Dell F-Series SAN-Attached Cluster Configurations, Using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches

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18.Install Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX from the management console (optional).

19.Record the configuration of the cluster on the cluster data sheets provided in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

Using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches

You can connect cluster nodes to the PowerVault 65xF shared storage system by using redundant PowerVault Fibre Channel switches. When cluster nodes are con- nected to the storage system through Fibre Channel switches, the cluster configuration is technically attached to a SAN.

NOTE: For Windows NT cluster configurations, you must first install Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 6a or later before you connect Fibre Channel switches to the cluster. See the cluster’s basic installation procedure, found in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, for installa- tion information.

To connect your cluster nodes to the PowerVault 65xF shared storage system, your system must have the following features:

Two PowerVault 50F, 51F, or 56F Fibre Channel switches (more switches may be necessary depending on the configuration)

NOTICE: PowerVault 50F Fibre Channel switches are not supported in SAN-attached cluster consolidation configurations; however, these switches may be used for standard SAN-attached clusters.

Copper high-speed, serial data connector (HSSDC) cables to connect the cluster nodes to the Fibre Channel switches

Copper cables with an HSSDC connector on one end and a DB-9 connector on the other to connect the Fibre Channel switch to the PowerVault 65xF disk pro- cessor enclosure (DPE) storage systems

NOTE: For cluster configurations, you can use only copper cables (not optical cables) to connect the cluster nodes to Fibre Channel switches.

SAN-Attached Cluster Configurations

The following sections provide configuration and cabling examples for SAN-attached clusters.

Connecting a Single PowerEdge Cluster to a Single PowerVault 65xF Storage System

Connect each cluster node to both Fibre Channel switches and connect each Fibre Channel switch to both PowerVault 65xF storage processors on the cluster’s shared storage, as shown in Figure 1-5.

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