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Servers - Clustering solutions announcement (servicer only)
Applicable to: World-Wide
Title:
IBM Netfinity and PC Server Clustering Solutions, Shared-Disk Convenience Kit, Power Supply Upgrade II , IBM Cluster Systems Management and Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster Configurations
New IBM clustering configurations, a cluster systems management tool, and hardware options are being made available to help you run your mission-critical business applications across popular network operating system environments.
Clustering Solutions Include:
o Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster Configurations - shared-disk clustering configurations based on IBM Netfinity and PC Servers using ServeRAID II SCSI or Serial Storage Architecture(1) (SSA) technologies running Microsoft's Cluster Server (MSCS)
o IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack Configurations - shared-disk clustering configurations based on IBM Netfinity and PC Servers containing the ServeRAID II adapter running OS/2 or NetWare combined with IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack software(2)
o IBM Cluster Systems Management - a clustering systems management tool for managing Netfinity and PC Server MSCS cluster configurations
o IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit - to facilitate configuring a PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower to support shared-disk clustering configurations
o PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II - providing improved short-term transient power. Clustering solutions are based on two-node, high-availability clusters supporting industry standard Intel based platforms using robust PCI, Wide Ultra SCSI, and SSA technologies. In these environments, both nodes can access storage, but only one node at a time maintains control of the shared-disk drives. If one node fails, its partner automatically assumes the tasks the failed server was performing, while still completing its own tasks. This solution can ensure access to data and applications virtually all the time. Additionally, network administrators have the flexibility to prioritize which jobs should continue to run on the surviving server and schedule when a failed server goes back online.
IBM Cluster Systems Management is designed specifically to address the management aspects of clustered Netfinity servers and PC Servers using Microsoft Cluster Server. This tool easily integrates into Netfinity Manager, LanDesk, and SMS. It is designed to significantly improve systems manageability of clusters in the areas of ease-of-use, productivity, and event/problem notification.
o IBM Start Up Support providing telephone technical support for hardware configurations and IBM Cluster Systems Management(*)
o Support for defect only on SMS and LanDesk modules
Key Prerequisites:
o Enterprise NT including Microsoft Cluster Server or OS/2 Warp Server Advanced V4.0 with SMP Feature, or IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11 SMP)
o Appropriate network adapter cards and cabling to support intended clients
o Memory, multiprocessors, and hard disk drive options to support performance and data storage requirements
o Certified IBM Netfinity and PC Servers with shared-disk storage options
At A Glance:
Confidently build a reliable foundation for your networked business-critical applications with clustered IBM Netfinity and IBM PC Servers
o Rack and tower shared-disk clustering configurations using PC ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapters certified with Microsoft Cluster Server
o Rack and tower shared-disk cluster configurations using the PC ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter tested with OS/2 and Netware in conjunction with IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack
o IBM Cluster Systems Management to efficiently manage clusters using Microsoft Cluster Server
o IBM Start Up Support providing telephone technical support for hardware configurations and IBM Cluster Systems Management(*)
(*) Support for defect only on SMS and LanDesk modules
Planned Availability Dates:
US, PCNA, AP, LA, CAN
o September 23, 1997
- IBM Cluster Systems Management
- IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit
- PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II
o Fourth Quarter, 1997
- IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack Configurations
o December 19, 1997
- Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster Configurations
EMEA
o September, 1997
- IBM Cluster Systems Management
o October, 1997
- IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit
- PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II
o Fourth Quarter, 1997
- IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack Configurations
o December, 1997
- Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster Configurations
IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit:
The IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit is designed to provide many of the necessary components to upgrade a PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower and a Netfinity or PC Server to support the IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack and Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster solutions. The two Etherjet PCI Adapters and Cluster Monitoring Cable are provided to support the private interconnect "heartbeat" function of the clusters. This function monitors the well-being of the two servers. If a problem is detected one server will failover to the second server.
The kit contains the following components:
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Description |
Quantity |
Part Number |
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PC Server SCSI-2 F/W Enhanced Repeater |
2 |
94G7585 |
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PC Server HS Backplane III |
1 |
76H2670 |
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IBM Etherjet 100/10 PCI Adapter |
2 |
86H2432 |
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3M External .8MM SCSI Cable |
2 |
01K8028 |
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Ethernet Cluster Monitoring Cable |
1 |
na |
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Shared-Disk Convenience Kit |
1 |
4307008 |
US, PCNA, AP, LA, CAN
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Description |
Quantity |
Part Number |
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Backplane-to-Backplane Cable |
2 |
94G4070 |
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Expansion Enclosure Backplane Cable |
1 |
70G9876 |
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PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II |
1 |
94G7593 |
EMEA
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Description |
Quantity |
Part Number |
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Backplane-to-Backplane Cable |
2 |
SBPDC1Y |
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Expansion Enclosure Backplane Cable |
1 |
SEEEP1Y |
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PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II |
1 |
SPS502Y |
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IBM Etherjet 100/10 PCI Adapter |
2 |
86H2435 |
Up to nine 9.1GB Wide Ultra SCSI Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drives can be supported and are certified in this PC Server Interprise Expansion Tower configuration. When using the shared-disk convenience kit to create configurations of seven or more 9.1GB hard drives, it will be necessary to order an additional Hot-Swap Backplane III and backplane-to-backplane cable as only three half-high hot-swap hard disk drives can be installed in each backplane.
Improved high-availability in the PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower can be obtained through installation of a PC Server 780W Redundant Power Option (94G4701). Customers choosing this option to initially upgrade a PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower should order individual components of the IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit to avoid getting the PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II which is not needed for PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower using the PC Server 780W Redundant Power Option.
IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack Tower Configurations:
US, PCNA, AP, LA, CAN
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Description |
Minimum |
Part Number |
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PC Server 704 (A) |
2 2 2 2 |
8650-5M0,-6MM 8651-TM0,-TH0 8639-PT0,-PTW,-PB0 8640-PT0,-PB0,-PM0 |
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PC ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI |
2 |
76H3584 |
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PC Server Enterprise |
1 |
3518001 |
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PC Server 4.51GB Wide Ultra |
3*
3* |
94G7491 |
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IBM Shared-Disk |
1 |
94G7584 |
EMEA
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Description |
Minimum |
Part Number |
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PC Server 704 (A) |
2 2 2 2 |
Models 5M0, 6MM Models TM0, TH0 Models PTW, PB0 Models PT0, PB0, PM0 |
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PC ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI |
2 |
76H3584 |
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PC Server Enterprise |
1 |
SEEExxx (1) |
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PC Server 4.51GB Wide Ultra |
3
3 |
94G7491 94G7492 |
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IBM Shared-Disk |
1 |
94G7584 |
Note:
(1) See Announcement Letter ZG96-0121 dated January 23, 1996 for ordering information.
IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack Rack Configurations:
US, PCNA, AP, LA, CAN
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Description |
Minimum |
Part Number |
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Netfinity 7000 (A) |
2 2 |
8651-RM0,-RH0 8639-RB0 |
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IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter |
2 |
76H3584 |
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IBM Etherjet 100/10 PCI Adapter |
2 |
86H2432 |
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Ethernet Cluster Monitoring Cable |
1 |
See note (B) |
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PC Server 3519 Rack Storage Expansion Enclosure PC Server 4.51GB Wide Ultra SCSI Hot-Swap HDD IBM Expansion Enclosure Backplane Cable PC Server SCSI-2 F/W Enhanced Repeater PC Server 4.3M External .8mm SCSI Cable |
1 3 1 1 2 |
3519R01 94G7491 70G9876 94G7585 01K8029 |
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OR | ||
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IBM Netfinity EXP10 |
1 3 3 2 |
35201RU 01K7956 01K7959 01K8028 |
EMEA
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Description |
Minimum |
Part Number |
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Netfinity 7000 (A) |
2 2 |
Models RM0, RH0 Models RB0 |
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PC ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter |
2 |
76H3584 |
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IBM Etherjet 100/10 PCI Adapter |
2 |
86H2435 |
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Ethernet Cluster Monitoring Cable |
1 |
See note (B) |
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PC Server 3519 Rack Storage Expansion Enclosure |
1 3 1 1 |
SR01xxx (1) 94G7491 70G9876 94G7585 01K8029 |
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OR | ||
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IBM Netfinity EXP10 IBM Netfinity EXP10 9.1GB Wide Ultra SCSI HDD |
1 3 3 2 |
S1RXxxx (2) 01K7959 01K8028 |
Note:
(1) See Announcement Letter ZG97-0272 dated May 20, 1997 for ordering information.
(2) See Announcement Letter ZG97-0482 dated September 23, 1997 for ordering information.
(A) A hard disk drive dedicated to storing the operating system, clustering software, and application must be installed in each server node. Also, additional processors for SMP operations and system memory are supported and may be required dependent upon the application.
(B) Customers installing shared-disk clusters and requiring private interconnect "heartbeat" function, must obtain an Ethernet cluster monitoring cable from an outside source. The cable must be a cross-over type for point-to-point connections. The specifications of the cable are:
Maximum Length - 25 feet
Type - Cross-over twisted pair
Connector - RJ-45 (at each end)
Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster Configurations Using ServeRAID II Technology:
Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Clusters are two-node configurations that provide high-availability clustering using Microsoft Cluster Server. These configurations using the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter(*) and supporting software allow failover, limited scalability, extended shared disk, and management of whole groups of cluster resources at the operating system level. The Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster provides the capability to initialize, configure, and display shared array configurations and status to the user and network administrator. When invoked through Microsoft Cluster Server, ownership of physical and logical disk arrays can be transferred from one node to another.
The Low-Cost Hardware RAID Shared-Disk Cluster configurations are identical to the configurations of the IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack with the addition of two parts that are required to make a SCSI connection between the ServeRAID II adapter installed in each node. An IBM 3M External .8mm SCSI cable (01K8028) attaches to one of the ServeRAID II external .8mm connector and the IBM .8mm to 68-pin SCSI Adapter (01K8017) is used as an interface connection between the 68-pin connector on the cable and the .8mm connector on the other ServeRAID II adapter. Only one card-to-card connection is required for each cluster configuration regardless of the number of shared-disks attached.
(*) The features supported in these configurations require a BIOS update to the ServeRAID II adapter. This update, ServeRAID II Adapter BIOS/Firmware version 2.4, will be available after December 19, 1997 for downloading from the World Wide Web by entering:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
IBM Cluster Systems Management:
IBM Cluster Systems Management is a cluster systems management tool focused exclusively to the management aspects relating to IBM Netfinity and PC Server Clusters in a Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) environment. Portions of this release are being offered without charge via down-loading over the Web. It provides a portable, generic cluster systems management services that integrate into existing Systems Management tools such as NetFinity, LanDesk, and SMS. IBM Cluster Systems Management offers enhancements to the manageability of Netfinity and PC Server products running Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) in three distinct categories:
o Ease-of-Use
o Productivity
o Event/Problem Notification.
Ease-of-use:
IBM Cluster Systems Management provides a portable, generic Cluster Systems Management GUI program with associated services that reside on the client and integrate into Netfinity, LanDesk, or SMS. This GUI interface allows administrators to easily discover and select clusters as icons with names associated with them, and use the Cluster Expert Wizard(*) to manage the setup of resource groups including the management of Virtual IP addresses in the MSCS environment.
Productivity:
The Cluster Scheduler(*) is a productivity tool with IBM Cluster Systems Management that provides a unique set of functions that give Administrators flexibility to schedule cluster related events. This feature, for the first time, allows planned load balancing of MSCS resource groups. As an example, a Database Group in Microsoft Cluster Server may consist of a Database Application, IP Address, Tape Backup, and a Shared Disk. The Database Group could be scheduled to be taken off-line, returned online, or moved to another node, even if the original owning node goes off-line.
Events/Problem Notification:
One of the strongest functions of Microsoft Cluster Server is its ability to send a notification to an application via its API when a change occurs for any object within the Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) Cluster hierarchy. IBM Cluster Systems Management takes advantage of this base underlying Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) function through a more capable Alert Management system. Two key components of IBM Cluster Systems Management Alert Management function are that it allows an Administrator, using one GUI interface, to configure alerts and alert actions by clicking on an Alert button and launching an Alert Window in the selected opened Cluster. Secondly, since IBM Cluster Systems Management has the ability to discover all Clusters which can span multiple Windows NT Domains, alerts can be generated for a Group of Clusters if significant changes occur at the network, network interface, resource, group, and node level. This single GUI interface offers administrators the benefit of a single location for setup and configuration of alerts for single and multiple clusters.
More information about today's clustering solutions and configurations, downloading IBM Cluster Systems Management over the Internet, and future certified configurations, as they occur, can be obtained on the Internet by entering: http://www.pc.ibm.com/new/cluster.html
(*) These functions will only be available with ServerGuide 4.0 and Netfinity Manager 5.1
PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II:
The PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II provides up to 320-watts of short-term transient power to support the increased power requirements of new technology hard disk drives during system startup. This 220-watt power supply upgrade is supported in PC Server models 520, 720, and the PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower.
Physical Specifications:
PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II
Height - 120 mm (4.72 inches)
Width - 116 mm (4.57 inches)
Depth - 375 mm (14.76 inches)
Weight - 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs.)
Operating Environment:
PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II
Temperature:
- 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0 to 914 M (0 to 3,000 ft.)
- 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000 to 7,000 ft.)
Relative Humidity:
8% to 80% (non-condensing)
Agency Approvals:
PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II
o UL
o CSA Certification
o EN60950 EU and EEA Certification (TUV and VDE)
o IECEE CB Certificate
Statement of Direction:
Today's clustering announcements are based on configurations using high-performance SCSI RAID and SSA RAID technologies. However, IBM intends to also offer products based on Fibre Channel technology during 1998 that will provide scaleable connectivity solutions for multi-node IBM Netfinity server clusters.
Hardware Requirements:
The PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II is supported in PC Server 520, 720, and the PC Server Enterprise Expansion Tower. It is required when installing an additional hot-swap backplane in these units that contain a standard power supply.
Software Requirements:
No unique software is required for the IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit or the PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II. Microsoft Cluster Server is required to support the configurations listed in this announcement.
Compatibility:
The IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit and the PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II are compatible with the PC Server Enterprise Shared-Disk Cluster configurations listed in this announcement.
Limitations:
None
Installation Time:
IBM Shared-Disk Convenience Kit: Approximately two hours. Software installation can take considerably longer.
PC Server Power Supply Upgrade II: This option must be installed by IBM or an IBM Reseller, authorized to perform warranty service.
Help and Service Information:
During the warranty period, call 800-772-2227 for technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to answer any questions regarding your new IBM option. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of calls received. If you need warranty service, return or exchange is available. Additionally, if your IBM option is installed in an IBM computer, you may be entitled to service at your location. Your technical support representative can help you determine the best alternative.
Product Number:
US, AP, LA, CAN
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Description |
Part Number |
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IBM Shared-Disk |
94G7584 |
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PC Server Power Supply |
94G7593 |
EMEA
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Description |
Part Number |
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IBM Shared-Disk |
94G7584 |
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PC Server Power Supply |
SPS502Y |
Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
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Description |
Part Number |
Feature Number |
H |
S |
E |
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Ethernet cluster cable |
76H0552 |
none |
S |
0 | |
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220W power supply |
12J5701 |
94G7593 |
S |
1 |
Note:
'H' Warranty Handling - 'R' for Return or 'S' for Scrap
'S' Recommended Stock - An entry in this column indicates the recommended stocking quantity to support 1000 units
'E' Exchange Only - Replacement part is sold only with exchange of the defective part
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