See the readme.txt file on the HBA driver diskette for more information on installing and updating the driver.

Installing the Dell OpenManage Storage Management Software for the PowerVault Storage System

To manage and configure the storage system attached to the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100, you must install Dell OpenManage software to manage the storage systems attached to the cluster nodes. Table 6-3 provides a list of the Dell OpenManage management software required for the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/ FL100 Datacenter configuration where you should install the software.

NOTE: You must install the Dell OpenManage Storage Management software before continuing with the following sections.

Table 6-3. Dell OpenManage Storage Management Software

Dell OpenManage Product

Location of Software

 

 

Dell OpenManage

All cluster nodes

Application Transparent Failover (ATF)

 

Dell OpenManage

All cluster nodes

Managed Node (Data Agent)

 

Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor

One or all cluster nodes

or

 

Dell OpenManage Data Administrator

 

 

 

Table 6-4 provides a description of the Dell OpenManage software for the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 configuration.

Table 6-4. Dell OpenManage Software

Dell OpenManage

Description

Cluster

Product

 

Nodes

 

 

 

Dell OpenManage

Reestablishes a failed connection to a

All cluster

Application Transparent

PowerVault 65xF caused by a communica-

nodes

Failover (ATF)

tion failure, such as a failed storage pro-

 

 

cessor, HBA, or Fibre Channel cable.

 

 

Without human intervention, ATF can

 

 

reroute the input/output (I/O) through a

 

 

secondary path to the PowerVault 65xF to

 

 

provide connectivity for running applica-

 

 

tions.

 

 

 

 

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