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 4
Running Applications on a Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Setting Up Applications
Software to Run on the Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Internet Information Server Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
File Share Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Print Spooler Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Using the Rediscovery Application in Intel LANDesk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Running chkdsk /f on a Quorum Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Tape Backup for Clustered Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Appendix A
Upgrading to a Cluster Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Checking Your Existing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Adding Expansion Cards for a Cluster Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Mounting, Cabling, and Configuring the Cluster Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2
Installing and Configuring the Cluster Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Upgrading the PowerEdge 4200 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Upgrading the PowerEdge SDS 100 Storage System Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Setting the Cluster Mode With BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Installing and Configuring NICs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3
Appendix B
Stand-Alone and Rack Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Power Requirements of the PowerEdge Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Supported Stand-Alone Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
Rack Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
Kit Installation Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
Rack Stabilizer Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2
Supported Rack Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-5
Rack-Mounting the Network Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-6
Appendix C
Cluster Data Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Appendix D
PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1










