Updated: 11 December 1998

Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations

Tables
1	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	Cluster Interconnects Supported by Systems
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 Configuration Requirements
6-2	Multipath 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
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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