Server Management Network for System with Maximum 36 Nodes, No BYNET Cabinets
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- This configuration is built on the cabinet and collective topology defined in Collectives.
- This configuration illustrates topology for two to five cabinets. Configurations using a 24-port BYNET-over-Ethernet switch can scale up to three cabinets while configurations using a 36-port BYNET V5 InfiniBand switch can scale up to five cabinets.
- Each processing/storage cabinet shown above represents a collective. The collective may include Platform Framework Cabinets (not shown).
- The path for the primary network runs:
From the following: To the following primary Ethernet switches: VMS Cabinet 1 The primary Ethernet switch in Cabinet 1 Cabinets 2, 3, and 4 The primary Ethernet switch in Cabinet 3 Cabinet 5 - The path for the secondary network runs:
From the following: To the following secondary Ethernet switches: VMS Cabinet 1 The primary Ethernet switch in Cabinet 2 Cabinets 1, 3, and 4 The primary Ethernet switch in Cabinet 4 Cabinet 5 - Separate primary and secondary paths ensure network redundancy.
- For port-to-port cabling, see the appropriate Hardware Installation Guide.