Dell EMC AX4-5I manual

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Dell|EMC AX4-5i iSCSI Storage Arrays

With Microsoft® Windows Server®

Failover Clusters

Hardware Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide

Contents

Main Notes, Notices, and Cautions Contents 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware. . . . . . . . 13 Page Introduction Cluster Solution Cluster Hardware Requirements Cluster Nodes Table1-1 lists the hardware requirements for the cluster nodes. NOTE: Cluster Storage NICs Dedicated to iSCSI Ethernet Switches Dedicated to iSCSI Supported Cluster Configurations Direct-Attached Cluster iSCSI SAN-Attached Cluster Other Documents You May Need Page Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor Cabling the Power Supplies Page Cabling Your Cluster for Public and Private Networks Cabling the Public Network Cabling the Private Network NIC Teaming Cabling the Storage Systems Cabling Storage for Your Direct-Attached Cluster Page Cabling Storage for Your iSCSI SAN-Attached Cluster Page 22 Page 24 Page Obtaining More Information Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Cluster Configuration Overview Page Installation Overview Installing the iSCSI NICs Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Modifying the TCP Registry Settings Installing EMC PowerPath Configuring the Shared Storage System Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster Page Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page Cluster Data Form 50 iSCSI Configuration Worksheet A B Page Index C D I