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Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1 Hardware Administration Manual     Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.1
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Preface

1.  Introduction to Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware

2.  Installing and Configuring the Terminal Concentrator

3.  Installing Cluster Interconnect Hardware and Configuring VLANs

4.  Maintaining Cluster Interconnect Hardware

5.  Installing and Maintaining Public Network Hardware

6.  Maintaining Platform Hardware

7.  Campus Clustering With Oracle Solaris Cluster Software

Requirements for Designing a Campus Cluster

Selecting Networking Technologies

Connecting to Storage

Sharing Data Storage

Complying With Quorum Device Requirements

Replicating Solaris Volume Manager Disksets

Guidelines for Designing a Campus Cluster

Determining the Number of Rooms in Your Cluster

Three-Room Campus Cluster Examples

Deciding How to Use Quorum Devices

Quorum in Clusters With Four Rooms or More

Quorum in Three-Room Configurations

Quorum in Two-Room Configurations

Determining Campus Cluster Connection Technologies

Cluster Interconnect Technologies

Storage Area Network Technologies

Installing and Configuring Interconnect, Storage, and Fibre Channel Hardware

Calculating Buffer Credits

Additional Campus Cluster Configuration Examples

8.  Verifying Oracle Solaris Cluster Hardware Redundancy

Index

Determining Campus Cluster Connection Technologies

This section lists example technologies for the private cluster interconnect and for the data paths and their various distance limits. In some cases, it is possible to extend these limits. For more information, ask your Oracle representative.

Cluster Interconnect Technologies

The following table lists example node-to-node link technologies and their limitations.

Table 7-2 Campus Cluster Interconnect Technologies and Distance Limits

Link Technology
Maximum Distance
Comments
100 Mbps Ethernet
100 meters per segment
Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
1000 Mbps Ethernet
100 meters per segment
UTP
1000 Mbps Ethernet
260 meters per segment
62.5/125 micron multimode fiber (MMF)
1000 Mbps Ethernet
550 meters per segment
50/125 micron MMF
1000 Mbps Ethernet (FC)
10 kilometers at 1 Gbps
9/125 micron single-mode fiber (SMF)
DWDM
200 kilometers and up
Other
Consult your Oracle representative

Always check your vendor documentation for technology-specific requirements and limitations.

Storage Area Network Technologies

The following table lists example link technologies for the cluster data paths and the distance limits for a single interswitch link (ISL).

Table 7-3 ISL Limits

Link Technology
Maximum Distance
Comments
FC short-wave gigabit interface converter (GBIC)
500 meters at 1 Gbps
50/125 micron MMF
FC long-wave GBIC
10 kilometers at 1 Gbps
9/125 micron SMF
FC short-wave small form-factor pluggable (SFP)
300 meters at 2 Gbps
62.5/125 micron MMF
FC short-wave SFP
500 meters at 2 Gbps
62.5/125 micron MMF
FC long-wave SFP
10 kilometers at 2 Gbps
9/125 micron SMF
DWDM
200 kilometers and up
Other
Consult your Oracle representative