Multinode hardware
Chapter 4.
configurations
This chapter describes what you have to consider in working with multinode
hardware configurations. We provide prerequisites and setup information for
creating a multinode complex, and how to work with multinode systems.
This chapters discusses the following topics:
4.1, "Introduction and terminology" on page 196
4.3, "Understanding scalability" on page 199
4.4, "Prerequisites to create a multinode complex" on page 201
4.5, "Upgrading an x3850 M2 to an x3950 M2" on page 204
4.6, "Cabling of multinode configurations" on page 209
4.7, "Configuring partitions" on page 220
4.8, "Working with partitions" on page 228
4.9, "Observations with scalability configurations" on page 237
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