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
2 Dell PowerEdge Cluster (PowerEdge 4200) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
E
electrostatic discharge. See ESD
ESD
about, vi
preventing, vi, F-1
expansion cards
placement on PCI bus, 1-4, A-1
F
File Share service, 4-2
ftdisk driver, 3-8
G
getting started, 1-1
I
IIS, 4-1
installation overview, 1-3
internal hard-disk drive
setting the RAID level, 3-2
Internet Information Server Service. See IIS
IP address
changing for a cluster node, 3-4
requirements for cluster, 3-3
K
keyboard cabling, 2-7
M
maximize feature in RAID Console, 3-8
Microsoft Cluster Server
uninstalling, 3-7
monitor cabling, 2-7
mouse cabling, 2-7
N
network
configuring separate networks, 3-3
network communications
verifying, 3-6
network interface controller. See NIC
network switch
attaching rack-mounting hardware, B-6
rack-mounting, B-6
NIC
cabling, 2-5
installing, A-3
location on PCI bus, 1-4, A-1
updating the driver, 3-5
notational conventions, x
notes, x
P
paging file size, 3-5
PCI slots
expansion card placement, 1-4, A-1
peripherals
adding expansion cards for clustering, 1-4
power requirements, B-1