
11-6
OpenVMS Cluster Warranted and Migration Support
11-7
Backup Methods for Data
11-8
Tape-Drive Performance and Capacity
A-1
Requirements for SCSI Multihost OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
A-2
Supported Hardware for SCSI OpenVMS Cluster Systems
A-3
Maximum Data Transfer Rates (MB/s)
A-4
Maximum SCSI Interconnect Distances
A-5
Steps for Installing a SCSI OpenVMS Cluster System
A-6
SCSI Environment Parameters
A-7
Steps for Installing Additional Nodes
A-8
Steps for Ensuring Proper Grounding
B-1
MEMORY CHANNEL Configuration Support
B-2
Comparison of SMP, MEMORY CHANNEL, and Standard Networks
B-3
MEMORY CHANNEL Page Attributes
C-1
CIPCA and CIXCD Performance
C-2
AlphaServer Support for CIPCAs
C-3
Controller Requirements for Supporting CIPCA
C-4
BAP Allocation by Adapter Type and OpenVMS Version
D-1
DS3 Protocol Options
D-2
Bellcore and OpenVMS Cluster Requirements and Goals Terminology
D-3
OpenVMS Cluster DS3 and SONET OC3 Error Performance Requirements
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