In previous releases, a typical HP XC system contained
from 5 to 512 nodes. This release supports 1024 compute nodes plus
additional service nodes as a standard configuration (larger systems
are considered as special cases).
To support a large number of nodes (more than 512),
an HP XC system can be arranged into a large-scale configuration.
This configuration arranges the system as a collection of hardware
regions that are tied together through a ProCurve 2848 Ethernet switch.
Large-scale systems and their switch connections
are described in the HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide.
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