Introduction 5
Introduction
A Dell™ Failover Cluster combines specific hardware and software
components to provide enhanced availability for applications and services
that run on your cluster. A Failover Cluster reduces the possibility of any
single point of failure within the system that can cause the clustered
applications or services to become unavailable. It is recommended that you
use redundant components like servers, storage power supplies, connections
between the nodes and the storage array(s), connections to client systems or
other servers in a multi-tier enterprise application architecture in your cluster.
This document provides information and specific configuration tasks that
enable you to configure your Failover Cluster with Dell|EMC AX4-5i
Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) storage array(s).
For more information on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2003
operating systems, 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.
For a list of recommended operating systems, hardware components, and
driver or firmware versions for your Failover Cluster, see the Dell Cluster
Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell High Availability
Clustering website at www.dell.com/ha.