Clustered ONTAP is a scale-out solution that allows customers to
gradually increase the performance and capacity of a single name space
environment (horizontal scaling) to meet the needs of their organization.
This provides a more flexible environment and enables customers to
preserve their investment beyond simple capacity scaling (vertical
scaling).
Note: For Clustered Data ONTAP configurations, Data ONTAP 8.2 is required
and your controller must have 10 GbE connectivity for cluster communication.
The following features provide the option of building Clustered
ONTAP configurations with all supported machines:
- Clustered Data ONTAP Base License: This feature sets the
base cluster license for a Clustered Data ONTAP configuration. This
is the primary feature of Clustered Data ONTAP architecture. Only
one machine in the cluster requires this feature because it generates
the main cluster serial number and configuration to which all other
nodes are added. Every system in the cluster should have the cluster
machine identifier.
- Cluster Machine Identifier: This feature identifies the
machine being ordered as a member of a Clustered Data ONTAP cluster.
It allows the system to be built using the Clustered Data ONTAP licenses
and clustered version of Data ONTAP. Set this identifier to 1 if
the machine is part of a Clustered Data ONTAP cluster. Set it to 0
if the machine is to operate in 7-Mode.
- CN1610 Cluster Interconnect Switch: This switch is used
for cluster communications in Clustered Data ONTAP implementations.
These switches are always used in pairs on the cluster configuration.
Only two are required per cluster. This switch supports clusters with
up to twelve nodes.
For detailed information about Clustered Data ONTAP, see Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 library.
For detailed information about Clustered Data ONTAP switches, see Clustered Data ONTAP Switch library.