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Platform Guide 1-1
This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware,
storage, and storage area network (SAN) components to your Dell™ PowerEdge™
Cluster FE300 system. The configuration information in this document is specific to
the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Advanced Server operating system.
This document covers the following topics:
• Configuration information for installing peripheral hardware components, such as
HBAs, NICs, and PCI adapter cards into PowerEdge Cluster FE300 configurations
• Configuration rules and guidelines for direct-attached or SAN-attached configurations
NOTICE: Configurations not listed in this document may not be certified or supported
by Dell or Microsoft.
NOTICE: In this guide and in other cluster documentation, the Microsoft Cluster
Service (for Windows 2000 Advanced Server) is also referred to as MSCS.
Supported Cluster Configurations
This section provides information on supported cluster configurations for your PowerEdge
cluster configuration.
Table 1-1 provides a list of supported cluster configurations for the PowerEdge Cluster
FE300 systems running Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
NOTICE: Two-node clusters must be of the same system model.
Obtaining More Information
See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE300 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a detailed
list of related documentation.
Table 1-1. Supported Cluster Configurations
PowerEdge
Cluster
Supported
PowerEdge
Systems
Supported Storage
Systems
Supported Cluster
Interconnect HBA (for the
Private Network)
FE300 1550, 1650, 2500,
2550, 2600, 2650,
4400, 4600, 6400,
6450, 6600, 6650,
and 8450
Dell | EMC FC4700-2
Dell | EMC FC4500
Any Ethernet NIC supported
by the system platform
NOTE: Both cluster nodes
must use homogeneous
(identical) Ethernet NICs for
the cluster interconnect.