Personal Computer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety Instructions
- Preface
- Getting Started
- PowerEdge Cluster Components
- Minimum System Requirements
- Basic Installation Procedure
- Adding Peripherals Required for Clustering
- Setting Up the Cluster Hardware
- Cabling the Cluster Hardware
- Updating System BIOS/Firmware for Clustering
- Setting Up the Shared Storage Subsystem Hard-Disk...
- Setting Up the Internal SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
- Installing and Configuring Windows NT Server Enter...
- Installing and Configuring the Microsoft Cluster S...
- Installing PowerEdge Cluster Applications
- Checking the System
- Cabling the Cluster Hardware
- Configuring the Cluster Software
- Low-Level Software Configuration
- High-Level Software Configuration
- Installing Intel LANDesk® Server Manager
- Choosing a Domain Model
- Static IP Addresses
- IPs and Subnet Masks
- Configuring Separate Networks on a Cluster
- Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Node
- Naming and Formatting Shared Drives
- Driver for the RAID Controller
- Updating the NIC Driver
- Adjusting the Paging File Size and Registry Sizes...
- Verifying the Cluster Functionality
- Uninstalling Microsoft Cluster Server
- Removing a Node From a Cluster
- Setting Up the Quorum Resource
- Using the ftdisk Driver
- Cluster RAID Controller Functionality
- Running Applications on a Cluster
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading to a Cluster Configuration
- Stand-Alone and Rack Configurations
- Cluster Data Sheet
- PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix
- Regulatory Compliance
- Safety Information for Technicians
- Warranties and Return Policy
- Index

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Chapter 3
Configuring the Cluster Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Low-Level Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Important System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
SCSI Host Adapter IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Disabling a RAID Controller BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
RAID Level for the Shared Storage Subsystem(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
RAID Level for the Internal Hard-Disk Drives (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
High-Level Software Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Installing Intel LANDesk
Server Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Choosing a Domain Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Static IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
IPs and Subnet Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Configuring Separate Networks on a Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Changing the IP Address of a Cluster Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Naming and Formatting Shared Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Driver for the RAID Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Updating the NIC Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Adjusting the Paging File Size and Registry Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Verifying the Cluster Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
1 x 8 Mode on the SDS 100 Storage System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
SCSI Controller IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Cluster Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
RAID Controller Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Shared Storage Subsystem Drive Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Cluster Network Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Cluster Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Availability of Cluster Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Uninstalling Microsoft Cluster Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Removing a Node From a Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Setting Up the Quorum Resource. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Using the ftdisk Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Cluster RAID Controller Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rebuild Function Does Not Complete After Reboot or Power Loss . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rebuild Rate Not Adjustable on
Cluster-Enabled RAID Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Using the Maximize Feature in PowerEdge RAID Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rebuild Operation in RAID Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9










