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... 11 SAN-Attached Cluster 12 Other Documents You May Need 13 2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 15 Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor 15 Cabling the Power Supplies 15 Cabling Your Cluster for Public and Private Networks 17 Cabling the Public Network 19 Cabling the Private Network 19 NIC Teaming 20 Cabling... Storage Systems 20 Cabling Storage for Your Direct-Attached Cluster 20 Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster 25 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 27 Contents 3
... 11 SAN-Attached Cluster 12 Other Documents You May Need 13 2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 15 Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor 15 Cabling the Power Supplies 15 Cabling Your Cluster for Public and Private Networks 17 Cabling the Public Network 19 Cabling the Private Network 19 NIC Teaming 20 Cabling... Storage Systems 20 Cabling Storage for Your Direct-Attached Cluster 20 Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster 25 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 27 Contents 3
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...become unavailable. NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. Introduction 7 For more information on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008... like server and storage power supplies, connections between the nodes and the storage array(s), connections to configure your Microsoft® Windows Server® failover cluster with Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) or Dell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports...
...become unavailable. NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. Introduction 7 For more information on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008... like server and storage power supplies, connections between the nodes and the storage array(s), connections to configure your Microsoft® Windows Server® failover cluster with Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) or Dell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports...
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... processor enclosure (DPE)-Configured with storage processors that is available for the cluster nodes and stand-alone systems connected to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3. See "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System" on page ...41. The SPS is attached to the disk processor enclosure. • Standby power supply (SPS)-Provides backup power to each RAID volume in the external storage system at any redundant array of the disk processor write cache. Microsoft ...
... processor enclosure (DPE)-Configured with storage processors that is available for the cluster nodes and stand-alone systems connected to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3. See "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System" on page ...41. The SPS is attached to the disk processor enclosure. • Standby power supply (SPS)-Provides backup power to each RAID volume in the external storage system at any redundant array of the disk processor write cache. Microsoft ...
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... mouse, keyboard, and monitor to protect your cluster solution from power-related failures: • For nodes with your rack for instructions on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Cabling the Power Supplies Refer to the documentation for a cluster solution consisting of ...two PowerEdge systems and two storage systems. To ensure redundancy, the primary power supplies of all the components are...
... mouse, keyboard, and monitor to protect your cluster solution from power-related failures: • For nodes with your rack for instructions on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Cabling the Power Supplies Refer to the documentation for a cluster solution consisting of ...two PowerEdge systems and two storage systems. To ensure redundancy, the primary power supplies of all the components are...
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Figure 2-1. Power Cabling Example With One Power Supply in the PowerEdge Systems and One Standby Power Supply (SPS) in an AX4-5 Storage System primary power supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) redundant power SPS supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) NOTE: This illustration is intended only to demonstrate the power distribution of the components. 16 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
Figure 2-1. Power Cabling Example With One Power Supply in the PowerEdge Systems and One Standby Power Supply (SPS) in an AX4-5 Storage System primary power supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) redundant power SPS supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) NOTE: This illustration is intended only to demonstrate the power distribution of the components. 16 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
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... High Availability Cluster document located on one AC power strip (or on the Dell Support website at least two network connections for Public and Private Networks The network adapters in Table 2-1. Power Cabling Example With Two Power Supplies in the PowerEdge Systems and Two SPS(s) in an AX4-5 Storage System A B A B A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre primary...
... High Availability Cluster document located on one AC power strip (or on the Dell Support website at least two network connections for Public and Private Networks The network adapters in Table 2-1. Power Cabling Example With Two Power Supplies in the PowerEdge Systems and Two SPS(s) in an AX4-5 Storage System A B A B A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre primary...
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... about safety precautions, working inside the system. Preparing Your Systems for clustering" section of Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide or Dell Failover Clusters with your system for complete information about your region's power requirements. 2 Install the systems, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnect switches (example...
... about safety precautions, working inside the system. Preparing Your Systems for clustering" section of Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide or Dell Failover Clusters with your system for complete information about your region's power requirements. 2 Install the systems, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnect switches (example...
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...Windows Server are point) network is incorrect. Some Dell strongly recommends that the NICs in 2003 for example: Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008), see Dell Failover Clusters with a specific variant of a cluster ...running Windows Server 2003. 50 Appendix:Troubleshooting For information about assigning the network IPs with Microsoft Windows Server Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Using Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 to - Table A-1. Probable Cause Corrective Action The TCP/IP configuration is powered...
...Windows Server are point) network is incorrect. Some Dell strongly recommends that the NICs in 2003 for example: Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008), see Dell Failover Clusters with a specific variant of a cluster ...running Windows Server 2003. 50 Appendix:Troubleshooting For information about assigning the network IPs with Microsoft Windows Server Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Using Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 to - Table A-1. Probable Cause Corrective Action The TCP/IP configuration is powered...
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... mouse, keyboard, and monitor, 15 for power supplies, 15 cluster configurations connecting to multiple shared storage systems, 30 connecting to one shared storage system, 11 direct-attached, 11, 20 SAN-attached, 12 cluster storage requirements, 10 clustering overview, 7 D Dell | EMC CX3-40 Cabling a two-node... cluster, 21 Dell|EMC CX3-20 Cabling a two-node cluster, 21 Dell|EMC CX3-80 configuring, 41 installing, 41 direct-attached cluster about, 20 drivers installing and...
... mouse, keyboard, and monitor, 15 for power supplies, 15 cluster configurations connecting to multiple shared storage systems, 30 connecting to one shared storage system, 11 direct-attached, 11, 20 SAN-attached, 12 cluster storage requirements, 10 clustering overview, 7 D Dell | EMC CX3-40 Cabling a two-node... cluster, 21 Dell|EMC CX3-20 Cabling a two-node cluster, 21 Dell|EMC CX3-80 configuring, 41 installing, 41 direct-attached cluster about, 20 drivers installing and...
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... about, 25 configurations, 11 single initiator zoning about, 40 T tape library connecting to a PowerEdge cluster, 32 troubleshooting connecting to a cluster, 49 shared storage subsystem, 47 P power supplies cabling, 15 private network cabling, 17, 19 hardware components, 19 hardware components and connections, 19 public network 60 Index W warranty, 13 worldwide port name...
... about, 25 configurations, 11 single initiator zoning about, 40 T tape library connecting to a PowerEdge cluster, 32 troubleshooting connecting to a cluster, 49 shared storage subsystem, 47 P power supplies cabling, 15 private network cabling, 17, 19 hardware components, 19 hardware components and connections, 19 public network 60 Index W warranty, 13 worldwide port name...