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Mapping the Switchbays
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Copyright
Software Copyright Notice
Trademark Notice
Software Revision
Summary of changes
September 2005, First Edition
Contents
Installing the Endurance Software
Ease of Management
Flexibility and Ease of Installation
Trend Toward Blades
Reduced Floor Space Usage in the Data Center
Mission-Critical Blades The Need For Fault Tolerance
Reduced Cost of Power and Cooling
Increased Reliability and Availability
Marathon FTvirtual Server Fault-Tolerance Through Software
Conclusion
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Planning the Installation
FTvirtual Server Boot Disk Options
CoServer and Switchbay Network Connections
Network Environment
Sample BladeCenter Network Adapter Switchbay Map
NIC Alternate Configuration
Network Adapter Configurations
NIC Configuration
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Preparing to Install
BladeCenter Options
FTvirtual Server and Blade Configuration
Identifying Network Components
Area Connection Properties
Mapping the Switchbays
Adapter PCI-to-Switchbay Mappings
Installing the Endurance Software
Major Installation Tasks
Event Log Recommendations
Windows Installation
Installing Windows on the CoServers
From Computer Management, select Event Viewer. For each log
Disk Partitioning and Formatting
Installing the FTvirtual Server Boot Disk on a Physical Disk
Right-clickMy Computer, then select Manage Computer Manage
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Installing Endurance Software on the CoServers
Before You Begin the Software Installation
CoServer 1 Installation
Starting the Installation
Specify the Location of the Software
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Suggested CoServer1 CLink IP Addresses
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CoServer 2 Installation
Suggested CoServer2 CLink IP Address
Click Exit
Start Programs Marathon Endurance Manager
Create a Virtual Disk
Installing Windows on and Configuring the FTvir- tual Server
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Install Windows on the FTvirtual Server Disk
On the Windows Installation window
Finish the Windows Installation
Install the Endurance FTvirtual Server Software
Specify the Location of the Software
Finish the FTvirtual Server Installation
Verifying the FTvirtual Server Installation
What to do Next
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