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The Data Agent should be installed as a cluster resource and managed by Microsoft Cluster Server so that only one Data Agent is running at any one time. Only one Data Agent should be running to ensure that the nodes have a consistent view of the PowerVault storage system. Use the following steps to install the Data Agent as a cluster resource:
1.Confirm that Dell OpenManage Managed Node Agent is installed on both nodes.
2.On both nodes, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click on Control Panel.
3.Click on Services to modify the
4.On both nodes, make sure that the Managed Node Agent is using the same avail- able LUN for communications.
5.After installing Microsoft Cluster Server on both nodes, open the Cluster Administrator.
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7.Type Managed Node Agent in the Name field.
8.From the Resource Type
9.Click Next.
10.Verify that both nodes appear in the Possible Owners window, and click Next.
11.Highlight Cluster IP Address and Cluster Name, move them to the Resource Dependencies window, and click Next.
Enabling these dependencies ensures that as soon as the Data Agent starts, the Administrator can connect to the Data Agent through the cluster IP address or the cluster name.
12.Type Dell_OpenManage_Data_Agent in the Service Name field, and click Next.
13.Click Finish.
14.Click OK.
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NOTE: After installing the Dell OpenManage Managed Node Agent as a generic resource in the cluster, the cluster software is responsible for managing the Data Agent. If you try to stop the Data Agent in the Control Panel or in the Agent Configura- tor, the cluster will try to start the Data Agent automatically. Therefore, you should stop or start the Data Agent only by using Cluster Administrator to bring the Managed Node Agent resource
