A-4 Dell PowerEdge Cluster (PowerEdge 4200) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
NICs installed in the same node must reside on separate
subnetworks. Therefore, the second NIC added to a
cluster node must have a different network Internet Pro-
tocol (IP) address than the first NIC on the same node.
The procedure for adding and setting up a NIC in a clus-
ter node is provided below.
NOTE: The IP addresses used are examples only and are
not representative of actual addresses that should be
used.
This procedure assumes that Windows NT Enterprise
Edition, the current Windows NT Service Pack, and
Cluster Server are installed on both cluster nodes, and the
IP addresses are 143.166.110.2 for the NIC in the first
node and 143.166.110.4 for the NIC in the second node.
The subnet mask for both nodes is 255.255.255.0.
1. Move all cluster resources to the first cluster
node.
Refer to the Microsoft Cluster Server Administra-
tor’s Guide for information about moving cluster
resources to a specific node.
2. Power down the second cluster node and inst all
the second NIC in that system.
Refer to the User’s Guide for your system for
instructions about installing expansion cards in your
system.
3. Boot to the Windows NT Server Enterprise Edi-
tion operating system.
4. Click the Start button, point to Settings and then
click Control Panel. Double-click the Net work
icon.
5. Install the driver for the second NIC.
6. Enter the new NIC’s IP addr ess, m aking su re that
the network identification (ID) portion of the IP
address is different from the other adapter.
For example, if the first NIC in the node had an
address of 143.166.110.2 with a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0, you may enter the following IP
address and subnet mask for the second NIC:
IP Address: 143.166.100.6
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
7. Click OK, exit the Control Panel, and restart the
node.
8. At the Windows NT desktop, click the Start but-
ton, point to Program, select Administrative Tools
(Common), and then select Cluster Administra-
tor. Click the Network tab and verify that a new
resource called “New Cluster Network” has been
created.
9. Move the cluster resources over to the second
cluster node and repeat steps 2 through 9 on the
first cluster node.
As you did with the second node, be sure to assign
the new NIC with the same subnet as the second NIC
of the second node (for example, 143.166.100.7).
10. In the dialog box, add a new cluster IP address
resource name and assign it the same network
address as the new NIC, but give the resource a
unique host address.
For example, you might assign the following IP
address:
IP Address: 143.166.100.8
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
If the installation and IP address assignments have been
performed correctly, all of the new NIC resources will
appear online and will respond successfully to ping
commands.