Contents
About this guide
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Intended audience
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HP technical support
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Subscription service
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HP websites
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Documentation feedback
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1 Quick start checklist
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2 Introduction
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Product features
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Overview
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The structure of a cluster
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Software components
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Shared SAN devices
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Cluster Volume Manager
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PSFS filesystems
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HP Scalable NAS databases
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Export Groups and Virtual NFS Services
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Virtual hosts and failover protection
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Service and device monitors
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Event notifier services
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SNMP sub-agent
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Cluster design guidelines
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Server memory
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Supported configurations
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Single FC port, single FC switch, single FC fabric
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Single FC port, dual FC switches, single FC fabric
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Dual FC ports, dual FC switches, single FC fabric
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Dual FC ports, dual FC switches, dual FC fabrics
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iSCSI configuration
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