VMS Help V73 Features, System Management Features, OpenVMS Cluster Systems, LANs as Cluster Interconnects  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    An OpenVMS Cluster system can use several LAN interconnects for
    node-to-node communication, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
    Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, and FDDI.

    PEDRIVER, the cluster port driver, provides cluster
    communications over LANs using the NISCA protocol. Originally
    designed for broadcast media, PEDRIVER has been redesigned to
    exploit all the advantages offered by switched LANs, including
    full duplex transmission and more complex network topologies.

    Users of LANs for their node-to-node cluster communication will
    derive the following benefits from the redesigned PEDRIVER:

    o  Removal of restrictions for using Fast Ethernet, Gigabit
       Ethernet, and ATM as cluster interconnects

    o  Improved performance due to better path selection, multipath
       load distribution, and support of full duplex communication

    o  Greater scalability

    o  Ability to monitor, manage, and display information needed to
       diagnose problems with cluster use of LAN adapters and paths

  Additional Information (explode) :

• SCA Control Program
• Packet Loss Error