Deployment Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 31
Preparing Your Systems for
Clustering
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and access
any of the components inside the system. See the safety information that shipped
with your computer for complete information about safety precautions, working
inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
Cluster Configuration Overview
1 Ensure that your site can handle the cluster’s power requirements.
Contact your sales representative for information about your region's
power requirements.
2 Install the servers, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnect
switches (example: in an equipment rack), and ensure that all these
components are powered on.
NOTE: For more information on step 3 to step 7 and step 10 to step 12, see the
"Preparing your systems for clustering" section of the Dell Failover Clusters
with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
or the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
3 Deploy the operating system (including any relevant service pack and
hotfixes), network adapter drivers, and storage adapter drivers (including
Multipath I/O drivers (MPIO)) on each of the servers that will become
cluster nodes. Depending on the deployment method that is used, it may
be necessary to provide a network connection to successfully complete
this step.
NOTE: You can record the Cluster configuration and Zoning configuration
(if relevant) to the Cluster Data Form and Zoning Configuration Form,
respectively to help in planning and deployment of your cluster. For more
information, see the "Cluster Data Form" on page 75 and the iSCSI
configuration information in the worksheet located at "iSCSI Configuration
Worksheet" on page 77.
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