Dell FE100, FL100 manual Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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Windows 2000 Advanced Server

The PowerEdge Cluster FE100 and FL100 support clustering on Windows 2000 Advanced Server. See the following sections for information on supported configura- tions and service packs. See also the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for installation instructions for hardware config- urations using Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Homogeneous Configurations

Your PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 configuration supports the following PowerEdge servers as cluster nodes in homogeneous pairs (same server) with Windows 2000 Advanced Server:

PowerEdge 2400-2400

PowerEdge 2450-2450

PowerEdge 4300-4300

PowerEdge 4350-4350

PowerEdge 4400-4400

PowerEdge 6300-6300

PowerEdge 6350-6350

PowerEdge 6400-6400

PowerEdge 6450-6450

PowerEdge 8450-8450

NOTE: Heterogeneous server clusters (mixed server models) are not supported with PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 configurations running Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

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FL100, FE100 specifications

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