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1-4 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideFigure 1-3. Cluster Consolidation ConfigurationSee “Cluster Consolidation Configurations,” found later i
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-5SAN-Attached ClustersSAN-attached clusters are cluster configurations in which you cable
1-6 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide• Storage area network (SAN) — A configuration of computer and storage systems that incorporates dedicate
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-7NOTES: See “Installing the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration Utility,” found later in t
1-8 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideCluster Installation OverviewThis section provides an overview sequence for installing PowerEdge Cluster
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-97. Install Windows NT Service Pack 6a or later.See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL10
1-10 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide3. If you are using hardware-based RAID for the internal SCSI hard-disk drives, con-figure them using th
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-1118. Install Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX from the management console
1-12 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideFigure 1-5. Example of Cabling a Single PowerEdge Cluster With Two PowerVault Fibre Channel SwitchesNOT
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-13Figure 1-6. Example of Cabling a PowerVault Storage System and a PowerVault 130T DLT L
1-14 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideFigure 1-7 provides an example of cabling PowerEdge Cluster F-Series nodes to four PowerVault 65xF DPEs.
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-15lFigure 1-8. Example of Cabling PowerEdge Cluster F-Series Nodes to Four PowerVault 65
1-16 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide2. Assign drive letters and volume labels to the disks.a. Turn off node A.b. Assign the drive letters on
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-17NOTE: Using zoning in SAN configurations containing multiple MSCS clusters pre-vents th
1-18 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideFigure 1-9. Example of a Two-Cluster Configuration Sharing aPowerVault 130T DLT LibraryThe example show
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-19Three PowerEdge Clusters Sharing a PowerVault SANFigure 1-10 provides an example of a t
1-20 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideThe example shown in Figure 1-10 contains the following configuration information.Switch fabric 1 compri
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-21Figure 1-11. Example of Cabling Two PowerEdge Cluster F-SeriesSystems in a SANCluster
1-22 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideCluster Consolidation Rules and GuidelinesTable 1-2 describes the important requirements for cluster con
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-23Basic Installation Overview for Cluster ConsolidationNOTICE: Before installing the clus
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1-24 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideThe following is an overview of the necessary steps for configuring multiple PowerEdge F-Series clusters
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-258. Configure zoning on the Fibre Channel switches by turning on the servers one at a ti
1-26 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide11. C l i ck Next.12. Read the displayed information, and click Next.13. Select the destination folder
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-27Figure 1-12. Example Showing Two ZonesPowerVaultFibre Channelstoragecluster interconne
1-28 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideExample 2: A configuration with two clusters attached to a single PowerVault storage system would have t
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-29Figure 1-14 shows a configuration with five MSCS clusters sharing a single PowerVault 6
1-30 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideFigure 1-15 shows a configuration with ten MSCS clusters sharing a single PowerVault 65xF storage system
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-31Figure 1-16 shows a configuration with six MSCS clusters. Clusters one through four sha
1-32 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideAdditional PowerEdge Cluster Maintenance ProceduresThe following sections provide procedures for maintai
support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide 1-33Click Cluster Disk, and then select the Driver tab. Change the startup set-ting for Clu
Notes, Notices, Cautions, and WarningsThroughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type.
1-34 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide8. After you have configured all of the servers, reconnect all of the cables to the PowerVault 65xF stor
support.dell.com Index 37IndexCcluster cablingconnecting multiple PowerEdge clusters to a PowerVault SAN , 1-16cluster configurationthree PowerEdge cl
38 Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN GuideUupgrading to a cluster consolidation configuration , 1-33using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches , 1
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