Table 3-1. Applications and Hardware Requiring IP Address Assignments (continued)

Application/Hardware

Description

 

 

Cluster node network adapters

The network adapters are used to connect to the public and

 

private networks.

 

For cluster operation, two network adapters are required: one network

 

adapter for the public network (LAN/WAN) and another network

 

adapter for the private network (sharing heartbeat information between

 

the cluster nodes).

 

See "Cabling Your Cluster Hardware" for more information about cluster

 

interconnect options.

 

NOTE: To ensure cluster operations during a DHCP server failure,

 

Dell recommends using static IP addresses for your cluster.

 

NOTE: On certain Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations, using an

 

Ethernet cable in a point-to-point connection can impact node-to-node

 

communications. See Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 239924, 242430,

 

254651, and 258750 at www.microsoft.com for more information. This issue

 

has been corrected in Windows Server 2003.

 

 

Configuring IP Addresses for the Private Network

Dell recommends using the static IP address assignments for the network adapters used for the private network (cluster interconnect). The IP addresses in Table 3-2 are used as examples only.

Table 3-2. Examples of IP Address Assignments

Usage

Cluster Node 1

Cluster Node 2

 

 

 

Public network static IP address (for client and

192.168.1.101

192.168.1.102

domain controller communications)

 

 

Public network subnet mask

255.255.255.0

255.255.255.0

Private network static IP address cluster

10.0.0.1

10.0.0.2

interconnect (for node-to-node communications)

 

 

Private network subnet mask

255.255.255.0

255.255.255.0

Default gateway

192.168.1.1

192.168.1.1

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)

Primary

Primary

servers

192.168.1.11

192.168.1.11

 

Secondary

Secondary

 

192.168.1.12

192.168.1.12

Domain Naming Server (DNS) servers

Primary

Primary

 

192.168.1.21

192.168.1.21

 

Secondary

Secondary

 

192.168.1.22

192.168.1.22

 

 

 

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