Comparison of Compaq Fault Tolerant Solutions for Servers


This table show a comparison of the differences in the main futures of the series /S100, /F100,
/F200, /F500 and the prefab Proliant 1850 cluster solution CL1850

hardware - services/software - other

Feature: hardware
/S100
/F100
/F200
/F500
CL1850
  • Supported Proliant servers
    		•
    850R, 1600, 2500, 3000, 4500, 5000, 5500, 6500, 7000
    (check the config matrix)
    850R, 1600, 2500, 3000, 4500, 5000, 5500, 6500, 7000
    (check the config matrix)
    can mix existing and new servers
    check the config matrix
    1850
  • Storage
    		•
    Storage Systems, /F1, /U1 or RSO/U
    RA4000
    (max 5)
    RA4000
    RA8000 or RA12000
    (max. 5.2 TB per cluster)
    second optional
    (max. 108 GB internal, 144 GB external)
  • Supported nodes
    		•
    2
    Depends on the configuration
    Single server or as cluster
    2
    2
  • Interconnect
    		•
    Preferrably dedicated
    (ethernet or ServerNet)
    Preferrably dedicated
    (ethernet or ServerNet)
    Preferrably dedicated
    (ethernet or ServerNet)
    12 Foot crossover ethernet
    Ethernet
  • Fibre Channel
    		•
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    No
  • Dual fibre loop
    		•
    N/A1
    No
    No
    Yes
    N/A
  • Hubs
    		•
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    N/A
  • Distance
    		•
    N/A
    max 30 m
    max 30 m
    max 10 km
    (DT option)
    N/A
  • Long-wave GBIC support
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    N/A
  • Multipath server-to-storage
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
  • Hot Plug features
    		•
    Depends on configuration
    Depends on configuration
    Depends on configuration
    PCI, NIC, fans, PPMs, power supplies
    Server, disks, power supply
  • Redundancy
    		•
    Depends on configuration
    Depends on configuration
    Depends on configuration
    server-to-storage connections, fans, PPMs, NIC, power supplies
    NIC, power supplies
  • Dual Host Bus Adapter
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
  • Tape backup
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
  • Prerequisites
    		•
    RSO, SMART2 / 3200 / 221
    N/A
    N/A
    FC controller PL7000 HBA, FC storage hub, FC switch 8 port
    N/A
  • Kit Contents
    		•
  • 12' Ethernet Crossover Cable, User Guide,Cluster S/100 Software
    		•
    12' Ethernet Crossover Cable, HA/F100 and HA/F200 Admin Guide, Cluster Verification Utility software, Installation Poster
    12' Ethernet Crossover Cable, HA/F100 and HA/F200 Admin Guide, Redundancy Manager-, Intelligent Cluster Admin- and Cluster Verification Utility (CCVU) software, Installation Poster, Multi-media CD Supplement
    HA/F500 Enhanced DT Kit: Admin Guide, Disaster Tolerant Supplement, Poster, Cluster Verification Utility (CCVU)- Web-based Intelligent Cluster Admin- and StorageWorks Secure Path software, Kit contents card
    HA/F500 Enhanced Kit12¢ Ethernet Crossover Cable, Admin Guide Enhanced+Basic Configuration Poster, Cluster Verification Utility (CCVU)- Web-based Intelligent Cluster Admin- and StorageWorks Secure Path software, Kit contents card
    HA/F500 Basic Kit12¢ Ethernet Crossover Cable, Admin Guide, HA/F500 Basic Configuration Poster, Cluster Verification Utility (CCVU) Software, Kit contents card
    Two 2P clustered servers + shared storage (up to six 1² Hot Plug Wide Ultra2 SCSI 10k rpm, max 109.2GB), Integrated Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Adapter - (server boot), Dual Channel 64-bit Wide Ultra2 SCSI adapter (for shared storage interconnect, Support for one full height or two half height removable media devices, Rack or Tower (10U), IRC, ASR-2, High Speed1 IDE CD-ROM drive
    (see also at a glance)
    Feature: Services / Software
    /S100
    /F100
    /F200
    /F500
    CL1850
  • OS
    		•
    MSCS
    MSCS
    MSCS
    MSCS
    MSCS or Netware Cluster
  • Insight Manager
    		•
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    N/A
    N/A
  • Insight Manager - XE
    		•
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
  • Web based Cluster Admin
    		•
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
  • Cluster Configuration Utility
    		•
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
  • Cluster Monitor
    		•
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
  • Redundancy Manager
    		•
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
  • Secure Path software
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
  • StorageWorks Command Console
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
  • Data Replication Manager
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    Feature: Other
    /S100
    /F100
    /F200
    /F500
    CL1850
  • Load Balancing
    		•
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    (static)
    No
  • Read ahead algorithm
    		•
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
  • Setup
    		•
    Compaq Setup Utility
    SmartStart
    SmartStart
    SmartStart
    SmartStart
  • Migration
    		•
    No
    No
    Yes
    (from /F100)
    Yes
    (from RA7000 / ESA1000)
    N/A
    1.N/A = The feature is not applicable to the offered solution.