Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide - Windows Server 2003

9. Verify that you have sufficient administrative rights to install the OS and other software
onto each node.
10. Verify that all of the required hardware is properly installed and cabled (see Figure 2-1).
For information about best practices for this step, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/
f5abf1f9-1d84-4088-ae54-06da05ac9cb4.mspx
NOTE: Figure 2-1 is an example only. It might not represent the actual cabling required
by your system.
11. Determine all the input parameters required to install your clustered system and record
them in the table in “Gathering Required Installation Information” (page 23). Also see the
Microsoft discussion of this topic at:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/
f5abf1f9-1d84-4088-ae54-06da05ac9cb41033.mspx?mfr=true
12. Run the Microsoft Cluster Configuration Validation Wizard (also known as “ClusPrep”) to
test your collection of servers for proper configuration before you create your cluster.
ClusPrep will validate that your system is configured properly by taking inventory of your
system configuration and highlighting discrepancies in service pack levels and driver
versions, and evaluate and test your network and storage configuration. To download this
tool, refer to:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
details.aspx?FamilyID=bf9eb3a7-fb91-4691-9c16-553604265c31&DisplayLang=en
22 Administering the Cluster