Installation Overview | Dell CX4 instruction

12Configure highly-available applications and services on your Failover Cluster. Depending on your configuration, this may also require providing additional LUNs to the cluster or creating new cluster resource groups. Test the failover capabilities of the new resources.

13Configure client systems to access the highly-available applications and services that are hosted on your failover cluster.

Installation Overview

Each node in your Dell Failover Cluster must be installed with the same release, edition, service pack, and processor architecture of the Windows Server operating system. For example, all nodes in your cluster may be configured with Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition. If the operating system varies among nodes, it is not possible to configure a Failover Cluster successfully. It is recommended to establish server roles prior to configuring a Failover Cluster, depending on the operating system configured on your cluster.

For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix on the Dell High Availability website at www.dell.com/ha.

For a general overview of cluster configuration tasks and more detailed information about deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating system, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

For more information on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

The following sub-sections describe steps that must be taken to enable communication between the cluster nodes and your shared Dell/EMC CX4-series Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the cluster.

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering

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Contents

Hardware Installation Troubleshooting Guide October Contents Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Cluster Configuration OverviewInstalling the Fibre Channel HBAs Zoning Configuration Form Contents Introduction Introduction Cluster nodes Cluster storage Cluster SolutionCluster Hardware Requirements Cluster Node Requirements Component Minimum Requirement Cluster NodesIdentical For the internal drives Cluster Storage Requirements Cluster StorageRequirement Enclosure Expansion Navisphere Manager Storage Views Description Direct-Attached Cluster Supported Cluster ConfigurationsEMC PowerPath Limitations in a Direct-Attached Cluster SAN-Attached Cluster Other Documents You May NeedPage Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling the Power SuppliesCabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling Your Cluster for Public and Private Networks Private network Cluster node Cabling the Public NetworkNetwork Connections Description Cabling the Storage Systems Using Dual-Port Network AdaptersCabling the Private Network NIC Teaming Fibre Channel Connections Cabling Storage for Your Direct-Attached Cluster Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to a Dell/EMC Storage System Cabling a Cluster to a Dell/EMC Storage System CX4-120 or CX4-240 storage system Cluster node HBA ports Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to a CX4-960 Storage System Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling Two Two-Node Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster Storage system Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cluster node Private network Storage system Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to a Dell/EMC Storage System Connect cluster node 1 to the SAN Sw0 CX4-480 storage system Sw1 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 12. Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to the Dell\EMC CX4-960 CX4-960 storage system First cluster, connect cluster node 1 to the SAN There is a maximum of four storage systems per cluster Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to Multiple Storage Systems Storage systems Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to a Tape Library Tape library Configuring Your Cluster With SAN BackupObtaining More Information Tape library Storage systems Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 15. Cluster Configuration Using SAN-Based Backup Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Cluster Configuration OverviewPreparing Your Systems for Clustering Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Installation Overview Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers Installing the Fibre Channel HBAsImplementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric Port Worldwide Names in a SAN Environment Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning Port Worldwide Names in a SAN Environment Identifier Single Initiator Zoning Access Control Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System Storage Groups Storage Group Properties Property Description Displays whether the path is enabled or disabledName Name of the host system IP address IP address of the host system Navisphere Agent Navisphere Manager EMC PowerPath Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Configuring the RAID Level for the Shared Storage Subsystem Configuring the Hard Drives on the Shared Storage SystemsConfiguring and Managing LUNs MirrorView Optional Storage FeaturesSnapView SAN Copy Updating a Dell/EMC Storage System for Clustering Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Been booted Troubleshooting Check all cable connections Check all zone configurationsAttached storage systems Use the Advanced with Cluster Services Window, double-click ServicesRecovery tab My Computer and click Manage Node HBA WWPNs Storage Or Alias WWPNs or Names Zoning Configuration Form Zoning Configuration Form Public IP Address Private IP Address Cluster Data Form Cluster Data Form Name Seed Cluster Data Form DAEs Index Index Installing SAN Index