Memory Channel 1 (MC1) Interconnect without MC hub behavior

From: Audrius Sadlauskas <audrius_at_deskriptas.lt>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 17:37:59 +0200

 Hi,

  We have 2 AlphaServer 4100 runing Digital UNIX V4.0D with TruCluster V1.5
  Available Server (ASE).
  Both servers have 2 MC cards installed and interconnected without MC hub
   virtual hub configuration) and setuped as failover pair ( one
interconnect
  is primary , another - secondary).
  Normaly only one interconnect is active and used for cluster comunication,
  and TruCluster switches to secondary interconnect if something wrong with
  primary interconnect.

  I found in alpha-osf-managers mail-list that virtual hub configuration may
  introduce some problems:

  - "Without a hub the systems cannot determine which end has the fault and
  this may result in BOTH nodes crashing."
  Question 1:
  In which cases nodes may crash?

  We had a case then disconnecting MC cable (primary interconnect) from
  shutdowned node has crashed other running node.
  Question 2:
  Is it possible to keep runing cluster (by shutdowning only one server in
  time ) when we want replace/remove faulty MC card and how to avoid crash ?

  Question 3:
  Would a crash happen when disconnecting the secondary interconnect?

  Audrius Sadlauskas

  System administrator
  DESKRIPTAS
  Email: audrius_at_deskriptas.lt
  Phone: +370 2 304 638
Received on Fri Oct 15 1999 - 16:01:29 NZDT

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