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Clustering, If you are implementing Microsoft Cluster Service MSCS check the Microsoft
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Table 3-9 Operating system support at x455 launch Operating system Support at x455 general availability: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition 4-way (1 node) Supported 8-way (2 node) Supported 16-way (4 node) No1 Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Supported Supported Supported Red Hat Linux AS 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.0 Supported Supported2 Supported No No Supported2 No Supported2, 3 No Notes: 1. Enterprise Edition supports a maximum of eight processors. 2. Support will be after the general availability (GA) of the x455. See: http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/nos/matrix.shtml 3. Support approximately 30 days after GA. Note: Hyper-Threading is not available on systems with the Itanium 2 processor. 3.6.1 Clustering A cluster is two or more computers (known as nodes) that work together to provide a solution. The idea behind clusters is to join the computing powers of the nodes involved to provide higher scalability, more combined computing power, or to build in redundancy to provide higher availability. The sharing of data between the nodes of a cluster through a common file system is almost always a requirement. For additional information, refer to the following Web site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/clustering/info.html If you are implementing Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) check the Microsoft Cluster Service Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) to confirm that hardware, drivers, and firmware have been Microsoft Certified. The HCL can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/search.mspx For information about Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter, and changes in the 64-bit version, see: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/default.mspx 88 IBM xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide Eserver
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