6Platform Guide
Supported Cluster Configurations

This section provides information about supported cluster configurations for your

PowerEdgeCluster FE655W solution.

Table1-1 provides a list of supported cluster configurations for the PowerEdge ClusterFE655W solution

running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition on a PowerEdge 1855/1955 server enclosure.

NOTE: The server modules used in a cluster, including their Fibre Channel daughter cards, must be identical.
NOTE: The PowerEdge Cluster FE655W solution with the AX-series storage systems is supported only with
WindowsServer 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition.
NOTE: References to Dell|EMC CX3-20/f/c in this guide imply reference to CX3-20, CX3-20f, and CX3-20c storage
systems. Dell|EMC CX3-20 storage system represents Fibre Channel front-end only, CX3-20f storage system
represents Fibre Channel front-end expansion support), and CX3-20c storage system represents combo version
with Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) and Fibre Channel front-end support. Similarly, references to
Dell|EMC CX3-40/f/c in this guide imply reference to CX3-40, CX3-40f, and CX3-40c storage systems.
NOTE: The PowerEdge Cluster FE655W solution employs the Fibre Channel connections on supported Dell|EMC
CX3-10c, CX3-20c, and CX3-40c storage sytsems. For more information on configuring high-availability clusters that
use the iSCSI connections on these storage systems, see Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE655Wi Systems Platform Guide.
NOTE: The PowerEdge Cluster FE655W solution does not support the AX150SC storage system in SAN-attached
configuration.
Table 1-1. Supported Cluster FE655W Cluster Configuration
PowerEdge
System
Fibre Channel
Daughter Card
Storage Systems Ethernet Modules Fibre Channel Modules
1855/1955 Dell 2342M
QLogic QME2462
*Emulex LPe1105-M
Dell|EMC AX150SC**
Dell|EMC AX150
Dell|EMC CX3-10c
Dell|EMC CX3-20/f/c
Dell|EMC CX3-40/f/c
Dell|EMC CX3-80
Dell PowerConnect™
5316M Ethernet
embedded switch module
Embedded Gigabit
Ethernet pass-through
module
Brocade SilkWorm
3014/4016 Fibre Channel
switch module
*McData 4314/4416 Fibre
Channel switch module
Embedded Fibre Channel
pass-through module
* Supported only with the Dell|EMC CX-series storage systems.
** The AX150SC storage system is supported in a direct-attached configuration only.