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Rules and Guidelines

When configuring your cluster, both cluster nodes must contain identical versions of the following:

Operating systems and service packs

Hardware drivers for the NICs, RAID controllers, and any other peripheral hardware components

Management utilities, such as Dell OpenManage systems management software

Obtaining More Information

See the section related to your cluster product for more information on supported configurations.

See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE400 and SL400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a detailed list of related documentation.

Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition and Windows 2000 Advanced Server Cluster Configurations

This section provides information on PowerEdge cluster configurations for your Cluster SE400 and SL400 running the Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system.

Your Cluster SE400 and SL400 supports PowerEdge systems as cluster nodes in identical systems running Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

Table 1-2 provides a list of PowerEdge systems that work together in SE400 or SL400 cluster configurations.

Ta b l e 1 - 2 . Po w e r E d g e C l u s t e r N o d e C o n f i g u r a t i o n s

1550

1650

24xx

25xx

26xx

4400

4600

64xx

66xx

8450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1550-

1650-

2400-

2500-

2600-

4400-

4600-

6400-

6600-

8450-

1550

1650

2400

2500

2600

4400

4600

6400

6600

8450

 

 

2450-

2550-

2650-

 

 

6450-

6650-

 

 

 

2450

2550

2650

 

 

6450

6650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The PowerEdge 1650, 2600, 2650, 4600, 6600, and 6650 systems are not supported in the SL400 configurations.

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