HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation
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HP OpenVMS Cluster Systems
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Contents (summary)
Preface Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to OpenVMS Cluster System Management
Chapter 2 OpenVMS Cluster Concepts
Chapter 3 OpenVMS Cluster Interconnect Configurations
Chapter 4 The OpenVMS Cluster Operating Environment
Chapter 5 Preparing a Shared Environment
Chapter 6 Cluster Storage Devices
Chapter 7 Setting Up and Managing Cluster Queues
Chapter 8 Configuring an OpenVMS Cluster System
Chapter 9 Building Large OpenVMS Cluster Systems
Chapter 10 Maintaining an OpenVMS Cluster System
Appendix A Cluster System Parameters
Appendix B Building Common Files
Appendix C Cluster Troubleshooting
Appendix D Sample Programs for LAN Control
Appendix E Subroutines for LAN Control
Appendix F Troubleshooting the NISCA Protocol
Appendix G NISCA Transport Protocol Congestion Control
  Index
  Figures
  Examples
  Tables

Contents

Preface
Preface Preface
Chapter 1
1 Introduction to OpenVMS Cluster System Management
     1.1     Overview
         1.1.1         Uses
         1.1.2         Benefits
     1.2     Hardware Components
         1.2.1         Computers
         1.2.2         Physical Interconnects
         1.2.3         OpenVMS Galaxy SMCI
         1.2.4         Storage Devices
     1.3     Software Components
         1.3.1         OpenVMS Cluster Software Functions
     1.4     Communications
         1.4.1         System Communications
         1.4.2         Application Communications
         1.4.3         Cluster Alias
         1.4.4         failSAFE IP
     1.5     System Management
         1.5.1         Ease of Management
         1.5.2         HP Tools and Utilities
         1.5.3         System Management Tools from OpenVMS Partners
         1.5.4         Other Configuration Aids
Chapter 2
2 OpenVMS Cluster Concepts
     2.1     OpenVMS Cluster System Architecture
         2.1.1         Port Layer
         2.1.2         SCS Layer
         2.1.3         System Applications (SYSAPs) Layer
         2.1.4         Other Layered Components
     2.2     OpenVMS Cluster Software Functions
         2.2.1         Functions
     2.3     Ensuring the Integrity of Cluster Membership
         2.3.1         Connection Manager
         2.3.2         Cluster Partitioning
         2.3.3          Quorum Algorithm
         2.3.4         System Parameters
         2.3.5         Calculating Cluster Votes
         2.3.6         Example
         2.3.7         Sub-Cluster Selection
         2.3.8         Quorum Disk
         2.3.9         Quorum Disk Watcher
         2.3.10         Rules for Specifying Quorum
     2.4     State Transitions
         2.4.1         Adding a Member
         2.4.2         Losing a Member
     2.5     OpenVMS Cluster Membership
         2.5.1         Cluster Group Number
         2.5.2         Cluster Password
         2.5.3         Location
         2.5.4         Example
     2.6     Synchronizing Cluster Functions by the Distributed Lock Manager
         2.6.1         Distributed Lock Manager Functions
         2.6.2         System Management of the Lock Manager
         2.6.3         Large-Scale Locking Applications
     2.7     Resource Sharing
         2.7.1         Distributed File System
         2.7.2         RMS and the Distributed Lock Manager
     2.8     Disk Availability
         2.8.1         MSCP Server
         2.8.2         Device Serving
         2.8.3         Enabling the MSCP Server
     2.9     Tape Availability
         2.9.1         TMSCP Server
         2.9.2         Enabling the TMSCP Server
     2.10     Queue Availability
         2.10.1         Controlling Queues
Chapter 3
3 OpenVMS Cluster Interconnect Configurations
     3.1     Overview
     3.2     OpenVMS Cluster Systems Interconnected by LANs
         3.2.1         Design
             3.2.1.1             PEDRIVER Fast Path Support
         3.2.2         Cluster Group Numbers and Cluster Passwords
         3.2.3         Servers
         3.2.4         Satellites
         3.2.5         Satellite Booting (Alpha)
         3.2.6         Satellite Booting (Integrity servers)
         3.2.7         Configuring Multiple LAN Adapters
             3.2.7.1             System Characteristics
             3.2.7.2             System Requirements
             3.2.7.3             Guidelines
         3.2.8         LAN Examples
         3.2.9         Fast Path for LAN Devices
         3.2.10         LAN Bridge Failover Process
         3.2.11         Virtual LAN Support in OpenVMS
             3.2.11.1             VLAN Design
             3.2.11.2             VLAN Support Details
     3.3     Cluster over IP
         3.3.1         Design
             3.3.1.1             PEDRIVER Support for UDP
             3.3.1.2             TCP/IP Services Boot Time Loading and Initialization
         3.3.2         Availability
         3.3.3         System Characteristics
         3.3.4         Software Requirements
         3.3.5         Configuration Overview
             3.3.5.1             Configuration Files
         3.3.6         Satellite Node Support
         3.3.7         High Availability Configuration using Logical LAN
         3.3.8         Performance Guidelines
         3.3.9         Example
     3.4     OpenVMS Cluster Systems Interconnected by MEMORY CHANNEL (Alpha Only)
         3.4.1         Design
         3.4.2         Examples
     3.5     Mixed-Interconnect OpenVMS Cluster Systems
         3.5.1         Availability
         3.5.2         Examples
     3.6     Multihost SCSI OpenVMS Cluster Systems
         3.6.1         Design for OpenVMS Alpha Configurations
         3.6.2         Design for OpenVMS Integrity server Configurations
         3.6.3         Examples
     3.7     Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) (Integrity servers Only)
     3.8     Multihost Fibre Channel OpenVMS Cluster Systems
         3.8.1         Design

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