The Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) includes 3 cluster Categories: “Cluster”, “Cluster/SCSI Adapter”, and “Cluster/Raid”. What are these and how do they compare?
The most important Category for customers is “Cluster”. This is the list of validated cluster configurations on which Microsoft can support Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition clustering. The other two categories are for vendors, system integrators, and test labs that are validating cluster configurations for customers. They list candidate components that have been partially tested by Microsoft within a particular cluster configuration. Microsoft does this candidate testing to help vendors and others more rapidly validate complete configurations for customers. When you query the HCL for these Categories (“Cluster/SCSI adapter” and “Cluster/Raid”), a message is displayed which explains this situation.
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