Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!gabs.lbl.gov!gabby From: gabby@gabs.lbl.gov (Gabby Obegi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: CLUSTER MYTHS Message-ID: <10967@dog.ee.lbl.gov> Date: 15 Mar 91 01:04:10 GMT References: <1991Mar14.231124.13611@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: G_Obegi@lbl.gov Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Lines: 42 X-Local-Date: Thu, 14 Mar 91 17:04:10 PST In article <1991Mar14.231124.13611@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, kemp@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu (John Kemp) writes: > > I am trying to bunk or debunk a couple of myths about > HP clusters. > > 1) Can devices on a cluster client be accessed by the > cluster server? (If not, hanging peripherals off of > clients would be fairly exclusive.) If you mean a laser printer or other output devices. Yes, it's possible and reasonably easy to do. Diskless clients can have raw devices as peripherals, they can't have block devices yet. I believe that'll be in HP-UX 8.0. > > 2) Is a second network card really necessary on the server? > (The manuals say "yes". Other people say "no".) > I'm running a large network with several Cluster servers and they all have only one network card. > If there is a better source of documentation about > HP clusters somewhere, it would be nice to know about. > The Sys Admin manuals tend to be a bit weak in this area. > > Thanks in advance, > -------- john kemp ( ( )_ internet - kemp@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu > ----- ( ( __) decnet - uiatmb::kemp > --- univ of illinois (_ ( __) bitnet - {uunet,convex} > -- dept of atmos sci .(____). !uiucuxc!uiatma!kemp > - 105 s gregory ave ... phone - (217) 333-6881 > - urbana, il 61801 ... fax - (217) 444-4393 ============================================================================= Gabby Obegi, CAE Systems Manager Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory MS 90-2148 (415) 486-5209 1 Cyclotron Rd Fax: (415) 486-6668 Berkeley, CA. 94720 Internet: G_Obegi@LBL.gov =============================================================================