Hardware Requirements

The hardware requirements for the Cluster Service node can be found at the following web site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/upgrade/compat/default.asp.

•The cluster hardware must be on the Cluster Service Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). To see the latest version of the Cluster Service HCL, go to the following web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp

and search using the word “Cluster.”

•Two HCL-approved computers, each with the following:

•A boot disk that has Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server installed. You cannot put the boot disk on the shared storage bus described below.

•A separate PCI storage host adapter (SCSI or Fibre Channel) is required for the shared disks. This is along with the boot disk adapter.

•Each machine in the cluster needs two PCI network adapters.

•An HCL-approved external disk storage unit connected to all the computers in the cluster. This is used as the clustered disk. RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is recommended for this storage unit.

•Storage cables are needed to attach the shared storage device to all the computers in the cluster.

•Make sure that all hardware is identical, slot for slot, card for card, for all nodes. This will make it easier to configure the cluster and eliminate potential compatibility problems.

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