What you need to know

To expand the cluster, you can:

  • add Linux/UNIX compute hosts to your Windows cluster

  • add Windows compute hosts to your Linux/UNIX cluster

  • add UNIX/Linux and Windows compute hosts to your Solaris cluster

You may also mix multiple Linux/UNIX host types in a cluster. These kinds of mixed clusters are for advanced users.

When you plan a mixed cluster, you must be aware of the following points.