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Table 1-5. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines

Rule/Guideline

Description

 

 

Primary storage

Each Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003,

 

Enterprise Edition cluster can support up to 22 unique drive letters for

 

shared logical drives. Windows Server 2003 can support additional physical

 

drives through mount points.

 

Only one storage system can be directly attached to the cluster.

Fibre Channel

See Table 1-2 to determine which HBAs are supported on your

HBAs supported

PowerEdge server.

Emulex driver version

SCSI port driver 5-2.22a8 or later (Windows 2000), Storport miniport driver

 

5-1.02a3 or later (Windows 2003).

Emulex firmware version

1.90a4 or later

QLogic driver version

SCSI miniport driver 9.00.12 or later (Windows 2000), Storport miniport

 

driver 9.00.17 or later (Windows Server 2003).

QLogic BIOS version

1.42 or later

Operating system

Each direct-attached cluster must run Windows 2000 Advanced Server or

 

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.

Windows 2000 Advanced

Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations require Service Pack 4

Server service pack

or later.

Windows Server 2003,

Windows Server 2003 configurations require KB818877 and the latest

Enterprise Edition

StorPort hotfix (KB838894 at the time of print); or Service Pack 1 if

service pack

available.

Dell EMC CX600

2.07.600 or later; however, Access Logix™ Option 01.02.5 or later must be

core software

installed and enabled if two clusters or a mix of clustered and non-clustered

 

hosts are direct-attached to the CX700.

Dell EMC CX400

2.07.400 or later.

core software

 

Dell EMC CX200

2.07.200 or later.

core software

 

Additional software

EMC Navisphere Agent 6.7 or later.

application programs

EMC Navisphere Manager 6.7 or later.

 

 

EMC PowerPath® 3.0.6 or later.

 

EMC AdmSnap version 2.4.0 or later.

 

EMC SnapView™ Option version 01.01.5 or later

 

Emulex Configuration Utility for Windows 2000 version 1.41a13 or later.

 

Emulex LPUtilNT for Windows Server 2003 version 1.7a12 or later.

 

QLogic SANsurfer SANblade Manager version 2.0.29 or later.

 

 

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