Table 6-4. Dell OpenManage Software (continued)

Dell OpenManage

Description

Cluster

Product

 

Nodes

 

 

 

Dell OpenManage

Provides connectivity from the cluster

All

Managed Node

node (host) to the PowerVault storage sys-

cluster

(Data Agent)

tem, thereby allowing Data Supervisor and

nodes

 

Data Administrator to send and receive

 

 

information to and from the PowerVault

 

 

65xF connected to a Windows 2000 Data-

 

 

center Server host (cluster node).

 

 

Data Agent must be installed on one of

 

 

the cluster nodes with either Data

 

 

Supervisor or Data Administrator.

 

Dell OpenManage

Provides PowerVault storage management

One or all

Data Supervisor

and configuration through a graphical user

cluster

(Optional)

interface (GUI). Data Supervisor allows

nodes

 

you to configure and manage the disks

 

 

and components in a single PowerVault

 

 

65xF, as well as bind and unbind logical

 

 

unit numbers (LUNs), change configura-

 

 

tion settings, and create LUNs.

 

Dell OpenManage

Provides PowerVault storage management

One or all

Data Administrator

and configuration through a GUI. Data

cluster

(Optional)

Administrator contains the same capabili-

nodes

 

ties as Data Supervisor, but also allows

 

 

you to configure and manage multiple

 

 

PowerVault storage components in a sin-

 

 

gle window.

 

 

 

 

After you install the Dell OpenManage management software, you must bind the LUNs in the shared storage system that is attached to the cluster. In some cases, the LUNs may have been preconfigured by Dell. However, you must install the manage- ment software and verify that your LUN configuration exists.

LUN management, configuration, and remote administration is achieved from the cluster node by starting the Dell OpenManage Managed Node service and using either Data Supervisor or Data Administrator. At least one LUN (RAID drive) is required for an active node.

For example, if you have four active cluster nodes and no passive nodes (which is an active4 configuration) you will need to create a minimum of four LUNs. If your cluster configuration consists of three active cluster nodes and one passive cluster node (which is an active3 configuration), you will need to create a minimum of three LUNs.

For more information on activen/active and activen/passive configurations, see “Activen/Active and Activen/Passive Configurations” in Chapter 1, “Getting Started.”

Dell recommends creating at least one LUN—the smallest unit of failover—for each application. If multiple partitions are created on a single LUN, these partitions will not be able to failover individually from node-to-node.

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