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тАО09-22-2006 04:57 AM
тАО09-22-2006 04:57 AM
We have two rx4640's running 11.23. They share an HP VA7410 and run HP Service Guard. We currently have our heartbeat connection running on a private network through a cheap six port hub. It currently goes like this:
rx4640#1 -> Single port NIC -> Cable -> Hub -> Cable -> Single Port NIC -> rx4640#2.
Can I dump the two cables and hub and replace them with a cross-over cable? If not, then why.
Thanks,
Darrell Tschakert
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тАО09-22-2006 05:19 AM
тАО09-22-2006 05:19 AM
SolutionThis solution only works in a two node cluster. There is no way to have a Standby LAN card when using a Crossover LAN cable, so it is not possible to use SG local LAN failover.
When either LAN card fails, or the crossover cable is disconnected, both LAN cards go down. This is because the electrical signals necessary for the cards to determine that a valid LAN connection exists are not present. The result is that since both nodes appear to have a bad LAN card, ServiceGuard may TOC the wrong node. If a hub was used between the two LAN cards, then the hub would provide the electrical signals to the other card, allowing it to stay up.
On multi-speed cards, such as 10/100Base-T, the cards must negotiate which speed will be used when the system boots up. If only one system is booted and the remote system is down, then the negotiation will fail, and the card will not be enabled at all. So when the second node eventually comes up, it's LAN will also be down. If a hub is used, then the negotiation will succeed, so the LAN cards will come up at bootup, even if only one node is running.
It may be possible to force some multi-speed LAN cards to bypass the negotiation at bootup and to use a predetermined fixed speed. If this is possible, then would allow the two systems to boot up at different times and still use the Crossover cable connected LAN cards once they are both booted up.
Since both cards may go down when there is a failure when a Crossover cable is used, it can be difficult to determine where the problem lies. Another problem using Crossover cables is that if they are not properly labeled, they may accidently be used in situations where they will not work.
For the reasons listed above, HP does not recommend using Crossover cables for ServiceGuard configurations. However, they are still supported as long as you are willing to accept the above limitations. Using a Crossover cables is cheaper than using a hub, but it compromises the HA solution.
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тАО09-22-2006 07:42 AM
тАО09-22-2006 07:42 AM
Re: Will Crossover cable work for SG heartbeat?
What a great answer. Give the guy a silver dollar and a thank you very much. Very helpful. I will pass it on to my supervisor and she will say the same thing.
Enjoy,
Darrell Tschakert
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тАО09-22-2006 03:30 PM
тАО09-22-2006 03:30 PM
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тАО09-24-2006 11:49 PM
тАО09-24-2006 11:49 PM
Re: Will Crossover cable work for SG heartbeat?
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