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Obtaining More Information
See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a detailed list of related documentation.
High-Availability Cluster Configurations
This section provides information about the supported operating systems, HBAs, and HBA drivers for your cluster configuration.
NOTICE: All cluster nodes in a Cluster FE400 solution must run the same operating system.
Mixing Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition in the same cluster is not supported except during a rolling upgrade.
NOTICE: HBAs installed in clusters using redundant paths must be identical. Cluster configurations are tested and certified using identical HBAs installed in all of the cluster nodes. Using dissimilar HBAs in your cluster nodes is not supported.
Service Pack Support
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later is required for Cluster FE400 systems that use Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
You can download the latest service pack from the Microsoft Support website at support.microsoft.com.
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
At the time this document was printed, a service pack was not available for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. However, hotfix KB818877 and the most recent hotfix for storport.sys
are required.
See Knowledge Base article KB818877 on the Microsoft Support website at support.microsoft.com for more information. At the time this document was printed, KB838894 was the most recent hotfix for storport.sys. You can also go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent information on this issue.
HBA Support for PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Configurations
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See "Installing Peripheral Components in Your Cluster Node PCI Slots" for PCI slot recommendations.
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