| Appendix B |
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Appendix B
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MEMORY CHANNEL Technical Summary
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B.1
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Product Overview
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B.1.1
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MEMORY CHANNEL Features
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B.1.2
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MEMORY CHANNEL Version 2.0 Features
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B.1.3
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Hardware Components
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B.1.4
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Backup Interconnect for High-Availability Configurations
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B.1.5
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Software Requirements
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B.1.5.1
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Memory Requirements
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B.1.5.2
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Large-Memory Systems' Use of NPAGEVIR Parameter
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B.1.6
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Configurations
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B.1.6.1
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Configuration Support
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B.2
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Technical Overview
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B.2.1
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Comparison With Traditional Networks and SMP
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B.2.2
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MEMORY CHANNEL in the OpenVMS Cluster Architecture
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B.2.3
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MEMORY CHANNEL Addressing
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B.2.4
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MEMORY CHANNEL Implementation
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| Appendix C |
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Appendix C
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CI-to-PCI Adapter (CIPCA) Support
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C.1
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CIPCA Overview
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C.2
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Technical Specifications
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C.3
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Configuration Support and Restrictions
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C.3.1
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AlphaServer Support
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C.3.2
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CI-Connected Host System Compatibility
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C.3.3
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Storage Controller Support
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C.3.4
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Star Coupler Expander Support
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C.3.5
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Configuration Restrictions
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C.4
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Installation Requirements
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C.4.1
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Managing Bus Addressable Pool (BAP) Size
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C.4.2
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AUTOCONFIGURE Restriction for OpenVMS Version 6.2-1H2 and OpenVMS Version 6.2-1H3
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C.5
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DECevent for Analyzing CIPCA Errors
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C.6
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Performance Recommendations
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C.6.1
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Synchronous Arbitration
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C.6.2
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Maximizing CIPCA Performance With an HSJ50 and an HSJ80
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| Appendix D |
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Appendix D
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Multiple-Site OpenVMS Clusters
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D.1
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What is a Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster System?
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D.1.1
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ATM, DS3, and FDDI Intersite Links
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D.1.2
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Benefits of Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster Systems
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D.1.3
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General Configuration Guidelines
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D.2
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Using FDDI to Configure Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster Systems
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D.3
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Using WAN Services to Configure Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster Systems
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D.3.1
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The ATM Communications Service
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D.3.2
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The DS3 Communications Service (T3 Communications Service)
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D.3.3
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FDDI-to-WAN Bridges
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D.3.4
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Guidelines for Configuring ATM and DS3 in an OpenVMS Cluster System
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D.3.4.1
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Requirements
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D.3.4.2
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Recommendations
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D.3.5
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Availability Considerations
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D.3.6
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Specifications
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D.4
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Managing OpenVMS Cluster Systems Across Multiple Sites
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D.4.1
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Methods and Tools
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D.4.2
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Shadowing Data
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D.4.3
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Monitoring Performance
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| Index |
Index |
| Examples |
| 6-1 |
Messages Resulting from Manual Path Switch |
| 6-2 |
Messages Displayed When Other Nodes Detect a Path Switch |
| 7-1 |
Using wwidmgr -show wwid |
| 7-2 |
Using wwidmgr -show wwid -full |
| 7-3 |
Using widmgr -quickset |
| 7-4 |
Boot Sequence from an FC System Disk |
| 7-5 |
Enabling Clustering on a Standalone FC Node |
| 7-6 |
Adding a Node to a Cluster with a Shared FC System Disk |
| A-1 |
SHOW DEVICE Command Sample Output |
| A-2 |
Adding a Node to a SCSI Cluster |
| Figures |
| 1 |
OpenVMS Cluster System Components and Features |
| 1-1 |
Hardware and Operating System Components |
| 4-1 |
Point-to-Point Gigabit Ethernet OpenVMS Cluster |
| 4-2 |
Switched Gigabit Ethernet OpenVMS Cluster |
| 6-1 |
Multibus Failover Configuration |
| 6-2 |
Direct SCSI to MSCP Served Configuration With One Interconnect |
| 6-3 |
Direct SCSI to MSCP Served Configuration With Two Interconnects |
| 6-4 |
Storage Subsystem in Transparent Mode |
| 6-5 |
Storage Subsystem in Multibus Mode |
| 6-6 |
Port Addressing for Parallel SCSI Controllers in Multibus Mode |
| 6-7 |
Port Addressing for Fibre Channel Controllers in Multibus Mode |
| 6-8 |
Parallel SCSI Configuration With Transparent Failover |
| 6-9 |
Parallel SCSI Configuration With Multibus Failover and Multiple Paths |
| 6-10 |
Multiported Parallel SCSI Configuration With Single Interconnect in Transparent Mode |
| 6-11 |
Multiported Parallel SCSI Configuration With Multiple Paths in Transparent Mode |
| 6-12 |
Multiported Parallel SCSI Configuration With Multiple Paths in Multibus Mode |
| 6-13 |
Devices Named Using a Node Allocation Class |
| 6-14 |
Devices Named Using a Port Allocation Class |
| 6-15 |
Devices Named Using an HSZ Allocation Class |
| 6-16 |
Single Host With Two Dual-Ported Storage Controllers, One Dual-Ported MDR, and Two Buses |
| 6-17 |
Single Host With Two Dual-Ported Storage Controllers, One Dual-Ported MDR, and Four Buses |
| 6-18 |
Two Hosts With Two Dual-Ported Storage Controllers, One Dual-Ported MDR, and Four Buses |
| 6-19 |
Two Hosts With Shared Buses and Shared Storage Controllers |
| 6-20 |
Two Hosts With Shared, Multiported Storage Controllers |
| 6-21 |
Invalid Multipath Configuration |
| 6-22 |
Fibre Channel Path Naming |
| 6-23 |
Configuration With Multiple Direct Paths |
| 7-1 |
Switched Topology (Logical View) |
| 7-2 |
Switched Topology (Physical View) |
| 7-3 |
Arbitrated Loop Topology Using MSA 1000 |
| 7-4 |
Single Host With One Dual-Ported Storage Controller |
| 7-5 |
Multiple Hosts With One Dual-Ported Storage Controller |
| 7-6 |
Multiple Hosts With Storage Controller Redundancy |
| 7-7 |
Multiple Hosts With Multiple Independent Switches |
| 7-8 |
Multiple Hosts With Dual Fabrics |
| 7-9 |
Multiple Hosts With Larger Dual Fabrics |
| 7-10 |
Multiple Hosts With Four Fabrics |
| 7-11 |
Fibre Channel Host and Port Addresses |
| 7-12 |
Fibre Channel Host and Port WWIDs and Addresses |
| 7-13 |
Fibre Channel Initiator and Target Names |
| 7-14 |
Fibre Channel Disk Device Naming |
| 8-1 |
LAN OpenVMS Cluster System |
| 8-2 |
Two-LAN Segment OpenVMS Cluster Configuration |
| 8-3 |
Three-LAN Segment OpenVMS Cluster Configuration |
| 8-4 |
DSSI OpenVMS Cluster System |
| 8-5 |
CI OpenVMS Cluster System |
| 8-6 |
MEMORY CHANNEL Cluster |
| 8-7 |
OpenVMS Cluster with Satellites |
| 8-8 |
Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster Configuration Connected by WAN Link |
| 9-1 |
Redundant HSJs and Host CI Adapters Connected to Same CI (Configuration 1) |
| 9-2 |
Redundant HSJs and Host CI Adapters Connected to Redundant CIs (Configuration 2) |
| 9-3 |
Redundant Components and Path-Separated Star Couplers (Configuration 3) |
| 9-4 |
Redundant Components, Path-Separated Star Couplers, and Duplicate StorageWorks Cabinets (Configuration 4) |
| 10-1 |
OpenVMS Cluster Growth Dimensions |
| 10-2 |
Two-Node CI OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-3 |
Three-Node CI OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-4 |
Seven-Node CI OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-5 |
Volume Shadowing on a Single Controller |
| 10-6 |
Volume Shadowing Across Controllers |
| 10-7 |
Volume Shadowing Across Nodes |
| 10-8 |
Two-Node DSSI OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-9 |
Four-Node DSSI OpenVMS Cluster with Shared Access |
| 10-10 |
DSSI OpenVMS Cluster with 10 Disks |
| 10-11 |
Two-Node MEMORY CHANNEL OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-12 |
Three-Node MEMORY CHANNEL OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-13 |
MEMORY CHANNEL Cluster with a CI Cluster |
| 10-14 |
Two-Node Fast-Wide SCSI Cluster |
| 10-15 |
Two-Node Fast-Wide SCSI Cluster with HSZ Storage |
| 10-16 |
Three-Node Fast-Wide SCSI Cluster |
| 10-17 |
Four-Node Ultra SCSI Hub Configuration |
| 10-18 |
Six-Satellite LAN OpenVMS Cluster |
| 10-19 |
Six-Satellite LAN OpenVMS Cluster with Two Boot Nodes |
| 10-20 |
Twelve-Satellite OpenVMS Cluster with Two LAN Segments |
| 10-21 |
Forty-Five Satellite OpenVMS Cluster with FDDI Ring |
| 10-22 |
High-Powered Workstation Server Configuration 1995 |
| 10-23 |
High-Powered Workstation Server Configuration 2004 |
| 10-24 |
Comparison of Direct and MSCP Served Access |
| 10-25 |
Hot-File Distribution |
| 11-1 |
Common Environment with a Single System Disk |
| 11-2 |
Simple LAN OpenVMS Cluster with a Single System Disk |
| 11-3 |
Multiple System Disks in a Common Environment |
| 11-4 |
Multiple-Environment OpenVMS Cluster |
| A-1 |
Key to Symbols Used in Figures |
| A-2 |
Highly Available Servers for Shared SCSI Access |
| A-3 |
Maximum Stub Lengths |
| A-4 |
Conceptual View: Basic SCSI System |
| A-5 |
Sample Configuration: Basic SCSI System Using AlphaServer 1000, KZPAA Adapter, and BA350 Enclosure |
| A-6 |
Conceptual View: Using DWZZAs to Allow for Increased Separation or More Enclosures |
| A-7 |
Sample Configuration: Using DWZZAs to Allow for Increased Separation or More Enclosures |
| A-8 |
Sample Configuration: Three Hosts on a SCSI Bus |
| A-9 |
Sample Configuration: SCSI System Using Differential Host Adapters (KZPSA) |
| A-10 |
Conceptual View: SCSI System Using a SCSI Hub |
| A-11 |
Sample Configuration: SCSI System with SCSI Hub Configuration |
| A-12 |
Setting Allocation Classes for SCSI Access |
| A-13 |
SCSI Bus Topology |
| A-14 |
Hot Plugging a Bus Isolator |
| B-1 |
MEMORY CHANNEL Hardware Components |
| B-2 |
Four-Node MEMORY CHANNEL Cluster |
| B-3 |
Virtual Hub MEMORY CHANNEL Cluster |
| B-4 |
MEMORY CHANNEL- and SCSI-Based Cluster |
| B-5 |
MEMORY CHANNEL CI- and SCSI-Based Cluster |
| B-6 |
MEMORY CHANNEL DSSI-Based Cluster |
| B-7 |
OpenVMS Cluster Architecture and MEMORY CHANNEL |
| B-8 |
Physical Memory and I/O Address Space |
| B-9 |
MEMORY CHANNEL Bus Architecture |
| C-1 |
CIPCA in a Mixed-Architecture OpenVMS Cluster |
| C-2 |
CIPCA in an Alpha OpenVMS Cluster |
| D-1 |
Site-to-Site Link Between Philadelphia and Washington |
| D-2 |
Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster Configuration with Remote Satellites |
| D-3 |
ATM/SONET OC-3 Service |
| D-4 |
DS3 Service |
| D-5 |
Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster Configuration Connected by DS3 |
