book.book Page 1 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE500W Systems Platform Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2005–2006 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
book.book Page 3 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
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book.book Page 5 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-2 provides a list of the supported RAID adapters for Cluster SE500W configurations. Table 1-2.
book.book Page 6 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-3 provides a list of PCI slot configurations for Cluster SE500W configurations. Table 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 1650 Any 1 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz or 32-bit, 33 MHz 1750 Any 2 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz 1 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz or 64-bit, 33 MHz 2 1800 N/A 1850 1 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 3 PCIe 2.
book.book Page 7 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type 2850 PCI-X 1–3 PCI-X Slot Speed 64-bit, 133 MHz NOTE: If slot 1 is populated, slot 2 and slot 3 operate at 100 MHz. PCIe 2900 2950 N/A PCI-X PCIe 4600 6600 6650 N/A N/A N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 2 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 3 PCI-X 64-bit, 100 MHz 1–2 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 PCIe 2.
book.book Page 8 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 6800 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3–5 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 6–7 PCI-X 64-bit, 100 MHz 6850 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI-X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3–5 PCIe 2.
book.book Page 9 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Table 1-4. PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerEdge Riser Board Option System RAID adapter PCI Slot Assignment 4600 N/A PERC 4/DC Any available PCI or PCI-X slot. 6600 N/A PERC 4/DC Any available PCI or PCI-X slot. 6650 N/A PERC 4/DC Any available PCI or PCI-X slot. 6800 N/A PERC 4/DC PCI-X slot 2, 6, or 7. PERC 4e/DC PCIe slot 1, 3, 4, or 5. PERC 4/DC PCI-X slot 2, 6, or 7.
book.book Page 10 Friday, May 12, 2006 3:04 PM Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix provides the latest supported service pack, drivers, firmware, and operating system versions for your PowerEdge Cluster SE500W system. To obtain the supported service pack, drivers, and firmware versions for the operating system that is running on your PowerEdge Cluster SE500W cluster nodes, perform the following steps: 1 Open a web browser.
