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
4 Dell PowerEdge Cluster (PowerEdge 4200) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
T
tape backup for clustered systems, 4-5
troubleshooting
cluster mode failure, 5-2
connecting to a cluster, 5-4
network communications, 5-3
SCSI controllers, 5-3
shared storage subsystem, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3
SNMP service, 5-4
system management bus, 5-1, 5-3
typographical conventions, xi
U
upgrading
checking existing hardware, A-1
existing system to a cluster, A-1
installing hardware, A-2
installing software, A-3
PowerEdge 4200 firmware, A-3
SDS 100 storage system firmware, A-3
system configuration utility, A-3
V
verifying
1 x 8 mode on shared storage subsystem, 3-5
cluster domain, 3-6
cluster resource availability, 3-7
cluster service operation, 3-7
network communications, 3-6
RAID controller driver, 3-6
SCSI controller IDs, 3-6
shared storage subsystem drive letters, 3-6
W
warnings, x
warranty information, G-1
working inside the computer
safety precautions, vi, F-1