Dell manual Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide

The following is an overview of the necessary steps for configuring multiple PowerEdge F-Series clusters configured for cluster consolidation. See the PowerEdge Cluster F-Series documentation and the PowerVault storage system documentation for detailed installation information.

To configure multiple PowerEdge F-Series clusters configured for cluster consolida- tion, perform the following steps:

1.Verify that all of the components adhere to the requirements and restrictions described in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Trouble- shooting Guide, as well as to the additional requirements described throughout this document.

2.Make low-level configurations and hardware settings as described in the PowerEdge Cluster F-Series documentation.

3.Configure the storage system as described in the PowerVault storage system documentation.

4.Calculate the Execution Throttle value and change the Execution Throttle value in the nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) for each HBA. Ensure that the sum of all of these values does not exceed 250 and that each value does not exceed 90. See the PowerVault system documentation for instructions for calcu- lating and changing the Execution Throttle value.

5.Disconnect all Fibre Channel interconnects attached to all PowerVault 65xF stor- age systems in the SAN.

6.Perform the following steps for each server:

a.Install Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 6a or later, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server with the latest supported service pack. See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Platform Guide for infor- mation on the supported service packs.

b.Install the QLogic driver.

c.Install the QLConfig configuration utility.

See “Installing the QLConfig Fibre Channel Configuration Utility,” found later in this document, for information on installing QLConfig.

d.Install Dell OpenManage ATF and reboot the server.

e.Install Dell OpenManage Storage Consolidation software (StorageC) for a cluster environment. During the installation, check Yes in response to the question Will this server be used in a Microsoft Cluster Server environment?

f.Shut down Windows and turn off the server.

7.After you have configured all of the servers in the SAN, reconnect all Fibre Chan- nel interconnects to the PowerVault 65xF storage systems.

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