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7
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Configuring Fibre Channel as an OpenVMS Cluster Storage Interconnect
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7.1
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Overview of OpenVMS Fibre Channel Support
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7.2
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Fibre Channel Configuration Support
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7.2.1
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Fibre Channel Remedial Kits
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7.2.2
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Mixed-Version and Mixed-Architecture Cluster Support
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7.3
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Example Configurations
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7.3.1
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Single Host with Dual-Ported Storage
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7.3.2
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Multiple Hosts With One Dual-Ported Storage Controller
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7.3.3
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Multiple Hosts With Storage Controller Redundancy
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7.3.4
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Multiple Hosts With Multiple Independent Switches
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7.3.5
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Multiple Hosts With Dual Fabrics
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7.3.6
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Multiple Hosts With Larger Fabrics
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7.4
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Fibre Channel Addresses, WWIDs, and Device Names
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7.4.1
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Fibre Channel Addresses and WWIDs
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7.4.2
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OpenVMS Names for Fibre Channel Devices
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7.4.2.1
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Fibre Channel Storage Adapter Names
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7.4.2.2
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Fibre Channel Path Names
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7.4.2.3
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Fibre Channel Disk Device Identification
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7.5
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Fibre Channel Tape Support
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7.5.1
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Minimum Hardware Configuration
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7.5.2
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Overview of Fibre Channel Tape Device Naming
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7.5.2.1
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Tape and Medium Changer Device Names
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7.5.2.2
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Use of Worldwide Identifiers (WWIDs)
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7.5.2.3
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File-Based Device Naming
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7.5.3
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Management Support for Fibre Channel Tape Devices
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7.5.4
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Configuring a Fibre Channel Tape Device
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7.5.4.1
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Basic Configuration Steps: Summary
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7.5.4.2
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Basic Configuration Steps: Details
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7.5.4.3
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Creating User-Specified Device Names
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7.5.5
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Changing the Name of an Existing Fibre Channel Tape Device
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7.5.6
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Moving a Physical Tape Device on Fibre Channel
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7.5.7
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Swapping Out an NSR on Fibre Channel
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7.5.8
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Serving a Fibre Channel Tape Device
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7.5.9
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Replacing a Fibre Channel Tape Device
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7.5.10
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Determining the Physical Location of a Fibre Channel Tape Device
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7.5.11
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Accessing a Fibre Channel Tape Device in a Standalone Environment
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7.5.12
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Multipath Tape Support
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7.6
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Using the AlphaServer Console for Configuring FC (Alpha Only)
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7.6.1
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Viewing the FC Configuration from the Console
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7.6.2
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Setting Up FC Disks for Booting and Dumping
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7.7
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Booting on a Fibre Channel Storage Device on OpenVMS Integrity server Systems
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7.7.1
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Installing the Bootable Firmware
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7.7.2
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Checking the Firmware Version
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7.7.3
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Configuring the Boot Device Paths on the FC
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7.8
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Setting Up a Storage Controller for Use with OpenVMS
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7.8.1
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Setting Up the Device Identifier for the CCL
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7.8.2
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Setting Up the Device Identifier for Disk Devices
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7.9
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Creating a Cluster with a Shared FC System Disk
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7.9.1
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Configuring Additional Cluster Nodes to Boot with a Shared FC Disk (Integrity servers Only)
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7.9.2
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Online Reconfiguration
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7.9.3
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HSG Host Connection Table and Devices Not Configured
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7.10
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Using Interrupt Coalescing for I/O Performance Gains (Alpha Only)
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7.11
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Using Fast Path in Your Configuration
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7.12
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FIBRE_SCAN Utility for Displaying Device Information
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| Chapter 8 |
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8
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Configuring OpenVMS Clusters for Availability
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8.1
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Availability Requirements
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8.2
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How OpenVMS Clusters Provide Availability
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8.2.1
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Shared Access to Storage
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8.2.2
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Component Redundancy
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8.2.3
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Failover Mechanisms
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8.2.4
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Related Software Products
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8.3
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Strategies for Configuring Highly Available OpenVMS Clusters
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8.3.1
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Availability Strategies
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8.4
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Strategies for Maintaining Highly Available OpenVMS Clusters
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8.4.1
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Strategies for Maintaining Availability
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8.5
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Availability in a LAN OpenVMS Cluster
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8.5.1
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Components
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8.5.2
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Advantages
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8.5.3
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Disadvantages
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8.5.4
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Key Availability Strategies
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8.6
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Configuring Multiple LANs
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8.6.1
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Selecting MOP Servers
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8.6.2
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Configuring Two LAN Segments
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8.6.3
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Configuring Three LAN Segments
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8.7
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Availability in a Cluster over IP
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8.7.1
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Components
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8.7.2
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Advantages
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8.7.3
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Key Availability and Performance Strategies
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8.8
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Availability in a MEMORY CHANNEL OpenVMS Cluster
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8.8.1
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Components
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8.8.2
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Advantages
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8.8.3
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Disadvantages
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8.8.4
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Key Availability Strategies
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8.9
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Availability in an OpenVMS Cluster with Satellites
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8.9.1
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Components
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8.9.2
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Advantages
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8.9.3
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Disadvantages
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8.9.4
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Key Availability Strategies
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8.10
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Multiple-Site OpenVMS Cluster System
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8.10.1
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Components
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8.10.2
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Advantages
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8.11
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Disaster-Tolerant OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
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