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Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100 User Manual (98 pages)
Datacenter Server
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Table of Contents
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Typographical Conventions
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
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Getting Started
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Overview of Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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Overview of a Dell Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configuration
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SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration
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Figure 1-1. SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration
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Failover and Failback Support
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Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Identification
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Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Failover Options
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N+1 Failover
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Multiway Failover
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Figure 1-2. N+1 Failover
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Cascading Failover
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Figure 1-3. Example of a 4-Node Multiway Failover
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N-Way Migration
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Figure 1-4. Example of a 4-Node Cascading Failover
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Figure 1-5. Example of a 4-Node N-Way Migration Solution
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Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Minimum System Requirements
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Cluster Nodes
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Cluster Storage
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Cluster Interconnect Connections
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(Private Network)
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Cluster Client Network Connections
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(Public Network)
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Operating System and System Management Software
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Datacenter Server Support Configuration Requirements
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Required Configuration Requirements for the Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server
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Shared Storage Requirements for the Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configuration
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SAN-Attached Cluster Requirements
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Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100
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Chapter 2 Installation Overview
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Chapter 3 Preparing Poweredge and Powervault Systems for Clustering
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Chapter 4 Cabling the Cluster Hardware
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Cluster Cabling Components
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Fibre Channel Copper Connectors
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Figure 4-1. DB-9 Connector
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Figure 4-2. HSSDC Connector
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Cabling Your Private Network
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Using Broadcom Netextreme Gigabit Ethernet Controllers in
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Your Private Network
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Using Giganet Clan for the Private Network
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Figure 4-3. Configuration Using a Broadcom Netextreme Gigabit Nics
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Cabling Your Public Network
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Using Nics in Your Public Network
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Protecting Your Cluster from Power Failure
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Connecting Standby Power Supplies in the Powervault System
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Figure 4-4. Configuration Using a Giganet Clan NIC for the Private Network
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Cabling Your Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor in a Dell Rack
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Figure 4-5. Cable Configuration of Powervault 65Xf Power Supplies
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Chapter 5 Configuring Storage Systems (Low-Level Configuration)
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Chapter 6 Configuring the System Software
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Preparing for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Installation
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Configuring the Cluster Nodes in a
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Windows 2000 Domain
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Configuring the Windows 2000 Cluster Service
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Configuring the Public and Private Networks
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Static IP Address
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Configuring the IP Addresses for the Private Network
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Installing and Configuring Your Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Network
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Overview of a Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Network Installation
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Updating the Host Bus Adapter Driver
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Installing the Dell Openmanage Storage Management Software for the Powervault Storage System
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Configuring Shared Drives Using the Windows 2000 Disk Management Tool
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Assigning Drive Letters and Formatting Drives on the Shared Storage System
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Using the Windows 2000 Dynamic Disks and Volumes
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Verifying Cluster Readiness
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Installing and Configuring the Windows 2000 Cluster Service
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Cluster Quorum Resource
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Cluster Resource Group
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Adding Additional Applications and Data to the Quorum Disk
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Verifying Cluster Functionality
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Verifying Cluster Service
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Verifying Cluster Resource Availability
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Configuring the Data Agent for Cluster Failover
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Configuring the Dell Openmanage Manage Node (Data Agent) for a Cluster Environment
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Configuring Failover and Failback Support
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Failover Support through Four-Node Clustering
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Modifying the Failover Sequence of the Disk Groups
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Chapter 7 Installing Cluster Management and Systems Management Software
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Microsoft Cluster Administrator
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Running Cluster Administrator on a Cluster Node
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Installing Cluster Administrator on a Remote Console Running Windows 2000 Professional
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Installing the Cluster Administrator on a Remote Console Running Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Server Editions
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Installing Cluster Administrator for Windows 2000 on a Remote Console Running Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition
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Installing Dell Openmanage Cluster Assistant with Clusterx (Optional)
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Chapter 8 Upgrading Your Poweredge System to a Cluster Configuration
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Upgrading Your Poweredge System to a Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configuration
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Installing the Appropriate Version of Windows 2000 on Your Poweredge System
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Adding Peripherals to Your Cluster
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Configuring Fibre Channel Hbas on Separate PCI Buses
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Configuring Powervault DPE and DAE Enclosure Addresses
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Configuring Powervault Shared Storage Hard-Disk Drives
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Configuring the Luns and RAID Level for the Shared Storage Subsystem
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Configuring Internal SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
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RAID Level for the Internal SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
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Chapter 9 Maintaining the Cluster
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Connecting to Your Powervault Storage Systems Using Dell Openmanage Storage Management Software
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Connecting to the Powervault Shared Storage Systems
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Using Data Agent
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Connecting to Data Agent Using Data Administrator
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Identifying the Cluster Name
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Connecting to Data Agent Using Data Supervisor
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Identifying the Device Name of the Storage Processor
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Restoring Communications to a Failed Storage Device Using
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Dell Openmanage ATF
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Determining the RAID Levels of the Shared Disk Volumes
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Using the Qlogic Fibre Channel Configuration Software for Powervault 65Xf Storage Processor Replacement
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Configuring Your Cluster Nodes Using Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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Adding a Third NIC to a Cluster Node
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Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Node
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Uninstalling Cluster Service
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Running Chkdsk /F on a Quorum Disk
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Replacing a Cluster Node
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Chapter 10 SAN Components
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Overview of a Powervault SAN
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Powervault SAN Components for Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configurations
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SAN-Attached Clusters
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Fibre Channel Fabrics
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Figure 10-1. SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration
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Attaching a SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration to a Network
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Figure 10-2. SAN-Attached Clusters Using a Public, Private
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And SAN Network
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Attaching a Powervault Storage System to a SAN-Attached Cluster
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Connecting the Poweredge Cluster to a Single Powervault
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Storage System
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Connecting a Powervault 130T DLT Library and Powervault 35F Fibre Channel Bridge to a Cluster-Attached Powervault SAN
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Configuring Hard-Disk Drive Letters Using Multiple
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Shared Storage Units
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Using Dell Powervault Fibre Channel Switches
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Additional Poweredge Cluster Maintenance Procedures
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Using the Qlogic Fibre Channel Configuration Utility for Storage Processor Failure
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Appendix A Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Windows 2000
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Appendix B Cluster Data Sheets
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Cluster Data Sheets
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Poweredge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configuration Matrix
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Index
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