Owner's Manual

Setting Up a SAS Cluster 23
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Setting Up a SAS Cluster for Dell
PowerVault Storage 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 MD32xx
and MD12xx storage enclosure to function in an Oracle Real Application
Cluster (RAC) environment:
1
Verify the hardware and software configurations using Figure 3-1,
Figure 3-2, and Table 3-1.
2
Follow the steps in "Setting Up the Hardware" on page 25.
CAUTION: Before you upgrade the firmware on your PowerVault MD32
xx
storage
array, ensure that you backup your data.