Dell PowerEdge SL300 user manual

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Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300
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       Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system.
 
     

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         ® ® This guide provides the latest information on using Microsoft Windows NT Server ® 4.0, Enterprise Edition operating system and Windows 2000 Advanced Server oper- ating system for the following Dell PowerEdge Cluster products and components: • Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 — Servers: PowerEdge 1550, 2400, 2450, 2500, 2550, 4400, 6400, 6450, and 8450 — Storage: PowerVault™ 200

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      PowerEdge Clusters SE300 and SL300 support clustering with Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server. See the following sections for information on supported configurations and service packs for your Windows operating system.
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   Dell recommends using Windows NT SP 6.0a or later for PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 systems. NOTE: Both nodes must be configured with similar drivers (network interface control- ler [NIC], redundant array of independent disks [RAID] controller, and so on), utilities (Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager), firmware (PowerEdge expandable RAID control- ler [PERC] 3/DC), and the latest basic input/output syste

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         The following form can be attached to the back of each cluster node or rack and can be used by the system installer to record important information about the hardware on each cluster component. In addition, have a copy of the form available any time you call Dell for technical support. Record the following information on the configuration matrix form: • Cluster name, installer,

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