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book.book Page 1 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster
SE500W Systems
Platform Guide
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book.book Page 2 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2005–2006 Dell Inc. All righ
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book.book Page 3 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge. This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware components to your Dell™ Powe
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book.book Page 4 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster, both cluster nodes must contain identical versions of the following: Operating systems and service packs Hardware, drivers, and firmware for the network adapters, RAID controllers, and any other peripheral hardware components Management utilities, such as Dell OpenManage™ systems management software NOTE: The PowerEdge Cluster SE500W supports up to two PowerEdge expandable RAID Controller
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book.book Page 5 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-2 provides a list of the supported RAID adapters for Cluster SE500W configurations. Table 1-2. Supported RAID adapters for Cluster SE500W Configurations PowerEdge System PERC 4/DC (PCI) PERC 4e/DC (PCI Express (PCIe)) 1650 X 1750 X 1800 X X a b 1850 X X b 1950 X 2600 X 2650 X 2800 X X a b 2850 X X 2900 X c 2950 X 4600 X 6600 X 6650 X 6800 X X 6850 X X a The PowerEdge system must have a PCI-X riser installed in order to use this RAID ada
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book.book Page 6 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-3 provides a list of PCI slot configurations for Cluster SE500W configurations. Table 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 1650 Any 1 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz or 32-bit, 33 MHz 2 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz 1750 Any 1 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz or 64-bit, 33 MHz 2 PCI 64-bit, 133 MHz 1800 N/A 1 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz 2 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 3 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 4 PCI 32-bit, 33 M
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book.book Page 7 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 2850 PCI-X 1 – 3 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz NOTE: If slot 1 is populated, slot 2 and slot 3 operate at 100 MHz. PCIe 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 2 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 3 PCI-X 64-bit, 100 MHz 2900 N/A 1 – 2 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 4 – 6 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 2950 PCI-X 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 – 3 PCI-
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book.book Page 8 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 6800 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 – 5 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 6 – 7 PCI-X 64-bit, 100 MHz 6850 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 – 5 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 6 – 7 PCI-X 64-bit, 100 MHz Table 1-4 provides a list of PCI slot assignments for Cluster SE500W configurations. Table 1
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book.book Page 9 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-4. PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerEdge Riser Board Option RAID adapter PCI Slot Assignment System 4600 N/A PERC 4/DC Any available PCI or PCI-X slot. 6600 N/A PERC 4/DC Any available PCI or PCI-X slot. 6650 N/A PERC 4/DC Any available PCI or PCI-X slot. 6800 N/A PERC 4/DC PCI-X slot 2, 6, or 7. PERC 4e/DC PCIe slot 1, 3, 4, or 5. 6850 N/A PERC 4/DC PCI-X slot 2, 6, or 7. PERC 4e/DC PCIe slot 1, 3, 4, or 5
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book.book Page 10 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix provides the latest supported service pack, drivers, firmware, and operating system versions for your PowerEdge Cluster SE500W system. To obtain the supported service pack, drivers, and firmware versions for the operating system that is running on your PowerEdge Cluster SE500W cluster nodes, perform the following steps: 1 Open a web browser. 2 Navigate to t
