Reference Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 21
Configuring IP Addresses for the Private Network
Use the static IP address assignments for the network adapters used for the
private network (cluster interconnect).
NOTE: The IP addresses in Table 2-2 are used as examples only.
Cluster node network
adapters
For cluster operation, two network adapters are required:
one for the public network (LAN/WAN) and another for
the private network (sharing heartbeat information
between the nodes).
For more information on cabling your cluster hardware
and the storage array that you are using, see "
Cabling Your
Cluster Hardware" in the Dell Failover Cluster Hardware
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the specific
storage array on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
NOTE: To ensure operation during a DHCP server failure,
use static IP addresses.
Table 2-2. Examples of IP Address Assignments
Usage Cluster Node 1 Cluster Node 2
Public network static IP address
(for client and domain controller
communications)
192.168.1.101 192.168.1.102
Public network subnet mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1
WINS servers Primary
192.168.1.11
Secondary
192.168.1.12
Primary
192.168.1.11
Secondary
192.168.1.12
DNS servers Primary
192.168.1.21
Secondary
192.168.1.22
Primary
192.168.1.21
Secondary
192.168.1.22
Table 2-1. Applications and Hardware Requiring IP Address Assignments (continued)
Application/Hardware Description