Owner's Manual

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Setting Up a SAS Cluster for the Dell
PowerVault MD3000 and MD1000
Expansion Enclosures
WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the
safety information that shipped with your system. For additional best practices
information, see dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
To configure the Dell PowerEdge systems and the Dell PowerVault MD3000
and MD1000 storage enclosure to function in a Oracle Real Application
Cluster (RAC) environment:
1
Verify the hardware and software configurations using Figure 4-1,
Table 4-1, and Figure 4-2.
2 Follow the steps in "Setting Up the Hardware" on page 31.
CAUTION: Before you upgrade the firmware on your PowerVault MD3000 storage
array, ensure that you backup your data.
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