Chapter 9 Maintaining the Cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Connecting to Your PowerVault

Storage Systems Using Dell OpenManage Storage Management Software . . . . . 9-1

Connecting to the PowerVault Shared Storage Systems

Using Data Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Connecting to Data Agent Using Data Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Identifying the Cluster Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Connecting to Data Agent Using Data Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Identifying the Device Name of the Storage Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Restoring Communications to a Failed Storage Device Using

Dell OpenManage ATF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Using the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration Software for PowerVault

65xF Storage Processor Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Determining the RAID Levels of the Shared Disk Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

Configuring Your Cluster Nodes Using

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Adding a Third NIC to a Cluster Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 Uninstalling Cluster Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8Running chkdsk /f on a Quorum Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8Replacing a Cluster Node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

Chapter 10 SAN Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Overview of a PowerVault SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

PowerVault SAN Components for PowerEdge Cluster

FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1 SAN-Attached Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Fibre Channel Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Attaching a SAN-Attached Cluster Configuration to a Network . . . . . . . 10-4Using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Attaching a PowerVault Storage System to a SAN-Attached Cluster . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Connecting the PowerEdge Cluster to a Single PowerVault

Storage System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Connecting a PowerVault 130T DLT Library and PowerVault 35F

Fibre Channel Bridge to a Cluster-Attached PowerVault SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

Configuring Hard-Disk Drive Letters Using Multiple

Shared Storage Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7Additional PowerEdge Cluster Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Using the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration Utility

for Storage Processor Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Appendix A Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Troubleshooting Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

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FL100, FE100 specifications

The Dell FE100, FL100, FL200, and FE200 are part of Dell's lineup of advanced networking switches designed to cater to the increasing demand for efficient data handling in enterprise environments. These switches combine powerful performance with a range of features that ensure scalability, reliability, and ease of management.

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