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Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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... with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide on the Dell Support website at dell.com/ha. Introduction 7 For more information on deploying your cluster with Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) or Dell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) storage array(s). Introduction A failover cluster combines specific hardware and software components to...
... with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide on the Dell Support website at dell.com/ha. Introduction 7 For more information on deploying your cluster with Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) or Dell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) storage array(s). Introduction A failover cluster combines specific hardware and software components to...
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... power supply (SPS)-Provides backup power to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3. Cluster Storage Requirements Hardware Components Requirement Supported storage systems One to protect the integrity of the disk processor write cache. Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can own any redundant array of independent disks (RAID) volume in the external...
... power supply (SPS)-Provides backup power to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3. Cluster Storage Requirements Hardware Components Requirement Supported storage systems One to protect the integrity of the disk processor write cache. Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can own any redundant array of independent disks (RAID) volume in the external...
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...AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to SP-A Fibre port 0(first fibre port). c Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the SAN. Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to Multiple Storage Systems You can fail over disk drives in any cluster-attached shared storage array... uses Figure 2-9 as an example for cabling additional clusters. Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System To cable multiple clusters to the storage system, connect the cluster nodes to the appropriate Fibre Channel switches and then connect the Fibre Channel ...
...AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to SP-A Fibre port 0(first fibre port). c Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the SAN. Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to Multiple Storage Systems You can fail over disk drives in any cluster-attached shared storage array... uses Figure 2-9 as an example for cabling additional clusters. Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System To cable multiple clusters to the storage system, connect the cluster nodes to the appropriate Fibre Channel switches and then connect the Fibre Channel ...
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... and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. 3 Deploy the operating system (including any of Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide or Dell Failover Clusters with your system for ... power requirements. Preparing Your Systems for complete information about your region's power requirements. 2 Install the systems, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnect switches (example: in the "Zoning Configuration Form" on . Preparing Your Systems for information about safety precautions, ...
... and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. 3 Deploy the operating system (including any of Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide or Dell Failover Clusters with your system for ... power requirements. Preparing Your Systems for complete information about your region's power requirements. 2 Install the systems, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnect switches (example: in the "Zoning Configuration Form" on . Preparing Your Systems for information about safety precautions, ...
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... to form the cluster. 9 Join the remaining node(s) to the failover cluster. Take any required storage network settings to provide connectivity between the storage array and the servers that will be configured as cluster nodes. Ensure that this LUN is recommended that ...cluster public and private networks. 5 Configure each cluster node as a member in your storage system documentation. 7 Use storage array management tools to create at support.dell.com/manuals. 6 Establish the physical storage topology and any network interfaces that are setting up the cluster. NOTE: For security reasons...
... to form the cluster. 9 Join the remaining node(s) to the failover cluster. Take any required storage network settings to provide connectivity between the storage array and the servers that will be configured as cluster nodes. Ensure that this LUN is recommended that ...cluster public and private networks. 5 Configure each cluster node as a member in your storage system documentation. 7 Use storage array management tools to create at support.dell.com/manuals. 6 Establish the physical storage topology and any network interfaces that are setting up the cluster. NOTE: For security reasons...
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... the operating system varies among nodes, it is recommended to establish server roles prior to the cluster. For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see ...communication between the cluster nodes and your shared Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to configuring a failover cluster, depending on the operating system configured on Dell High Availablity Cluster website at dell.com/ha. Test the failover capabilities of ...
... the operating system varies among nodes, it is recommended to establish server roles prior to the cluster. For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see ...communication between the cluster nodes and your shared Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to configuring a failover cluster, depending on the operating system configured on Dell High Availablity Cluster website at dell.com/ha. Test the failover capabilities of ...
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...is also used for the following cluster node maintenance procedures: • Updating the cluster node host name and/or IP address on the storage array • Updating file system information • Adding, removing, or replacing an HBA • Starting and stopping a snapshot To install ... the appropriate language and click OK. 3 In the Navisphere Server Utility dialog window, select Register this server to all connected storage systems. The utility automatically scans for Clustering 43 Installing Navisphere Server Utility The Navisphere Server Utility registers the cluster node HBAs with...
...is also used for the following cluster node maintenance procedures: • Updating the cluster node host name and/or IP address on the storage array • Updating file system information • Adding, removing, or replacing an HBA • Starting and stopping a snapshot To install ... the appropriate language and click OK. 3 In the Navisphere Server Utility dialog window, select Register this server to all connected storage systems. The utility automatically scans for Clustering 43 Installing Navisphere Server Utility The Navisphere Server Utility registers the cluster node HBAs with...
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...Click Virtual Disks. To perform data I/O to the virtual disks, assign the virtual disks to provide optional features that were created during the storage initialization. 4 In the Manage menu, a Click Disk Pools. You can access all paths to -node. c In the Virtual Disks ...from node-to the virtual disks. The Navisphere Express console is displayed. 3 Login with your cluster. Advanced or Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC AX4-5 storage array may be used in the Address field. These features include Snapshot Management, SANCopy, Navisphere Manager and MirrorView™. 44...
...Click Virtual Disks. To perform data I/O to the virtual disks, assign the virtual disks to provide optional features that were created during the storage initialization. 4 In the Manage menu, a Click Disk Pools. You can access all paths to -node. c In the Virtual Disks ...from node-to the virtual disks. The Navisphere Express console is displayed. 3 Login with your cluster. Advanced or Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC AX4-5 storage array may be used in the Address field. These features include Snapshot Management, SANCopy, Navisphere Manager and MirrorView™. 44...
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...the Windows Server operating system you have established the private and public networks and have assigned the shared disks from the storage array to the cluster nodes. Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster You can configure the operating system services on deploying your ...cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. 46 Preparing Your Systems for configuring the failover cluster are...
...the Windows Server operating system you have established the private and public networks and have assigned the shared disks from the storage array to the cluster nodes. Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster You can configure the operating system services on deploying your ...cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. 46 Preparing Your Systems for configuring the failover cluster are...
