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When installation is complete, check the functionality of your cluster system by per- forming a number of tests. See “Verifying the Cluster Functionality” in Chapter 3 for specific tests and procedures to check the operation of the cluster.
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Refer to “Running Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor in a Cluster” and “Running Dell OpenManage Data Administrator in a Cluster” in Chapter 3 for information about connecting either of these utilities to the Data Agent using the cluster name.
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Additional steps are required to configure applications software to run on the cluster. Chapter 4, “Running Applications Software on a Cluster,” provides general informa- tion about this process and cites example procedures for setting up the Windows NT Internet Information Service (IIS) Version 3.0 Virtual Root service, the File Share ser- vice, and the Print Spooler service to run on a cluster.
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NOTE: DPEs contain no power switches except those on the power supply, which are located behind the drive fan pack. Consequently, PowerVault 65xF DPEs are always on when connected to the electrical outlet.
When AC power is initially applied to a DPE, the disk drives power up according to their specifications, and they spin up in a specified sequence. The
Start the PowerEdge Cluster FE100 components in the following order:
1.Start the PowerVault storage system first.
The first drive in the storage system begins to spin up two minutes after the stor- age system is started. The second drive begins spinning up 12 seconds later, followed by the third drive 12 seconds after that, and so on.
2.Start the primary PowerEdge node.
3.Start the second node.