Installation guide

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Configuration Overview Overview
● Manageability
MSCS lets administrators view the status of cluster resources and move the
server workload onto different servers within the cluster as necessary. This
allows an administrator to perform manual load balancing or rolling updates
on the servers without taking data storage or applications offline.
Configuration Overview
Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMERGY Server and Storage Subsystems
include support for MSCS host configurations. To use Microsoft Cluster Server
with PRIMERGY you need to do the following:
● Use host systems that conform to the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List
for MSCS.
● Install Windows 2000 Advanced Server on both servers.
● Install and configure Microsoft Cluster Server software on both host
systems.
● Connect the servers using a TCP/IP network. This connection is used by
MSCS software to monitor the server operation and detect failures. A static
IP address is required for each server in the cluster. You cannot use DHCP
address assignment with MSCS unless you use the DHCP server to assign
the static IP addresses for MSCS resources. You can use WINS or DNS to
provide computer name to IP address conversion. Refer to the Microsoft
Cluster Server Administrator’s Guide for additional information.
● Create a server cluster with two host systems that have 3200S RAID
controllers which are connected to a common PRIMERGY S30 storage
subsystem. The shared storage must use the NTFS file system.
Only one server can control the storage subsystem under MSCS. Any
changes to the storage subsystem must be made from the console
for the server that currently owns the subsystem. Do not install the
server operating system on a storage device attached to the shared
SCSI bus.
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