Dell SE500W manual Configuring IP Addresses for the Private Network

Table 3-1. Applications and Hardware Requiring IP Address Assignments (continued)

Application/Hardware	Description
Cluster node network adapters	The network adapters are used to connect to the public and
	private networks.
	For cluster operation, two network adapters are required: one network
	adapter for the public network (LAN/WAN) and another network
	adapter for the private network (sharing heartbeat information between
	the cluster nodes).
	See "Cabling Your Cluster Hardware" for more information about cluster
	interconnect options.
	NOTE: To ensure cluster operations during a DHCP server failure,
	Dell recommends using static IP addresses for your cluster.
	NOTE: On certain Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations, using an
	Ethernet cable in a point-to-point connection can impact node-to-node
	communications. See Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 239924, 242430,
	254651, and 258750 at www.microsoft.com for more information. This issue
	has been corrected in Windows Server 2003.

Configuring IP Addresses for the Private Network

Dell recommends using the static IP address assignments for the network adapters used for the private network (cluster interconnect). The IP addresses in Table 3-2 are used as examples only.

Table 3-2. Examples of IP Address Assignments

Usage	Cluster Node 1	Cluster Node 2
Public network static IP address (for client and	192.168.1.101	192.168.1.102
domain controller communications)
Public network subnet mask	255.255.255.0	255.255.255.0
Private network static IP address cluster	10.0.0.1	10.0.0.2
interconnect (for node-to-node communications)
Private network subnet mask	255.255.255.0	255.255.255.0
Default gateway	192.168.1.1	192.168.1.1
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)	Primary	Primary
servers	192.168.1.11	192.168.1.11
	Secondary	Secondary
	192.168.1.12	192.168.1.12
Domain Naming Server (DNS) servers	Primary	Primary
	192.168.1.21	192.168.1.21
	Secondary	Secondary
	192.168.1.22	192.168.1.22

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