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Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Overview, 1.1 Supported Gigabit Ethernet Interconnects

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1 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Overview HP Cluster Platform solutions with a gigabit Ethernet interconnect support a variety of operating systems and software solutions. Gigabit Ethernet is an extension to the 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards. It builds on top of the Ethernet protocol, but increases transmission speed tenfold to 1000 Mbps, or 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). Gigabit Ethernet offers higher performance, lower maintenance costs, lower cost of entry and increased scalability when compared to other high-speed technologies. HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet solutions are available in high-density and modular configurations. High-density solutions are bounded hardware configurations with no more than 128 nodes. Modular solutions support up to 512 nodes (1024 processors). This chapter presents the following information: • A list of the supported HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet interconnects (Section 1.1) • A chart presenting the various Gigabit Ethernet Cluster Platform solutions (Section 1.3) • A description of high-density configurations (Section 1.5) • A description of modular configurations (Section 1.6) 1.1 Supported Gigabit Ethernet Interconnects With the exception of the control node, all nodes in an HP Gigabit Ethernet Cluster Platform solution must be connected to a gigabit system interconnect via a PCI host bus adapter (HBA) card. The interconnect provides a high-speed network for applications data traffic between nodes. The interconnect network can support cluster configurations with up to 512 nodes (1024 processors). The HP Gigabit Ethernet Cluster Platform supports the following gigabit Ethernet system interconnects: • HP ProCurve 2824 (24 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 2848 (48 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 3500yl-24G-PWR (24 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 3500yl-48G-PWR (48 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 5308 (32 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 5406zl-48G (48-port 10/100/1000Base-T zl PoE Module, expands up to 144 ports) • HP ProCurve 5412zl -96G (96-port 10/100/1000Base-T zl PoE Module, expands up to 288 ports) • HP ProCurve 6400cl (6-port 10-GigE CX4) • HP ProCurve 9304M (56 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 9308M (120 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • HP ProCurve 9315M(232 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports) • Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP c-Class BladeSystem • HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem • Myricom Myrinet®-2000 (64 or 128 1000Base-T ports) Subsequent chapters in this book discuss the HP ProCurve interconnects. The Myricom Myrinet interconnect is described in the HP Cluster Platform Myricom System Interconnect Guide. The following sections include the latest HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet solutions available using ProCurve Ethernet network switches and also older configurations which are still supported in the field. The sections that include the older solutions are identified with "used in older versions of HP Cluster Platform (CPxxxx) or Cluster Platform Express (CPE)". 12 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Overview

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1 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Overview
HP Cluster Platform solutions with a gigabit Ethernet interconnect support a variety of operating
systems and software solutions. Gigabit Ethernet is an extension to the 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards. It builds on top of the Ethernet protocol, but increases transmission
speed tenfold to 1000 Mbps, or 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). Gigabit Ethernet offers higher
performance, lower maintenance costs, lower cost of entry and increased scalability when
compared to other high-speed technologies.
HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet solutions are available in high-density and modular
configurations. High-density solutions are bounded hardware configurations with no more than
128 nodes. Modular solutions support up to 512 nodes (1024 processors).
This chapter presents the following information:
•
A list of the supported HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet interconnects (
Section 1.1
)
•
A chart presenting the various Gigabit Ethernet Cluster Platform solutions (
Section 1.3
)
•
A description of high-density configurations (
Section 1.5
)
•
A description of modular configurations (
Section 1.6
)
1.1 Supported Gigabit Ethernet Interconnects
With the exception of the control node, all nodes in an HP Gigabit Ethernet Cluster Platform
solution must be connected to a gigabit system interconnect via a PCI host bus adapter (HBA)
card. The interconnect provides a high-speed network for applications data traffic between nodes.
The interconnect network can support cluster configurations with up to 512 nodes (1024
processors).
The HP Gigabit Ethernet Cluster Platform supports the following gigabit Ethernet system
interconnects:
•
HP ProCurve 2824 (24 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 2848 (48 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 3500yl-24G-PWR (24 RJ–45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 3500yl-48G-PWR (48 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 5308 (32 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 5406zl–48G (48-port 10/100/1000Base-T zl PoE Module, expands up to 144
ports)
•
HP ProCurve 5412zl –96G (96-port 10/100/1000Base-T zl PoE Module, expands up to 288
ports)
•
HP ProCurve 6400cl (6–port 10-GigE CX4)
•
HP ProCurve 9304M (56 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 9308M (120 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
HP ProCurve 9315M(232 RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-T ports)
•
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP c-Class BladeSystem
•
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
•
Myricom Myrinet®-2000 (64 or 128 1000Base-T ports)
Subsequent chapters in this book discuss the HP ProCurve interconnects. The Myricom Myrinet
interconnect is described in the
HP Cluster Platform Myricom System Interconnect Guide.
The following sections include the latest HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet solutions available
using ProCurve Ethernet network switches and also older configurations which are still supported
in the field. The sections that include the older solutions are identified with “used in older versions
of HP Cluster Platform (CPxxxx) or Cluster Platform Express (CPE)”.
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Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Overview