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Servers - IBM Cluster Pack solutions announcement
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IBM Cluster Pack - Clustering Solutions Using IBM Netfinity and IBM PC Servers
Overview
With IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack you can create two-node, shared-disk cluster solutions for IBM Netfinity and PC Servers running NetWare environments. In addition, StandbyServer(**) for OS/2 Warp, NetWare, and StandbyServer (version 1.2) for Windows NT are included. These products support two mirrored servers running in OS/2 Warp, NetWare, or Windows NT environments.
Developed by Vinca Corporation, IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack supports IBM Netfinity and PC Server configurations using paired ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapters across a common, shared-disk SCSI bus. These solutions combine high-function SCSI and scaleable storage options with a choice of IBM server nodes. IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack increases the availability of your business-critical applications running on NetWare with shared-disk access, automatic hardware failure detection, switch over, and improved recovery times for the fail-back function.
In addition to shared-disk clustering support, IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack also features Vinca's StandbyServer products for Windows NT, OS/2 Warp, and Novell NetWare. These StandbyServer products are currently in the PC Server High-Availability Solutions for OS/2, NetWare, and Windows NT, but are now conveniently packaged into single software product. Included with the IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack is an Ethernet interconnect cable for linking cluster nodes and for reporting system heartbeat and status information.
IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack is designed for easy installation. Select one application on the CD-ROM and complete the installation.
Register your product with Vinca Corporation. For details, visit the Vinca home page at: http://www.vinca.com
Intended Customers
Customers who need high-availability clustered network solutions for business-critical applications running in OS/2, NetWare, or Windows NT environments
Key Prerequisites
o Shared-disk clustering requires Netfinity Manager 5.x with NetWare 4.11 SMP
o Mirrored clustering requires Netfinity Manager 5.x with OS/2 Warp Server Advanced 4.0 SMP
o NetWare mirrored clustering requires NetWare 4.11 SMP
o Windows NT mirrored clustering requires Windows NT 3.51
o IBM Netfinity or IBM PC Server hardware configurations supporting shared-disk clusters
At A Glance
IBM Cluster Pack for Netfinity and PC Servers helps you confidently build a reliable foundation for your networked business-critical clustered systems with:
o High-availability cluster solutions for NetWare server environments
o Automatic failure detection and failover
o Improved recovery time for failback
o Integration of high-performance ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI technology and ease-of-use utilities
o Administrator-controlled failover/failback
o Compatibility with IBM Netfinity Manager
Planned Availability Dates
US, PCNA, AP, LA, CAN, EMEA
Fourth Quarter, 1997
Program Number
US, AP, LA, CAN, EMEA
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IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack |
Description
IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack contains the software you need to control clustered, two-node servers with common shared-disk storage units running NetWare. Specific IBM Netfinity and PC Server configurations have been tested and are supported with IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack to provide automatic failover to the other node when a hardware problem is detected in the first node. In addition, Cluster Pack provides a means to invoke recovery after the failing node is repaired.
These two-node configurations provide high-availability, shared-disk cluster solutions using Netfinity and PC Servers set up as floor-standing towers or installed in rack cabinets. Shared-disk enclosures are attached to either two Netfinity 7000 servers, two PC Server 704 systems, two PC Server 325 systems, or two PC Server 330 systems. These configurations provide fault-tolerant cluster solutions using the ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter to support hot-swap RAID levels 1 and 5.
The tower shared-disk versions of these configurations can support up to 1.2 terabytes(*) of data storage, while the rack shared-disk versions can support in excess of one terabyte of data storage.
(*) When referring to hard drive capacity, MB stands for millionbytes and GB stands for one thousand million bytes. Terabyte stands for one trillion bytes. Total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environments.
For information about these configurations and mirrored, high-availability solutions visit the IBM Personal Computing Solutions home page at: http://www.pc.ibm.com/new/cluster.html
Year 2000
This product does not have date dependencies
Publications
US
No publications are available for purchase for this software program.
Technical Information
Specified Operating Environment
Hardware Requirements:
o OS/2 environment:
- A supported IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack configuration using IBM Netfinity or PC Servers each certified to run OS/2 Warp Server Advanced V4.0 with SMP Feature
o NetWare environment:
- A supported IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack configuration using IBM Netfinity or PC Servers each certified to run IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11 SMP)
o StandbyServer version 1.2 for Windows NT 3.51:
- A supported IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack configuration using IBM Netfinity or PC Servers
Software Requirements:
o Shared-disk clustering requires Netfinity Manager 5.x with NetWare 4.11 SMP
o Mirrored clustering requires Netfinity Manager 5.x with OS/2 Warp Server Advanced 4.0 SMP
o NetWare mirrored clustering requires NetWare 4.11 SMP
o Windows NT mirrored clustering requires Windows NT 3.51
Limitations
IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack runs on the two-node shared-disk cluster configurations listed in Hardware Announcement Letter, PCC97-425, dated September 23, 1997, using NetWare network operating systems. It is not supported with other system hardware or network operating systems.
Packaging
The IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack program package includes:
o One CD-ROM containing all software code and online documentation
o Vendor's Program License Agreement
o Welcome Warranty
Terms and Conditions
Licensing:
Supplier's License terms apply
Limited Warranty
Not warranted by IBM. Warranty, if any, provided by supplier.
Configurator Support
Proposal material will not be available through HONE.
Configuration support is available through ConfigXprt, an application that enables IBM customers, IBM Business Partners, and IBM representatives to produce IBM Netfinity and PC Server configurations and services interactively.
With ConfigXprt you can:
o Manage complex products by offering only those options that are relevant to the customer's requirements
o Produce configurations and quotes to a point-of-sale location and enable customers to derive "what-if" scenarios
o Maintain mobility in that it installs on common notebook computers from the Web
o Create a system diagram of the configured system
IBM Customers and IBM representatives can download the ConfigXprt program and weekly updates from the URL:
http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/configxprt
Business Partners can download the ConfigXprt program and weekly reseller updates from the URL:
http://www.partner.us.pc.ibm.com and then selecting Configurator. A user ID and password are required.
Configurator Information
The following configurator aid(s) will support this announcement:
AP, CAN, EMEA
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Date Available |
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CFPC |
09/23/97 |
LA
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Configurator Aid |
Date Available |
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ConfigXp |
09/23/97 |
Marketing Programs
The 30-day, money-back guarantee provides the end user with an unconditional money back guarantee. If for any reason the end user is not satisfied with our products or our program packages, the products can be returned to the IBM Business Partner for a full refund. The products must be returned within 30 days from the date of acquisition with a valid proof of entitlement. Only products obtained directly from an IBM Business Partner are eligible for this program.
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