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Deployment Guide 13
b At the command prompt, type:
ping <network_gateway>
where <network_gateway> is the IP address of the network gateway.
If the node’s network adapter does not respond to ping commands, check your network configuration
and then repeat this step.
Configuring the IP Addresses for Your Private Network Adapters
If you are installing a SQL Server 2005 cluster, each node will require a static IP address for the private
(heartbeat) network. These addresses must be on the same subnet, which must be different than that
used for the public network. For more information, refer to the Dell PowerEdge Cluster Information and
Troubleshooting Guide on support.dell.com.
Use the following procedure to configure the IP addresses for the private network adapters.
The network adapter status displays in the system tray after you perform the procedures in this section.
1 Update the adapter’s network interface name, if required. Otherwise, go to step 2.
a Click Start and navigate to Settings → Control Panel → Network Connections .
b In the Network Connections window, right-click the public network adapter you want to rename,
and select
Rename .
c Rename the public adapter name to Private and press <Enter>.
2 Configure the IP addresses by doing the following:
a Navigate to Start → Settings → Control Panel → Network Connections and then right-click the
private adapter that you configured in step 3 or step 4 of the "Configuring NIC Teaming for Your
Public Network Adapters" on page 10 and select
Properties .
A
Properties window displays.
b Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the list displayed under This connection uses the
following items
.
c Click Use the following IP address .
d Enter the following information and then click OK .
•
IP address
•
Subnet mask
•
Default gateway address
•
DNS server IP address
e In the Private Properties window, select Show icon in notification area when connected .
f Click OK .
g Close the Network Connections window.