Table of Contents, Continued

7

Cluster Installation and Configuration. 75

 

Software Requirements ...................................................

75

 

Hardware Requirements..................................................

76

 

Installation and Configuration ........................................

77

 

Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft

 

 

Windows 2000 Advanced Server....................................

78

 

Network Requirements ...................................................

83

 

Shared Disk Requirements..............................................

83

 

Cluster Installation..........................................................

84

 

Installing the Windows 2000 Operating System.............

85

 

Setting Up Networks.......................................................

85

 

Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter.............

87

 

Configuring the Public Network Adapter .......................

88

 

Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution ................

88

 

Verifying Domain Membership ......................................

89

 

Setting Up a Cluster User Account .................................

90

 

Setting Up Shared Disks .................................................

91

 

Configuring Shared Disks...............................................

92

 

Assigning Drive Letters ..................................................

92

 

Verifying Disk Access and Functionality........................

93

 

Cluster Service Software Installation..............................

94

 

Configuring Cluster Disks...............................................

97

 

Validating the Cluster Installation ................................

103

 

Configuring the Second Node.......................................

103

 

Verify Installation .........................................................

104

 

SCSI Drive Installations ...............................................

105

 

Configuring the SCSI Devices ......................................

105

 

Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus ................................

105

8

Troubleshooting ..................................

107

 

BIOS Boot Error Messages ..........................................

109

 

Other BIOS Error Messages .........................................

111

 

DOS ASPI Driver Error Messages ...............................

112

 

Other Potential Problems ..............................................

113

A

SCSI Cables and Connectors .............

115

 

 

SCSI Connectors...........................................................

115

 

 

68-Pin High Density SCSI Internal Connectors............

115

 

 

68-Pin Connector Pinout for Single-Ended SCSI .........

121

 

 

68-Pin Connector Pinout for Low-Voltage Differential SCSI 123

 

B

Audible Warnings ................................

125

 

C

Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable

127

 

Solution.........................................................................

128

 

Glossary ..........................................................

129

 

Index

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137

 

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