Dell F-Series manual Dell PowerEdge Cluster Series SAN Guide

Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster

F-Series SAN Guide

This document supplements the information in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/ FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide and the Dell PowerVault™ storage area network (SAN) documentation for using Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series configura- tions running Microsoft® Cluster Server (MSCS) and Microsoft Windows® 2000 Cluster Service software in conjunction with Dell PowerVault SAN 3.0. This document provides supplemental information and procedures specific to SAN configurations.

See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a detailed list of additional related documentation, in-depth information, and step- by-step procedures for configuring a cluster.

Use this document in conjunction with the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for installing Dell PowerEdge F-Series configu- rations into a SAN environment.

This document and other PowerEdge cluster documents use the term F-Seriesto refer to PowerEdge FE100 and FL100 systems.

MSCS Cluster Support for Dell PowerVault

Storage Area Networks

A Dell PowerVault SAN is a configuration of computer and storage systems that incor- porates dedicated Fibre Channel connectivity between the computer systems and storage. A SAN bypasses traditional network bottlenecks and supports direct high- speed data transfer between the servers and storage devices. SAN storage may consist of both hard-disk drive and tape storage devices that are connected through switches and bridges to one or more servers or clusters. See the Dell PowerVault SAN documentation for more information.

PowerEdge Cluster F-Series configurations can be either direct-attached or SAN- attached clusters.

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