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NOTE: When formatting disks from one node, you must power down the second node. Reboot both nodes after the configuration is modified.

You must set up the Fibre Channel disk drives in the shared storage subsystem for clustering. The first step is to configure the RAID level for the shared storage sub- system using the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor or, if available, Data Administrator. Refer to the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Installation and Opera- tion Guide or the Dell OpenManage Data Administrator Installation and Operation Guide for instructions on setting up a RAID in the PowerVault storage system.

After the RAID is set up, partition and format the Fibre Channel disk drives in the shared storage subsystem, and assign drive letters to each LUN. For instructions on partitioning and formatting the shared storage subsystem hard-disk drives, refer to the Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition Administrator’s Guide and the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Installation and Operation Guide or the Dell Open- Manage Data Administrator Installation and Operation Guide. See “Naming and Formatting Shared Drives” in Chapter 3 of this guide to assign drive letters for the shared storage disk drives.

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Like Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition, you must install the Cluster Server soft- ware on both nodes if it has not already been done. Refer to the Microsoft Cluster Server Administrator’s Guide for instructions on installing and configuring the cluster- ing software. Also refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring the Cluster Software,” in this guide for specific information about installing and configuring Microsoft Cluster Server on your PowerEdge Cluster FE100.

NOTE: When you set up the Microsoft Cluster Server software, Dell recommends that you create a new domain account for the cluster administrator. Do not use the current administrator account or any other account whose password changes frequently.

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After you install Microsoft Cluster Server, you must apply either the cluster hotfix (if you are running Windows NT Service Pack 3) or you must reapply the Windows NT Service Pack 4.

If you are using Windows NT Service Pack 3, you must install the post-Service Pack 3 hotfix, clusfixi.exe. Download the clusfixi.exe hotfix from the following FTP site:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes- postSP3/roll-up/cluster/

If you are using Windows NT Service Pack 4, simply reapply the service pack.

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