Owner's Manual

14 Deployment Guide
3 Add the public IP address and the host name file:
%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
NOTE: Add the private IP address to the hosts file only if it is not registered with DNS.
4 Ensure that the node can communicate with the public network.
5 Open a command prompt window.
6 Verify that the network adapter responds to the following ping commands.
a At the command prompt, type:
ping <public_host_name>
where <public_host_name> is the host name
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.
Configure Network Interface for Maximizing Data Throughput
1 Click Start , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel .
2 In the Control Panel , double-click Network Connections, and then double-click on the virtual adapter
created in step 3 or step 4 of the "Configuring NIC Teaming for Your Public Network Adapters" on
page 10.
3 On the General tab, click Properties , select File and Printer Sharing Microsoft Networks , and then
click
Properties .
4 Click Maximize data throughput for network applications option on the Server Optimization tab.
Configuring External Storage for SQL Server 2005
Hardware Overview for Standalone SAS
The Dell Solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 offers support for the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000
SAS storage array and the Dell|EMC CX3-series Fibre Channel storage arrays. Either type of array can
be configured in a direct-attached configuration with an SQL Server running on either a single server or
a cluster. The Dell|EMC CX3-series arrays may also be configured in a Fibre Channel Storage Area
Network (SAN).
Figure 1-1 and Table 1-1 illustrate the required server connections for a Direct-Attached SAS storage.