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Building Microsoft Windows 2012 Clusters on the Dell PowerEdge VRTX 4
Introduction
This guide provides instructions on how to configure the Dell™ PowerEdge™ VRTX chassis with
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 in a supported failover cluster environment. These instructions
cover configuration and installation information for:
 Chassis-shared storage and networking
 Failover clustering
 Hyper-V
 Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)
 Specialized requirements for Windows Server 2012 to function correctly with the VRTX chassis
Requirements
Table 1, 0, and Table 3 list the software requirements hardware requirements, and networking
requirements for proper configuration of the VRTX chassis, server node(s), and operating system (OS)..
Software requirements Table 1.
Software
Use
Location
Current
SPERC8
Driver
Required for shared disk connectivity.
http://support.dell.com
Current
M620 Drivers
Required for optimal operating system
performance.
http://www.dell.com/support/troublesho
oting/us/en/555/Product/poweredge-
m620
Current
M520 Drivers
Required for optimal operating system
performance.
http://www.dell.com/support/troublesho
oting/us/en/555/Product/poweredge-
m520
Administrator
password
Used for all Microsoft Windows
installation methods.
Contact your local system administrator.
DHCP Server
or Static IP
addresses
Server Network Interface Card network
connectivity.
Contact your local system administrator.
Operating
System
media
Required for operating system
installation.
OEM availability with purchase or self-
provided.
VRTX
Firmware
Required for optimal system and
operating system performance.
http://support.dell.com