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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 35
Preparing Your Systems for
Clustering
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and access
any of the components inside the system. See the safety information that shipped
with your system for complete information about safety precautions, working
inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
Cluster Configuration Overview
1
Ensure that your site can handle the cluster’s power requirements.
Contact your sales representative for information about your region's
power requirements.
2
Install the systems, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnect
switches (example: in an equipment rack), and ensure that all these
components are powered on.
NOTE: For more information on step 3 to step 7 and step 10 to step 13, see
"Preparing your systems for clustering" section of Dell Failover Clusters with
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide or Dell
Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
3
Deploy the operating system (including any relevant service pack and
hotfixes), network adapter drivers, and storage adapter drivers (including
Multipath I/O drivers(MPIO)) on each of the systems that will become
cluster nodes. Depending on the deployment method that is used, it may
be necessary to provide a network connection to successfully complete this
step.
NOTE: To help in planning and deployment of your cluster, record the relevant
cluster configuration information in the "Cluster Data Form" on page 55 and
zoning information in the "Zoning Configuration Form" on page 57.