Product Details
*ProLiant Cluster for NetWare 6* - *Provides high availability for applications and data in business-criticalNovell NetWare 6 environments with support for up to 12 cluster nodesusing RA4100, MA8000 StorageWorks Enclosures, FCAL and fiber channelswitches, and Secure Path software.*
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*Option Part Number* *N100 Basic Documentation Kit 219142-B22
Kit*
*N200 N200 Netware Cluster Redundant Path 219143-B22
Kit* Kit for RA4100 Family
(Two to Twelve Cluster Node)
*N500 N500 Netware Cluster Redundant Path 219144-B22
Kit* Kit for MA8000 Family
(Two to Twelve Cluster Node)
*Kit Contents* *N100 Kit *(Basic Documentation Kit)
User Documentation on CD
Netware 6.0 Installation Overview
Netware 6.1 Administration Guide
Kit, CDROM; RA4100 / MA8000
Content card
RTF card (registration info)
*N200 Kit *(NetWare Cluster Redundant Path Kit for
RA4x00)
Netware 6.0 Administration Guide
Kit, CDROM; RA4100 / MA8000
Secure Path for RA4x00
Documentation CD - User Guides (2) for RA4100-based
product (hard copy)
Secure Path for RA4x00 (2 licenses) v3.0A
Content Card- RTF card (part number for additional
licenses and registration information)
Click Here for an illustration of one of the
configurations possible for the N200.
*N500 Kit *(NetWare Cluster Redundant Path Kit for
MA8000)
Netware 6.0 Installation Overview
Netware 6.1 Administration Guide
Kit, CDROM; RA4100 / MA800
SANworks for Secure Path NVL US
User Guides for the MA8000-based and RA4100-based
products (hard copy - 4 total)-
Secure Path for MA8000 (2 licenses) v3.0A
Content Card- RTF card (part number for additional
licenses and registration info)
Illustration of one of the configurations for the N500.
Announcement Date October 9, 2001
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ProLiant Server Support DL360
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PL1850R
DL380
PL3000
ML530
PL5500R
ML570
PL6400
DL580
PL6500
PL8500
DL760
CL1850R
CL380
*Compaq Software Support*
Compaq CPQ OnLine Utility
Compaq Insight Manager 5.3
Compaq Insight Manager XE
Compaq Intelligent Cluster Administrator
Compaq SmartStart 5.3
Compaq Novell Support Software Diskette
Compaq StorageWorks Command Control Console
ACS 8.6
Secure Path v3.0A
NSSD
CPQFC.HAM
ACU XE
Netware Clustering Management Software Novell Cluster Services 1.6
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Novell Cluster Services 1.6 and Novell Storage
Services 3.0 work together to protect shared storage
devices from uncoordinated access. NSS 3.0 helps
protect shared storage devices using a flag that
labels these devices as Sharable for Clustering.
Novell Cluster Services 1.6 provides protection for
data in shared storage systems at the storage pool
level.
Novell Cluster Services 1.6 also includes a new
heartbeat statistics tool. The cluster's "heartbeat"
refers to a group protocol that cluster nodes use to
transmit heartbeat packets at regular intervals over
the Ethernet LAN that connects the nodes. (The
default setting is once every second.) These
heartbeat transmissions enable nodes to keep track of
one another and to detect potential node failures.
Novell Cluster Services 1.6 also includes new
diagnostic tools, including a persistent cluster
event log of significant cluster events such as a
cluster resource status changing from running to
"comatose." You can view this log from NetWare Remote
Manager or from ConsoleOne.
Novell Cluster Services 1.6 also includes a new
heartbeat statistics tool. The cluster's "heartbeat"
refers to a group protocol that cluster nodes use to
transmit heartbeat packets at regular intervals over
the Ethernet LAN that connects the nodes. (The
default setting is once every second.) These
heartbeat transmissions enable nodes to keep track of
one another and to detect potential node failures.
Novell Cluster Services 1.6 supports Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) through management
information base (MIB) extensions developed by
Compaq. As with any MIB extension, Compaq's
clustering MIB defines the entities, in this case
cluster entities, you can monitor using SNMP.
NetWare Remote Manager can be used to manage the
cluster, regardless of which nodes are running because
Novell Cluster Services 1.6 now has a special Cluster
IP address. You create this Cluster IP address when you
install the clustering software. You use either
ConsoleOne or NetWare Remote Manager to edit this
address later. When you enter the Cluster IP address
from your browser, you can configure and manage any
node in your cluster.
*Warranty* Standard server hardware warranty.
*High Availability* Compaq has recently released extended services specific
*CarePaqs* to high-availability servers, such as consulting and
business critical services. Compaq maintains a global
services and support network that includes a large number
of NT-trained technicians throughout the world. For more
detailed information on high-availability services, go to
the Compaq website:
For these Carepaq services available, see:
www.compaq.com/services/carepaq/index.html
*General Netware Information* http://www.novell.com/source/ecom.html
*Troubleshooting* Illustration of possible points of failure in one cluster
configuration.
*Redundant FC Loop (Active-Standby)*
(Either MA or RA StorageWorks
Enclosures)
*Redundant FC Loop (Active-Active)*
(Either MA or RA StorageWorks
Enclosures)
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Description
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There are two Netware 6.0 Clustering product configurations from Compaq
announcing on October 9, 2001. These configurations support two to twelve
cluster nodes and comprise of the following kits:
1) N100 Kit: Basic Documentation Kit
2) N200 Kit: Netware Cluster Services Version x.xx with the RA400
and RA4100
3) N500 Kit: Netware Cluster System for the MA8000 / EMA12000
Family of Storage
The N200 and N500 Kits provide support for specific versions of Secure Path
(v3.0A) for NetWare Redundancy Manager depending on the storage system that
is configured. The kits contain documentation, CDROM for the RA41200 /
MA8000, and software to implement a ProLiant Cluster for NetWare 6.0.
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*NOTE: Operating Systems Purchased Separately* The Novell NetWare 6
operating system and the NetWare Cluster Services software need to be
purchased separately.
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Features
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Up to 12 node all-active cluster support. Any NetWare server in
the cluster can restart resources (applications, services, IP addresses,
and volumes) from a failed server in the cluster. License for 2-nodes
configuration included. Licenses for additional cluster nodes must be
purchased.
Data Center configuration supports 32 cluster nodes.
Improved performance of SMP configurations: Symmetric Multiple
Processors, 2P, 4P, and 8P.
Supports a mixed server cluster environment.
Support for Compaq's 64-Bit/66MHz Host Bus Adapter
Support for RA4100, Redundant loop with cascaded loop switch
(one hop)
Support for RA4100, Redundant loop with cascaded Fabric SAN
switch (one hop)
Support for RA/MA8000, Redundant loop with cascaded Fabric SAN
switch (up to 3 hops)
Note: MA8000 and RA4100 redundant loop configurations (Secure Path)
require dual fabrics.
FCAL switch, 8 and 11 ports - Cascaded up to one hop
Fibre Channel SAN switch/8EL, /16EL - Cascaded up to one hop
Single loop with cascaded loop switch.
Short wave GBICs and Long wave GBICs.
Hub 7 and Hub 12 (8 server nodes max with redundancy)
NetWare 6
NetWare Cluster Services v1.6
Cluster migration utility
Upgrade path from Netware 5.0 Cluster to Netware 6.0 Cluster
configurations. (Important: Can not mix Netware 5.0 and Netware 6.0
Cluster Nodes)
Secure Path 3.0 for NetWare- Failover and failback- Redundant
controllers- Redundant HBA's
SSP: the FC Interconnects will allow servers with different OS's
(NetWare and NT) to use the same switch. Each OS must have its own
dedicated storage array(s).
The Ethernet LAN carries the heartbeat communication between
servers.
CIM /XE discovery and monitoring of NetWare Cluster using Common
Cluster MIB.
Single point administration through the Novell Console-One
cluster configuration and monitoring GUI.
Dynamic assignment and reassignment of server storage on an
as-needed basis.
Seamless client connectivity and preserved drive maps throughout
cluster failover.
The certification of the latest ProLiant Servers and
StorageWorks Storage Arrays for use in ProLiant NetWare Clusters which
may be mixed with existing ProLiant servers to protect existing customer
investment.
ProLiant NetWare Clusters fibre channel interconnect support:
RA4100 storage family: Fibre Channel Hubs and FC-AL Switches
MA8000 storage family: Fibre Channel Hubs and FC SAN
Switches
Cluster Kits are now available for ProLiant NetWare Clusters
including:
HA/N100 - Basic Cluster Documentation Kit (for supported
fibre channel storage, no redundancy manager)
HA/N200 - Cluster Kit with Secure Path redundancy manager
for RA4100 family
HA/N500 - Cluster Kit with Secure Path redundancy manager
for MA8000 family
Storage is managed from storage pools.
All-Active clustered server environment for best server
utilization.
Failover of Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.
Full range of fibre channel interconnect devices: FC-AL Hub,
FC-AL Switch and FC SAN Switch.
Redundant Fibre Channel loops, loop switches or fabric switches
are optional.
Secure Path redundancy manager eliminates server-storage path as
a single point of failure.
Compaq's Data Replication Manager (DRM) allows for mirroring of
data at a remote site for disaster tolerance.
Up to 16 port capability for supported fibre channel
interconnect devices.
Can be configured with more than 20TB of shared storage.
Active/Active storage controllers for the MA8000 family or
Active/Standby storage controllers for the RA4100 family.
64MB storage controller cache coherency.
Dynamic Storage attach support.
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