5Ensure that the network adapter drivers installed on each cluster node are the latest supported version.

6Configure the public and private network adapter interconnects in each node, and place the interconnects on separate IP subnetworks using static IP addresses. See "Configuring Windows Networking."

Public refers to the network adapter that connects the cluster nodes to the client network.

Private refers to the dedicated network (cluster interconnect) that connects the cluster nodes to each other.

7Install or update the driver for the PERC RAID adapter in each node and ensure that each PERC card has a different SCSI ID. See "Preparing the PERC RAID Adapter for Clustering" and "Installing the PERC RAID Adapters."

8Shut down both nodes and connect each node to shared storage. See "Cabling Your Cluster Hardware."

9Turn on one node and configure shared storage using Dell Storage Management or the

PERC RAID adapter BIOS utility. See "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System."

10Reboot node 1.

11From node 1, write the disk signature and then partition, format, and assign drive letters and volume labels to the hard drives in the storage system using the Windows Disk Management application or Array Manager. See "Naming and Formatting Drives on the Shared Storage System."

12On node 1, verify disk access and functionality on all shared disks.

13Shut down node 1.

14Verify disk access by performing the following steps on the other node: a Turn on the node.

b Use the PERC RAID adapter BIOS utility to resolve the Non-Volatile Random-Access Memory (NVRAM) mismatch. See your PERC RAID adapter documentation.

c Modify the drive letters to match the drive letters on node 1. See "Cluster Data Form." This procedure allows the Windows operating system to mount the volumes.

d Close and reopen Disk Management.

e Verify that Windows can see the file systems and the volume labels correctly.

15Turn on node 1.

16Install and configure the Cluster Service. See "Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows 2000 Cluster Service (MSCS)" and "Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service (MSCS)."

17Install and set up your application programs (optional).

18Record the cluster configuration using the "Cluster Data Form" (optional).

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