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Posted to user@vcl.apache.org by Mark Gardner <mk...@vt.edu> on 2011/01/05 19:06:26 UTC
BladeCenter Hardware Requirements
It seems like a lot of the VCL instances are running on BladeCenter
hardware. I have a chassis and a few blades but I suspect I do not have
enough I/O modules to install the VCL to it. Does anyone have a list of the
hardware they are using so I can compare it with what I have?
My config:
BladeCenter H chassis
5 JS21 blades
1 HS21XM blade
1 Ethernet switch module
1 Infiniband 4x module
2 Management modules
4 Power modules
2 Cooling modules
What am I missing? (I suspect I need another Ethernet switch module as I
have only been successful in getting eth0 connected on a blade. I have not
been successful in getting eth1 connected.)
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Mark Gardner
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Re: BladeCenter Hardware Requirements
Posted by Aaron Peeler <aa...@ncsu.edu>.
Not really. A lot of folks are using diff types of hardware. The folks
using xcat are primarily using bladecenters. Most everyone has gone
straight vmware ESX/ESXi.
We have mostly bladecenter E chassis
2 Ethernet switch module
1 Management modules
2 Power modules
2 Cooling modules
with HS21 or HS22 blades
Looks like your only missing the 2nd Ethernet switch module, this is
needed for eth1. I think we normally go with the BNT L2/3 Copper GbESM
switch, but I'll need to check.
Aaron
On 1/5/11 1:06 PM, Mark Gardner wrote:
> It seems like a lot of the VCL instances are running on BladeCenter
> hardware. I have a chassis and a few blades but I suspect I do not
> have enough I/O modules to install the VCL to it. Does anyone have a
> list of the hardware they are using so I can compare it with what I have?
>
> My config:
>
> BladeCenter H chassis
> 5 JS21 blades
> 1 HS21XM blade
> 1 Ethernet switch module
> 1 Infiniband 4x module
> 2 Management modules
> 4 Power modules
> 2 Cooling modules
>
> What am I missing? (I suspect I need another Ethernet switch module as
> I have only been successful in getting eth0 connected on a blade. I
> have not been successful in getting eth1 connected.)
>
> --
> Mark Gardner
> --
>
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Aaron Peeler
Program Manager
Virtual Computing Lab
NC State University
aaron_peeler@ncsu.edu
919-513-4571