University at Buffalo
The State University of New York
CCR
Center for
Computational Research
Client/Server Configurations
n Three Main Types
q Type 1: Standard Cluster Configuration
m Represents most CCR platforms (same IP
subnet)
q Type 2: Firewall Cluster Configuration
m Represents remote firewall protected
platforms (different IP subnets)
q Type 3: Heterogeneous OS Cluster
Configuration
m Represents different OS architectures
combined into one internally IP addressed cluster platform