Table 1-6. Cluster Node Requirements (continued)
Rule/Guideline | Description |
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|
RAID controller | One PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller 2/DC |
| (PERC 2/DC) with firmware version 1.01 and driver |
| version 2.62 |
Cluster management | Dell OpenManage™ Cluster Assistant With |
(optional) | ClusterX®, version 3.0.1 with Service Pack 2 or later |
Remote server | Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card (DRAC) |
management (optional) | with firmware version 2.3 and driver version 2.3.0.4 |
Operating systems | Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with |
| the latest Service Pack and hotfixes |
| (one licensed copy per cluster node) |
|
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Shared Storage Requirements for the PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server Configuration
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Table 1-7. PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Shared Storage Requirements
Rule/Guideline | Description |
|
|
Disk array | PowerVault 650F with firmware version 5.11.09 |
Storage processors | Two identical PowerVault storage processors, each |
| with a minimum of 2 GB RAM |
Standby power supplies | Dual standby power supplies required |
Supported RAID levels | RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, and RAID 1/0 |
Tape library (optional) | PowerVault 130T digital linear tape (DLT) library with |
| driver version 1.0 |
|
|
NOTICE: Dell recommends that you use a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) level other than RAID 0 for your PowerVault shared storage system. RAID 0 does not provide the level of availability required for the quorum resource. See the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for your PowerVault storage system for more information about setting up RAID lev- els for the system.
