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Table 1-2. Cluster Consolidation Rules (continued)

Rule/Guideline

Description

 

 

Operating system

All clusters attached to a single PowerVault 65xF stor-

 

age system must be running either Windows NT Server

 

4.0, Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced

 

Server. A mixture of operating systems within a cluster

 

is not supported.

 

 

Windows NT or

Windows NT configurations require Service Pack 6a or

Windows 2000

later. Windows 2000 configurations require the latest

service pack

supported service pack. See the Dell PowerEdge Clus-

 

ter FE100/FL100 Platform Guide for more information

 

on the latest supported service pack.

 

 

PowerVault 530F

Not supported.

SAN Appliance

 

 

 

Disks

Each cluster has its own set of disks within the

 

PowerVault Fibre Channel disk array and cannot have

 

access to any other cluster’s disks.

 

 

SAN support

A cluster consolidation configuration consists of no

 

more than 10 clusters or 20 individual servers in several

 

combinations. For example, you can have a configura-

 

tion consisting of 5 clusters (10 servers) and 10

 

stand-alone servers for a total of 20 servers.

 

 

Standalone servers

A mixture of standalone servers and cluster server

 

pairs on the cluster consolidation storage system is not

 

supported.

 

 

Additional software

Dell OpenManage ATF version 2.2.0.0 or later for Win-

application programs

dows NT; version 2.3.2.5 or later for Windows 2000.

 

Dell OpenManage Managed Node (Data Agent)

 

version 4.1.4.0 or later.

 

Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor version 3.02.19 or

 

later, or Dell OpenManage Data Administrator

 

version 3.02.19 or later.

 

 

Basic Installation Overview for Cluster Consolidation

NOTICE: Before installing the cluster, ensure that your site can handle the power requirements of the cluster equipment. Contact your Dell sales rep- resentative for information about your region’s power requirements.

WARNING: Hardware installation should be performed only by trained service technicians. Before working inside the computer system, see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge system documentation to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death.

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