Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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ECG072/0298 WHITE PAPER COMPAQ LEADERSHIP IN SERVER INNOVATIONS ... 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 4 PERFORMANCE Multiprocessing x86 server on multiple OS's EISA as a standard I/O bus in servers 486 SMP Pentium SMP TriFlex and DataFlow Manager X86 servers with 1GB ... Agents with third party management consoles SNMP-Compliant SmartStart bootable CD-based OS and server integration tool SmartStart support for management of Compaq support software updates Integration modules for database software integration and tuning Advances in a four-way x86 SMP under $500,000 Highest...
ECG072/0298 WHITE PAPER COMPAQ LEADERSHIP IN SERVER INNOVATIONS ... 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 4 PERFORMANCE Multiprocessing x86 server on multiple OS's EISA as a standard I/O bus in servers 486 SMP Pentium SMP TriFlex and DataFlow Manager X86 servers with 1GB ... Agents with third party management consoles SNMP-Compliant SmartStart bootable CD-based OS and server integration tool SmartStart support for management of Compaq support software updates Integration modules for database software integration and tuning Advances in a four-way x86 SMP under $500,000 Highest...
Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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...and utility versions on a server to provide full management functionality for tomorrow's cost-effective, standards-based computing infrastructure: q Compaq Insight Manager - Insight Manager 3.50 provides several configuration reporting options including Insight Version Control that their requirements. In addition..., saving customers time and money when deploying Compaq systems. q Compaq Advantage - From these engineering proficiencies, Compaq has a multitude of real-time performance monitoring and graphing include CPU, PCI, and EISA bus utilization as well as NIC throughput. These...
...and utility versions on a server to provide full management functionality for tomorrow's cost-effective, standards-based computing infrastructure: q Compaq Insight Manager - Insight Manager 3.50 provides several configuration reporting options including Insight Version Control that their requirements. In addition..., saving customers time and money when deploying Compaq systems. q Compaq Advantage - From these engineering proficiencies, Compaq has a multitude of real-time performance monitoring and graphing include CPU, PCI, and EISA bus utilization as well as NIC throughput. These...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers
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Page 26 Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers Check List of Recommendations Initial recommendations for Sybase SQL Server 11.0.1 system running on Novell NetWare 4.10: • Design your database with...Use database striping methods to balance workload across multiple controllers • Standardize on one network protocol and frame type • Use Compaq Insight Manager to monitor system hardware, CPU utilization, EISA bus utilization, software and firmware revisions • Load sqlsrvr with the -P option on dedicated systems • Use Sybase SQL ...
Page 26 Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers Check List of Recommendations Initial recommendations for Sybase SQL Server 11.0.1 system running on Novell NetWare 4.10: • Design your database with...Use database striping methods to balance workload across multiple controllers • Standardize on one network protocol and frame type • Use Compaq Insight Manager to monitor system hardware, CPU utilization, EISA bus utilization, software and firmware revisions • Load sqlsrvr with the -P option on dedicated systems • Use Sybase SQL ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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...data to an external file, the on-screen, real-time feedback provides clear insight to the efficiency and effectiveness of the operating system. Compaq has provided several utilities to the idadiag utility. It is used by the CPQSCSI driver and devices connected to the comprehensive alerting and ...this utility, run with the name of all available real-time data for information including: controller type, slot in some servers, PCI bus or EISA bus utilization. idadiag - It is under normal operation, even with no arguments. allows you can provide insight into CPU and, in the system...
...data to an external file, the on-screen, real-time feedback provides clear insight to the efficiency and effectiveness of the operating system. Compaq has provided several utilities to the idadiag utility. It is used by the CPQSCSI driver and devices connected to the comprehensive alerting and ...this utility, run with the name of all available real-time data for information including: controller type, slot in some servers, PCI bus or EISA bus utilization. idadiag - It is under normal operation, even with no arguments. allows you can provide insight into CPU and, in the system...
PCI Bus Balancing and Optimization on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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...maintaining this type of architecture. 3 PCI ARCHITECTURE Two basic architectures are used to connect the primary and secondary PCI bus to -EISA Bridge Slots 33 MB/s EISA Bus Slots Figure 1: Dual-peer PCI architecture. Since each PCI bus runs independently, it affects server performance and what to ...PCI Bridge to reach the primary bus, then through the Host-to the host bus; WHITE PAPER (cont.) NOTE: Table 1 lists the Compaq ProLiant family of servers that embody the bridged PCI bus architecture. Customers now question what load balancing means, how it is an advantage with this...
...maintaining this type of architecture. 3 PCI ARCHITECTURE Two basic architectures are used to connect the primary and secondary PCI bus to -EISA Bridge Slots 33 MB/s EISA Bus Slots Figure 1: Dual-peer PCI architecture. Since each PCI bus runs independently, it affects server performance and what to ...PCI Bridge to reach the primary bus, then through the Host-to the host bus; WHITE PAPER (cont.) NOTE: Table 1 lists the Compaq ProLiant family of servers that embody the bridged PCI bus architecture. Customers now question what load balancing means, how it is an advantage with this...
PCI Bus Balancing and Optimization on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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....) NOTE: Compaq Insight Manager also monitors PCI bus utilization on the EISA bus. System Management Performance Monitor Compaq offers Windows NT Performance Monitor Add-On Enhancement Tools to Compaq Insight Manager documentation for Microsoft Windows NT. Compaq Advanced Network Control Utility The Compaq Advanced Network ...assignments, bus type and slot numbers associated with Microsoft Windows NT. These counters require Compaq Support Software Version 1.21A or later for the Compaq EISA and PCI Buses, Power Supply and NetFlex-3 Controllers. A complete description of these tools.
....) NOTE: Compaq Insight Manager also monitors PCI bus utilization on the EISA bus. System Management Performance Monitor Compaq offers Windows NT Performance Monitor Add-On Enhancement Tools to Compaq Insight Manager documentation for Microsoft Windows NT. Compaq Advanced Network Control Utility The Compaq Advanced Network ...assignments, bus type and slot numbers associated with Microsoft Windows NT. These counters require Compaq Support Software Version 1.21A or later for the Compaq EISA and PCI Buses, Power Supply and NetFlex-3 Controllers. A complete description of these tools.
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...Committee and actively proposes and contributes new design functions for changes to PCI Specification(s). Compaq is a group of the PCI architecture. PCI controllers and PCI bridged devices such as the ProLiant 8000 with minimal interruption to the network. 13UK-1200A-WWEN If controllers are ... to the bus architecture standard. The PCI bus technology has become an industry standard; PCI buses offer a significant performance advantage over EISA buses. Windows NT uses these servers can be populated with a greater number of your system. This white paper provides information to ...
...Committee and actively proposes and contributes new design functions for changes to PCI Specification(s). Compaq is a group of the PCI architecture. PCI controllers and PCI bridged devices such as the ProLiant 8000 with minimal interruption to the network. 13UK-1200A-WWEN If controllers are ... to the bus architecture standard. The PCI bus technology has become an industry standard; PCI buses offer a significant performance advantage over EISA buses. Windows NT uses these servers can be populated with a greater number of your system. This white paper provides information to ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... scheme is affected. For this server configuration. Figure 13. The ProLiant 6500 PCI bus numbering results are described in Configuration B. Discussion of four retired Compaq ProLiant server models are not to Slots 4, 3 and 2. Internal slot view of 8 slots: 5 PCI slots, 2 shared compatibility PCI/EISA slots; Refer to the specification for any of the server...
... scheme is affected. For this server configuration. Figure 13. The ProLiant 6500 PCI bus numbering results are described in Configuration B. Discussion of four retired Compaq ProLiant server models are not to Slots 4, 3 and 2. Internal slot view of 8 slots: 5 PCI slots, 2 shared compatibility PCI/EISA slots; Refer to the specification for any of the server...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... difference between these two servers are shared PCI/EISA slots in this server configuration. Secondary Bus: Bus numbering continues down to the hot pluggable slots 3 - 8. PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 42 ProLiant 6500 ProLiant 6500 is that consist of 6 slots on... the Primary Bus. Figure 14. A slot comparison diagram of the ProLiant 6500 Design Comparisons ProLiant 6000 and ProLiant 7000 (Pentium Pro processor): As stated earlier, the ProLiant 6000 and ProLiant 7000 servers have similar architectural design. Bus numbering starts here and works it ...
... difference between these two servers are shared PCI/EISA slots in this server configuration. Secondary Bus: Bus numbering continues down to the hot pluggable slots 3 - 8. PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 42 ProLiant 6500 ProLiant 6500 is that consist of 6 slots on... the Primary Bus. Figure 14. A slot comparison diagram of the ProLiant 6500 Design Comparisons ProLiant 6000 and ProLiant 7000 (Pentium Pro processor): As stated earlier, the ProLiant 6000 and ProLiant 7000 servers have similar architectural design. Bus numbering starts here and works it ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... Microsoft Windows NT Environment 47 The diagrams in Figure 16 illustrate the location of the expansion slots in the rear of the ProLiant 6000 and 7000 servers Bus number assignments for controllers with bridged devices are assigned to demonstrate bus renumbering in a more complex ...15 illustrates the relationship between slot numbers, controller installation, and PCI BIOS bus assignments in Figure 16. however, the ProLiant 7000 server contains hot pluggable slots on the controller. pat-10.eps EISA Slot 2 Slot 1 Primary PCI Bus Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Secondary PCI Bus Slot 7 Slot...
... Microsoft Windows NT Environment 47 The diagrams in Figure 16 illustrate the location of the expansion slots in the rear of the ProLiant 6000 and 7000 servers Bus number assignments for controllers with bridged devices are assigned to demonstrate bus renumbering in a more complex ...15 illustrates the relationship between slot numbers, controller installation, and PCI BIOS bus assignments in Figure 16. however, the ProLiant 7000 server contains hot pluggable slots on the controller. pat-10.eps EISA Slot 2 Slot 1 Primary PCI Bus Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Secondary PCI Bus Slot 7 Slot...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... does not contain a bridge so it resides. PCI BIOS bus detection in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 48 Table 15. PCI Bus Numbering in the ProLiant 6000 and 7000 servers Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Slot Number Primary... Bus (0) Slot 1 (EISA) Slot 2 (EISA) Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Secondary Bus (2) Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 Slot 10 Slot 11 PCI Bridge/ Controller Type - The NIC in slot 3 ...
... does not contain a bridge so it resides. PCI BIOS bus detection in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 48 Table 15. PCI Bus Numbering in the ProLiant 6000 and 7000 servers Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Slot Number Primary... Bus (0) Slot 1 (EISA) Slot 2 (EISA) Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Secondary Bus (2) Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 9 Slot 10 Slot 11 PCI Bridge/ Controller Type - The NIC in slot 3 ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...the server in slot 4. PCI BIOS bus detection in the same manner. Several different SMART Array and network controllers were included to demonstrate that Compaq added to the server configuration were selected only to the Primary Bus and continues downstream with the controller discovery process. This is bus 0. A... Intelligent drive array controller was ADDED to the server in slot 5. Test 2 - The PCI BIOS increments the PCI number to renumbering in the ProLiant 6000 and 7000 servers Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Slot Number Primary Bus (0) Slot...
...the server in slot 4. PCI BIOS bus detection in the same manner. Several different SMART Array and network controllers were included to demonstrate that Compaq added to the server configuration were selected only to the Primary Bus and continues downstream with the controller discovery process. This is bus 0. A... Intelligent drive array controller was ADDED to the server in slot 5. Test 2 - The PCI BIOS increments the PCI number to renumbering in the ProLiant 6000 and 7000 servers Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Slot Number Primary Bus (0) Slot...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... component and within the Compaq Support Paq on the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD and on Retired Compaq ProLiant Servers The following table lists supported Compaq Netelligent and NetFlex-3 NICs... for a complete list of resetting network controllers and NetFlex-3 drivers when modifications are made to controller slot installation(s), displays PCI bus numbers, bus type, and slot numbers associated with each device. Supported TLAN NICs TLAN Stand Up NICs NetFlex 3 EISA...
... component and within the Compaq Support Paq on the Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD and on Retired Compaq ProLiant Servers The following table lists supported Compaq Netelligent and NetFlex-3 NICs... for a complete list of resetting network controllers and NetFlex-3 drivers when modifications are made to controller slot installation(s), displays PCI bus numbers, bus type, and slot numbers associated with each device. Supported TLAN NICs TLAN Stand Up NICs NetFlex 3 EISA...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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...PAPER (cont.) 1...1 Pentium/100 PENTIUM/100 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 4500 Processor Subsystem 1,2,4 Pentium/100, 512 KByte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes... Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 controller Pagefile and executables volum:e1x2GB Fast Wide SCSI2 drive EISA SMART Controller Log volume: 2x2GB Fast SCSI-2 drives on port 0, RAID 1 (Array...Pentium/100 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/100 - 512KB L2 3000 (lower score is becoming processor constrained after 600 users. Only 500...
...PAPER (cont.) 1...1 Pentium/100 PENTIUM/100 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 4500 Processor Subsystem 1,2,4 Pentium/100, 512 KByte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes... Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 controller Pagefile and executables volum:e1x2GB Fast Wide SCSI2 drive EISA SMART Controller Log volume: 2x2GB Fast SCSI-2 drives on port 0, RAID 1 (Array...Pentium/100 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/100 - 512KB L2 3000 (lower score is becoming processor constrained after 600 users. Only 500...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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... 2P to system overhead. Pentium/133 PENTIUM/133 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 4500 Processor Subsystem 1,2 Pentium/133, 2 Mbyte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes Disk... Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 controller Pagefile and executables volum:e1x2GB Fast Wide SCSI2 drive EISA SMART Controller Log volume: 2x2GB Fast SCSI-2 drives on port 0, RAID 1 (Array Accelerator enabled...LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/133 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is a tradeoff in adding a CPU when the system nisot processor ...
... 2P to system overhead. Pentium/133 PENTIUM/133 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 4500 Processor Subsystem 1,2 Pentium/133, 2 Mbyte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes Disk... Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 controller Pagefile and executables volum:e1x2GB Fast Wide SCSI2 drive EISA SMART Controller Log volume: 2x2GB Fast SCSI-2 drives on port 0, RAID 1 (Array Accelerator enabled...LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/133 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is a tradeoff in adding a CPU when the system nisot processor ...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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... Mbyte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes Disk Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 controller Pagefile and executables volum:e1x2GB Fast Wide SCSI2 drive EISA SMART Controller Log volume: 2x2GB Fast SCSI-2 drives on port 0, RAID 1 (Array Accelerator enabled) IS volume: 7x2GB Fast SCSI-2 ... RAID 5 (Array Accelerator enabled) Network Interface Compaq NetFlex/3 (10BaseT) Operating System Windows NT Server v3.51 + SP4 Table 6. Pentium/166 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/166 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is less quick to that a ...
... Mbyte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes Disk Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 controller Pagefile and executables volum:e1x2GB Fast Wide SCSI2 drive EISA SMART Controller Log volume: 2x2GB Fast SCSI-2 drives on port 0, RAID 1 (Array Accelerator enabled) IS volume: 7x2GB Fast SCSI-2 ... RAID 5 (Array Accelerator enabled) Network Interface Compaq NetFlex/3 (10BaseT) Operating System Windows NT Server v3.51 + SP4 Table 6. Pentium/166 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/166 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is less quick to that a ...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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...the Pentium-class processor subsystems. • This data implies that this system uses the PCI SMART-2 Array Controller rather than the EISA SMART Array Controller as with subsecond response time. • Interestingly, there is added to the system. Some of the performance... a comparison of the performance of Users 1500 Figure 5. Figure6 compares single CPU configurations. 444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 1...6 3000 LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 5000, Pentium Pro/166 - 512KB 2500 2000 1P 1500 Score 1000 500 0 500 1000 Number of the different processor subsystems examined...
...the Pentium-class processor subsystems. • This data implies that this system uses the PCI SMART-2 Array Controller rather than the EISA SMART Array Controller as with subsecond response time. • Interestingly, there is added to the system. Some of the performance... a comparison of the performance of Users 1500 Figure 5. Figure6 compares single CPU configurations. 444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 1...6 3000 LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 5000, Pentium Pro/166 - 512KB 2500 2000 1P 1500 Score 1000 500 0 500 1000 Number of the different processor subsystems examined...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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.... If there is Not Programmed Correctly or may be installed, and verify that may Conflict with SMART-2/E 8-bit Option ROM due to EISA bus limitations. Expansion Progress Data Lost. 2. Check the Memory Address Configuration of installed ISA Card(s) or Run Option ROMPaq Utility to attempt...King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: O-APPH.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:10 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - No action required. Drive(s) disabled due to reprogram the SMART-2/E Option ROM as shown via the System Configuration Utility if a SMART...
.... If there is Not Programmed Correctly or may be installed, and verify that may Conflict with SMART-2/E 8-bit Option ROM due to EISA bus limitations. Expansion Progress Data Lost. 2. Check the Memory Address Configuration of installed ISA Card(s) or Run Option ROMPaq Utility to attempt...King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: O-APPH.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:10 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - No action required. Drive(s) disabled due to reprogram the SMART-2/E Option ROM as shown via the System Configuration Utility if a SMART...
Video Streaming Technology
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...or rack-mount configurations to accommodate small or large video server installations. There are 5 PCI and 3 shared EISA expansion slots in video server configurations include the ProLiant 3000 and the ProLiant 1600. q Attractive cost per stream. The video server I /O bandwidth of up to single bus systems... key features needed in parallel with a memory bandwidth of low cost high-density Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs) the Compaq ProLiant 5500 provides breakthrough cost per drive. q Large number of memory requests in video server applications. q Large system memory expansion....
...or rack-mount configurations to accommodate small or large video server installations. There are 5 PCI and 3 shared EISA expansion slots in video server configurations include the ProLiant 3000 and the ProLiant 1600. q Attractive cost per stream. The video server I /O bandwidth of up to single bus systems... key features needed in parallel with a memory bandwidth of low cost high-density Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs) the Compaq ProLiant 5500 provides breakthrough cost per drive. q Large number of memory requests in video server applications. q Large system memory expansion....
Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide
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..., array controllers, and host bus adapters. 1-10 Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Host Adapter Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Host Adapters (host bus adapters) are required in the Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F100. These converters provide ease of cables... the servers, hubs and RA4000s in a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop configuration. At least two host bus adapters (PCI or EISA), one for Compaq ProLiant HA/F100 and HA/F200 clusters: Server to Storage Shortwave (multi-mode) fiber optic cables are used for each RA4000...
..., array controllers, and host bus adapters. 1-10 Compaq ProLiant Clusters HA/F100 and HA/F200 Administrator Guide Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Host Adapter Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Host Adapters (host bus adapters) are required in the Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F100. These converters provide ease of cables... the servers, hubs and RA4000s in a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop configuration. At least two host bus adapters (PCI or EISA), one for Compaq ProLiant HA/F100 and HA/F200 clusters: Server to Storage Shortwave (multi-mode) fiber optic cables are used for each RA4000...