Reference Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 19
8 Reboot node 1.
9 From node 1, write the disk signature and then partition, format, and
assign drive letters and volume labels to the hard drives in the storage
system using the Windows Disk Management application.
For more information, see "
Preparing Your Systems for Clustering" in the
Dell Failover Cluster Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
for the specific storage array on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
10
On node 1, verify disk access and functionality on all shared disks.
11 Shut down node 1.
12 Verify disk access by performing the following steps on the other node:
a Turn on the node.
b Modify the drive letters to match the drive letters on node 1.
This procedure allows the Windows operating system to mount the
volumes.
c Close and reopen Disk Management.
d Verify that Windows can see the file systems and the volume labels.
13 Turn on node 1.
14 Install and configure the Cluster Service.
See "Configuring Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) With Windows
Server 2003" on page 29.
15 Install and set up the application programs (optional).
16 Enter the cluster configuration information on the Cluster Data Form
provided as an Appendix in the
Dell Failover Cluster Hardware Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide
for your corresponding storage array (optional).