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

D-2 Dell PowerEdge Cluster (PowerEdge 4200) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Figure D-1. PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix
Dell Computer Corporation
Date:________________________
PowerEdge Cluster Configuration Matrix
Unique Cluster ID: _________________________________
System Service Tag # Node Number RAID Controller IDD
PE 4200 Node 1
7
PE 4200 Node 2
10
SDS 100
SDS 100
SDS 100
SDS 100
Slot # PCI/EISA Slot # Adapter Usage Attachment Instruction
1 EISA slot 1
2 EISA slot 2
3 EISA slot 3
4 PCI slot 4
(Secondary bus)
Private NIC Private Network
5 PCI slot 5
(Secondary bus)
Second Cluster
PERC (if applicable)
Shared Drives Channel 0 Channel 1
6 PCI slot 6
(Primary bus)
Standard PERC
(optional)
Server Drives Channel 0 Channel 1
7 PCI slot 7
(Primary bus)
First Cluster PERC
(required)
Shared Drives Channel 0 Channel 1
8 PCI slot 8
(Primary bus)
Public NIC Public Network










