cluster with dl585 and dl385 g2

[Diego Castelli]

Hi all, i know this is an insolit question.

Is there anyone that ever realized cluster using MSCS (win 2003 server SP1) with heterogeneous hardware?

A client wants to know if this is possible....

Based on the official clustering whitepaper i told him that is NOT. But some people told me that in some cases this will work.

is this really possible? Anyone has done it before?

Thanks in advance.

[Mauro Rusignuolo]

not seem to be a big problem...
take a look at this link.

https://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/it/library/ServerHelp/d577afb5-9f3a-47e8-a744-2546d330cb17.mspx?mfr=true

ciao.

TJK

[Diego Castelli]

Thanks for the rapid response, anyway this is an extract of the official whitepaper, that you can find here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5BBB021-0760-48F3-A53B-0351FC3337A1&displaylang=en

-----------quotation----------------------

â ¢ All hardware should be identical, slot for slot, card for card, BIOS, firmware revisions, and so on, for all nodes. This makes configuration easier and eliminates compatibility problems.

-----------end of quotation--------------------

I'm especially interested in finding someone that has done it ever, for potential issues, problems and so on.


Thanks, anyway.
:-)
Diego.

[Mauro Rusignuolo]

yes, you are right.
hardware should be identical.
but "should be".
for sure, creating a cluster using identical systems should be easier.

I created a few clusters using different hardware having some problems (solved).

after of that, I choosen for create cluster using virtual machines :-)...

[Diego Castelli]

Thank you so much.
I think i'll not do that.
At least i will not provide warrant on that... :-P

Diego.

[Mauro Rusignuolo]

the best solution! :-)

ciao.

TJK.