Configuring the Shared Storage System

G￿Configure and initialize the RAID volumes.

G￿The format of the PowerVault shared storage is NTFS.

G￿Drive letters for the PowerVault storage system:

No. 1 __________No. 2 _________ No. 3 __________ No. 4 __________

No. 5 __________No. 6 __________ No. 7 __________ No. 8 __________

No. 9__________ No. 10 _________ No. 11 _________ No. 12__________

No. 13_________ No. 14__________No. 15__________No. 16 __________

No. 17_________ No. 18__________No. 19 _________ No. 20__________

No. 21_________ No. 22__________

Microsoft Cluster Service Installation

G￿Cluster name: _____________________________

G￿Cluster Service account: ________________________

G￿Cluster Service password: ________________________

NOTE: To maintain system security, record the Cluster Service account name and password and keep them in a safe location.

G￿Name of network 1 is Public (for the LAN interconnect).

G￿Name of network 2 is Private (for node-to-node interconnect):

Cluster, IP Address: _____.______._____._____

Subnet Mask: 255.______._____._____

Post-Microsoft Cluster Service Installation

G￿Verify the functionality of the cluster.

G￿Install and set up your cluster application programs.

G￿Install Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX on management client (optional).

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