DELL FE100 User Manual
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User’s Guide
Figure 4-3 shows a cluster configuration that implements Broadcom NetExtreme
Gigabit NICs for the private network.
Gigabit NICs for the private network.
Figure 4-3. Configuration Using a Broadcom NetExtreme Gigabit
NICs for the Private Network
Using Giganet cLAN for the Private Network
PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server systems can be connected to
each other using the following Giganet high-speed interconnect products:
each other using the following Giganet high-speed interconnect products:
•
GigaNet cLAN host adapters
•
Giganet cabling
•
Giganet cLAN cluster switches
Giganet cLAN 1000 HBAs provide high band-width, low-latency server-to-server,
server-to- cluster, and cluster-to-cluster interconnections. A faster network connec-
tion, however, will not increase the speed of application failover on a cluster or enable
an application to failover to a PowerEdge server (cluster node) outside of the cluster.
server-to- cluster, and cluster-to-cluster interconnections. A faster network connec-
tion, however, will not increase the speed of application failover on a cluster or enable
an application to failover to a PowerEdge server (cluster node) outside of the cluster.
Figure 4-4 shows a cluster configuration that implements a GigaNet cLAN NIC for the
private network.
private network.
LAN/WAN
PowerEdge
server
server
Gigabit network switch
PowerEdge
server
server
PowerEdge
server
server
PowerEdge
server
server