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Table of Contents
About This Document.......................................................................................................11
Intended Audience................................................................................................................................11
New and Changed Information in This Edition...................................................................................11
Typographic Conventions.....................................................................................................................11
HP XC and Related HP Products Information.....................................................................................12
Related Information..............................................................................................................................14
Manpages..............................................................................................................................................17
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................17
1 Hardware and Network Overview............................................................................19
1.1 Supported Cluster Platforms...........................................................................................................19
1.1.1 Supported Processor Architectures and Hardware Models...................................................19
1.1.2 Supported Server Blade Combinations...................................................................................21
1.2 Server Blade Enclosure Components..............................................................................................22
1.2.1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure...........................................................................................22
1.2.2 HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure...........................................................................................25
1.2.3 HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator .................................................................27
1.2.4 Insight Display........................................................................................................................28
1.3 Server Blade Mezzanine Cards........................................................................................................28
1.4 Server Blade Interconnect Modules.................................................................................................28
1.5 Supported Console Management Devices......................................................................................29
1.6 Administration Network Overview................................................................................................30
1.7 Administration Network: Console Branch......................................................................................31
1.8 Interconnect Network......................................................................................................................31
1.9 Large-Scale Systems........................................................................................................................32
2 Cabling Server Blades.................................................................................................33
2.1 Blade Enclosure Overview..............................................................................................................33
2.2 Network Overview .........................................................................................................................33
2.3 Cabling for the Administration Network........................................................................................37
2.4 Cabling for the Console Network...................................................................................................38
2.5 Cabling for the Interconnect Network............................................................................................39
2.5.1 Configuring a Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect..........................................................................39
2.5.2 Configuring an InfiniBand Interconnect.................................................................................40
2.5.3 Configuring the Interconnect Network Over the Administration Network..........................41
2.6 Cabling for the External Network...................................................................................................41
2.6.1 Configuring the External Network: Option 1.........................................................................41
2.6.2 Configuring the External Network: Option 2.........................................................................42
2.6.3 Configuring the External Network: Option 3 - Non Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect
Clusters............................................................................................................................................43
2.6.4 Creating VLANs......................................................................................................................44
3 Making Node and Switch Connections....................................................................45
3.1 Cabinets...........................................................................................................................................45
3.2 Trunking and Switch Choices..........................................................................................................45
3.3 Switches...........................................................................................................................................46
3.3.1 Specialized Switch Use............................................................................................................46
3.3.2 Administrator Passwords on ProCurve Switches...................................................................47
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