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Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster
FE500-IA64 Systems
Platform Guide
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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N5828bk1.book Page 1 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster FE500-IA64 Systems Platform Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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N5828bk1.book Page 2 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 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. COMMENT ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2004 Dell In
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N5828bk1.book Page 3 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM Contents Supported Cluster Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 High-Availability Cluster Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Service Pack Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HBA Support for PowerEdge Cluster FE500W-IA64 Configurations . . . . 6 Fibre Channel Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rules and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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N5828bk1.book Page 4 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM 4 Contents
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N5828bk1.book Page 5 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware, storage, and storage area network (SAN) components to your Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster FE500W-IA64 ® ® solution. The configuration information in this document is specific to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for 64-bit Itanium-based Systems operating system. This document covers the following topics: Configuration information for ins
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N5828bk1.book Page 6 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM High-Availability Cluster Configurations This section provides information about the supported operating systems, HBAs, and HBA drivers for your cluster configuration. NOTICE: All cluster nodes in a Cluster FE500W-IA64 solution must run the same operating system. NOTICE: HBAs must be identical if they are installed in clusters using redundant paths. Cluster configurations are tested and certified using identical HBAs installed in all of
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N5828bk1.book Page 7 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster, all cluster nodes must contain identical versions of the following: Operating systems and service packs Hardware drivers, firmware, or BIOS for the NICs, HBAs, and any other peripheral hardware components Systems management software, such as Dell OpenManage™ systems management software ® and EMC Navisphere storage management software Maximum Distance Between Cluster Nodes Table 1-2
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N5828bk1.book Page 8 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM Table 1-3. PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge PCI Buses/Segments HBA DRAC III RAID Controller System 7250 PCI-X bus 0: PCI slot 1 For dual HBA Install the new or Install the RAID through 3 are 64-bit, 100 MHz configurations, existing DRAC III controller in PCI install the HBAs in slot 1. slot 1, 2, 3, or 4. PCI-X bus 1: PCI slots 4 and 5 on separate 64-bit are 64-bit, 100 MHz; PCI slot 6 PCI buses to is 64-bit,
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N5828bk1.book Page 9 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM Table 1-4. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued) Rule/Guideline Description Dell | EMC CX700 2.06.700 or later; however, Access Logix™ Option 01.01.5 or later must be core software installed and enabled if two clusters or a mix of clustered and nonclustered hosts are direct-attached to the CX700. Additional software EMC Navisphere Agent 6.6 or later. application programs EMC Navisphere Manager 6.6 or later. ® EMC PowerP
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N5828bk1.book Page 10 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM Table 1-5. SAN-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued) Rule/Guideline Description Operating system Each cluster attached to the SAN must run Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for 64-bit Itanium-based Systems. Dell | EMC CX300 core 2.06.300 (with Access Logix Option 01.01.5 or later installed and Access software Control enabled) or later. Dell | EMC CX500 core 2.06.500 (with Access Logix Option 01.01.5 or later installed a
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