HP Cluster Platform Introduction v2010 Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters - Page 3

Table of Contents About This Document...9 Intended Audience...9 Document Organization...9 Typographic Conventions...9 Related Information...10 HP Cluster Platform Documentation 10 HP Cluster Platform Links...10 HP Documentation for Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster 2003 10 HP Encourages Your Comments...10 1 Understanding Windows Compute Cluster 2003 on Cluster Platform 11 2 Understanding Supported Cluster Configurations 13 2.1 Understanding Configuration Constraints 13 2.2 Identifying Supported Topologies 13 2.3 Understanding Maximum System Limits 16 2.4 Identifying Host Channel Adapters and Firmware 16 2.5 Identifying the Servers Models Supported as Nodes 16 2.6 Upgrading or Modifying Clusters 17 3 Setting up your HP Cluster Platform for Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster 2003...19 4 Verifying the InfiniBand Stack Software 21 4.1 Verifying the Stack Installation...21 4.2 Installing the Stack...21 4.3 Configuring the Stack...22 5 HP Cluster Platform Terminology 23 Index...27 Table of Contents 3