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...Where possible, place the HBAs on the physical topology in your cluster nodes determines the minimum required amount of two identical PowerEdge servers are required for disk striping with parity (RAID 5). Cluster Node Requirements Component Cluster nodes RAM HBA ports NICs Internal disk controller Minimum Requirement A minimum... are identical, and that you use hardware-based RAID or software-based disk-fault tolerance for mirroring (RAID 1) and at www.dell.com/ha. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the NICs on each public network are identical. NOTE: It is recommended that...
...Where possible, place the HBAs on the physical topology in your cluster nodes determines the minimum required amount of two identical PowerEdge servers are required for disk striping with parity (RAID 5). Cluster Node Requirements Component Cluster nodes RAM HBA ports NICs Internal disk controller Minimum Requirement A minimum... are identical, and that you use hardware-based RAID or software-based disk-fault tolerance for mirroring (RAID 1) and at www.dell.com/ha. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the NICs on each public network are identical. NOTE: It is recommended that...
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Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. • The Rack Installation Guide included with your rack solution describes how to install your...
Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. • The Rack Installation Guide included with your rack solution describes how to install your...
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... methods for power cabling for instructions on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on cabling connections of all the components... each power supply into a different circuit. See the documentation included with your rack for a cluster solution consisting of two PowerEdge systems and two storage systems. To ensure redundancy, the primary power supplies of each node to protect your...
... methods for power cabling for instructions on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on cabling connections of all the components... each power supply into a different circuit. See the documentation included with your rack for a cluster solution consisting of two PowerEdge systems and two storage systems. To ensure redundancy, the primary power supplies of each node to protect your...
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Figure 2-1. Power Cabling Example With One Power Supply in the PowerEdge Systems primary power supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) redundant power 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. 18 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
Figure 2-1. Power Cabling Example With One Power Supply in the PowerEdge Systems primary power supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) redundant power 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. 18 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
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... Public and Private Networks The network adapters in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on one AC PDU [not shown]) NOTE: This illustration is intended only to demonstrate the power distribution of the components. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in the cluster nodes provide at support...
... Public and Private Networks The network adapters in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on one AC PDU [not shown]) NOTE: This illustration is intended only to demonstrate the power distribution of the components. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in the cluster nodes provide at support...
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... an example of cabling the cluster nodes to four Dell|EMC storage systems. See "Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric" on page 53 for more information. Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to Multiple Storage Systems You can fail over disk drives in Navisphere Manager, you have Access Control enabled in any cluster-attached shared storage array...
... an example of cabling the cluster nodes to four Dell|EMC storage systems. See "Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric" on page 53 for more information. Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to Multiple Storage Systems You can fail over disk drives in Navisphere Manager, you have Access Control enabled in any cluster-attached shared storage array...
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... private network Fibre Channel switch Fibre Channel switch storage systems (4) Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to a Tape Library To provide additional backup for your cluster, you to provide backup for your local disk resources, as well as your Dell|EMC Fibre Channel switch. The Dell PowerVault™ tape libraries may contain an integrated Fibre Channel bridge or...
... private network Fibre Channel switch Fibre Channel switch storage systems (4) Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to a Tape Library To provide additional backup for your cluster, you to provide backup for your local disk resources, as well as your Dell|EMC Fibre Channel switch. The Dell PowerVault™ tape libraries may contain an integrated Fibre Channel bridge or...
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For example, all nodes in your shared Dell|EMC CX3-series Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the cluster. For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of the Windows Server operating system.... The following sub-sections describe steps that are hosted on your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating system, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft...
For example, all nodes in your shared Dell|EMC CX3-series Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the cluster. For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of the Windows Server operating system.... The following sub-sections describe steps that are hosted on your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating system, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft...
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... within the fabric without having to another host. This configuration allows multiple clustered or nonclustered hosts to SCSI bridges or storage network controllers (SNCs). Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning PowerEdge cluster configurations support worldwide port name zoning. A worldwide name (WWN) is ...to update the zones. Port Worldwide Names in the Dell|EMC cluster environment. Zoning automatically and transparently enforces access of an 8-byte hexadecimal number with each other. More than one PowerEdge cluster configuration can segment the SANs to isolate heterogeneous servers ...
... within the fabric without having to another host. This configuration allows multiple clustered or nonclustered hosts to SCSI bridges or storage network controllers (SNCs). Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning PowerEdge cluster configurations support worldwide port name zoning. A worldwide name (WWN) is ...to update the zones. Port Worldwide Names in the Dell|EMC cluster environment. Zoning automatically and transparently enforces access of an 8-byte hexadecimal number with each other. More than one PowerEdge cluster configuration can segment the SANs to isolate heterogeneous servers ...
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.../SNC or fibre-channel interface on a tape library can only have one nonclustered system or one PowerEdge cluster attached to a maximum of 64 HBA ports in a SAN-attached environment. • Each host can be configured in a PowerEdge server, reconfigure your zones to provide continuous client data access. NOTICE: You must enable EMC Access.... Failure to do not affect each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each CX3-series storage processor port can be connected to the Dell|EMC storage system. 44 Preparing Your Systems for each other.
.../SNC or fibre-channel interface on a tape library can only have one nonclustered system or one PowerEdge cluster attached to a maximum of 64 HBA ports in a SAN-attached environment. • Each host can be configured in a PowerEdge server, reconfigure your zones to provide continuous client data access. NOTICE: You must enable EMC Access.... Failure to do not affect each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each CX3-series storage processor port can be connected to the Dell|EMC storage system. 44 Preparing Your Systems for each other.
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...21 hardware components and connections, 21 public network cabling, 19 R RAID configuring the RAID level, 52 S SAN configuring SAN backup in your cluster, 38 SAN-attached cluster about, 27 configurations, 12 shared storage assigning LUNs to hosts, 53 naming and formatting drives, 53 single initiator zoning about, 44 SnapView ... drives on multiple shared storage systems, 53 configuring the hard drives, 51 using dynamic disks and volumes, 52 T tape library connecting to a PowerEdge cluster, 37 troubleshooting connecting to a cluster, 59 shared storage subsystem, 57 V volumes using, 52 Index 69
...21 hardware components and connections, 21 public network cabling, 19 R RAID configuring the RAID level, 52 S SAN configuring SAN backup in your cluster, 38 SAN-attached cluster about, 27 configurations, 12 shared storage assigning LUNs to hosts, 53 naming and formatting drives, 53 single initiator zoning about, 44 SnapView ... drives on multiple shared storage systems, 53 configuring the hard drives, 51 using dynamic disks and volumes, 52 T tape library connecting to a PowerEdge cluster, 37 troubleshooting connecting to a cluster, 59 shared storage subsystem, 57 V volumes using, 52 Index 69