Hardware Installation and Service View

To hardware service professionals, the Sun Cluster software looks like a collection of off-the-shelf hardware that includes servers, networks, and storage. These components are all cabled together so that every component has a backup and no single point of failure exists.

Key Concepts – Hardware

Hardware service professionals need to understand the following cluster concepts.

• Cluster hardware configurations and cabling

• Installing and servicing (adding, removing, replacing):

  • Network interface components (adapters, junctions, cables)

  • Disk interface cards

  • Disk arrays

  • Disk drives

  • The administrative console and the console access device

• Setting up the administrative console and console access device

More Hardware Conceptual Information

The following sections contain material relevant to the preceding key concepts:

• Cluster Nodes

• Multihost Devices

• Local Disks

• Cluster Interconnect

• Public Network Interfaces

• Client Systems

• Administrative Console

• Console Access Devices

• SPARC: Clustered Pair Topology

• SPARC: N+1 (Star) Topology

Sun Cluster Documentation for Hardware Professionals

The Sun Cluster 3.1 - 3.2 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS includes procedures and information that are associated with hardware service concepts.