Reference Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 13
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 shipped with
your system for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the
computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
Cluster Configuration Overview
NOTE: For more information on step 1, step 2 and step 9, see "Preparing Your
Systems for Clustering" section of the Dell Failover Hardware Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide for the specific storage array on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com. For more information on step 3 to step 7 and step 10 to step 13,
see this chapter.
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.
3 Deploy the operating system (including any relevant service pack and
hotfixes), network adapter drivers, and storage adapter drivers (including
MPIO drivers) 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 "Cluster Data Form" and "Zoning Configuration Form" of
Dell Failover Cluster Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the
specific storage array on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
4 Establish the physical network topology and the TCP/IP settings for
network adapters on each server node to provide access to the cluster
public and private networks.