Dell 4200 PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix

D-2 Dell PowerEdge Cluster (PowerEdge 4200) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Figure D-1. PowerEdge Cluster Configuratio n Mat rix

Dell Computer Corporation Date:________________________

PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix

Unique Cluster ID: _________________

System Service Tag # Node Number RAID Controller IDD

PE 4200 Node 1 7

PE 4200 Node 2 10

SDS 100

Slot # PCI/EISA Slot # Adapter Usage Attachment Instruction

1 EISA slot 1

2 EISA slot 2

3 EISA slot 3

4 PCI slot 4

(Secondary bus) Private NIC Private Network

5 PCI slot 5

(Secondary bus) Second Cluster

PERC (if applicable) Shared Drives Channel 0 Channel 1

6 PCI slot 6

(Primary bus) Standard PERC

(optional) Server Drives Channel 0 Channel 1

7 PCI slot 7

(Primary bus) First Cluster PERC

(required) Shared Drives Channel 0 Channel 1

8 PCI slot 8

(Primary bus) Public NIC Public Network

Contents

Main Page Page Page Safety Instructions efore You Begin W hen Working Inside the Computer rotecting Against Electrostatic Discharge W hen Using the Computer System Page Preface A bout This Guide O ther Documentat i on Y o u May Need N otational Conventions Warnings, Cautions, an d Notes Typographical Conventions Page Contents Chapter 3 Configuring the Cluster Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Page Page Page Page Chapter 1 Getting Started owerEdge Cluster Components Figure 1-1. PowerEdge Cluster Layout inimum System Requirements asic Installation Procedure Adding Peripheral s Required for Clustering Figure 1-2. Back View of a PowerEdge 4200 Cluster Node Setting Up the Clus t er Ha rdware Cabling the Cluster Ha rd ware Updating System BIOS /F i rmware for Clustering Setting Up the Shared Storage Subsystem Hard- Di sk Drives Setting Up the Internal SCSI Hard-Disk Drives Installing and Configuring Windows NT Server Enterpri se E d ition Installing and C on f igu ri ng t he Mic r os of t Cluster Server Softwa re Installing Power E dge Clu ste r Applications Cabling the Clust er Hardware luster Cab l ing O ne Shared Storage Subsystem Cabled to a Cluster Figure 2-1. Cabling a Clustered System With One PowerEdge SDS 100 Storage System wo SDS 100 Storage Systems Cabled to a Sin gle RAI D Contr oller Figure 2-2. Cabling Single RAID Controllers to Two PowerEdge SDS 100 Storage System s wo SDS 100 Storage Systems Cabled to Dual RAID Controllers Figure 2-3. Cabling Dual RAID Controllers to Two PowerEdge SDS 100 Storage Systems MB Cabling Figure 2-4. SMB Cable Connected to One SDS 100 Storage System Figure 2-5. SMB Cables Connected to Two SDS 100 Storage Systems N IC Cabling Page ower Cabling ouse, Keyboard, and Monitor Cabling D isconnecting SCSI Cables While the Cluster Is Running Page Chapter 3 Configuring the Cluster Software L ow-Level Software Configuration Important System Warni n g SCSI Host Adapter IDs Disabling a RAID Controller BIOS RAID Level for the Shared S torage Subsystem(s) RAID Level for the Intern al Hard-Disk Drives (Optional) H igh-Level Software Configuration Installing Intel LANDe sk Server Manager Choosing a Domain Model Changing the IP Addr ess of a Cluster Node Naming and Formatting Shared Drives Driver for the RAID Cont ro ller Updating the NIC Dri ve r Adjusting the Paging File Size and Registry Sizes V erifying the Cluster Functionality 1 x 8 Mode on the SDS 100 Storage System SCSI Controller IDs Cluster Domain RAID Controller Dr iver Shared Storage S ubsystem Driv e Letters Cluster Network Comm un i cations ninstalling Microsoft Cluster Server emoving a Node From a Cluster etting Up the Quorum Resource sing the ftdisk Driver luster RAID Controller Functionality Rebuild Function Does Not Complete After Reboot or Power Loss Rebuild Rate Not Adjustable on Cluster-Enabled RA ID Controller Rebuild Operation in RAID Console Page Chapter 4 Running Applications on a Cluster etting Up Applications Software to Run on the Cluster Internet Informati on S erv er Service File Share Service Print Spooler Service sing the Rediscovery Application in Intel LANDesk Page Page Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Page Page Page Appendix A Upgrading to a Cluster Configuration hecking Your Existing Hardware A dding Expansion Cards for a Cluster Upgrade ounting, Cabling, and Configuring the Cluster Hardware Figure A-1. Back View of a PowerEdge 4200 Cluster Node I nstalling and Configuring the Cluster Software Upgrading the Power Edge 4200 Firmware Upgrading the PowerEdge SDS 100 Storage System Firmware Setting the Cluster Mode With BIOS Setup I nstalling and Configuring NICs Page Appendix B Stand-Alone and Rack Configurations ower Requirements of the PowerEdge Cluster upported Stand-Alone Configurations Kit Installation Restrictions ack Safety N otices Rack Stabilizer Feet Page Page upported Rack Configuration Figure B-3. Supported Rack Configuration ack-Mounting the Network Switch Figure B-4. Attaching the Rack-Mounting Hardware on the Network Switch Page Page Dell Cluster Installer Dat a Card and Checklist PowerEdge Page Appendix D PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix Figure D-1. PowerEdge Cluster Configuratio n Mat rix D-2 Dell PowerEdge Cluster (PowerEdge 4200) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Dell Computer Corpora tion PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix Unique Cluster ID: ________ _________________________ Appendix E Regulatory Compliance egulatory Standards E Notice Safety Standard Page Appendix F Safety Informatio n for Technician s Page Appendix G Warranties and Return Policy L imited Three-Year Warranty (U.S. and Canada Only) Coverage During Year One Coverage Dur ing Years Two and T hree General Page Page Index A B C D E F G I K Q R S T U V W