PowerEdge clusters about, 1-2

active/active configurations, 1-5active/passive configurations, 1-5adding cluster peripherals, 3-1additional maintenance procedures,

10-8

attaching one cluster to one PoweVault storage system, 10-6

configuring enclosure addresses, 3-2configuring Fibre Channel HBAs, 3-2preparing for clustering, 3-1 SAN-attached cluster configurations,

1-3 SAN-attached clusters

attaching a PowerVault storage system, 10-6

upgrading to a FE100/FL100 configuration requirements, 1-13

PowerEdge system upgrading to a FE100/FL100

Datacenter Server configuration, 8-1

PowerEdge systems

about Windows 2000 platforms, 8-2 upgrading to a cluster configuration, 8-

1

upgrading to a FE100/FL100 Datacenter Server configuration, 8-1

PowerVault 65xF storage system replacing the storage processor, 9-4

PowerVault storage area network (SAN) about, 10-1

PowerVault storage systems adding to cluster, 3-1

configuring enclosure addresses, 3-2configuring Fibre Channel HBAs, 3-2connecting a tape library and bridge to

acluster-attached PowerVault SAN, 10-7

low-level configurations, 5-1 preparing for clustering, 3-1 shared storage requirements, 1-14

private network cabling, 4-3

configuring the IP addresses, 6-5configuring using Windows 2000, 6-4 hardware components, 1-11

using Broadcom Gigabit NICs, 4-3using cLAN Giganet, 4-4verifying cluster readiness, 6-15verifying Cluster Service, 6-15

public network cabling, 4-3

hardware components, 1-12 using NICs, 4-3

verifying cluster readiness, 6-15 verifying cluster resource availability,

6-15

verifying Cluster Service, 6-15

Q

QLConfig about, 9-4

replacing the PowerVault 65xF storage processor, 9-4

R

racks

cabling your mouse, keyboard, and monitor, 4-6

replacing a cluster node, 9-8

S

SAN-attached cluster configuraitons hardware requirements, 1-15

SAN-attached cluster configurations, 1-3 attaching a PowerVault storage

system, 10-6

storage processor failure recovery procedures, 9-4

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FL100, FE100 specifications

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