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Preface
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bout This Guide
This guide provides information about installing, config-
uring, and troubleshooting the hardware and software
components of the Dell PowerEdge Cluster. This docu-
ment addresses the use of two PowerEdge 4200 server
systems and one or two PowerEdge Scalable Disk Sys-
tem 100 (SDS 100) storage systems in the PowerEdge
Cluster. Dell plans future clustering products that will
incorporate other products in the Dell server family. User
documentation specific to those systems will be available
as new cluster products are released.
This guide addresses two audience levels:
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Users and system installers who will perform general
setup, cabling, and configuration of the PowerEdge
Cluster
•
Trained service technicians who will perform more
extensive installations such as firmware upgrades
and installation of required expansion cards
This guide identifies the appropriate audience for each
topic being discussed.
The chapters and appendixes in this guide are summa-
rized as follows:
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Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” provides an overview
of the PowerEdge Cluster and outlines the steps for
installing a new PowerEdge Cluster system or modi-
fying an existing PowerEdge system into a
PowerEdge Cluster.
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Chapter 2, “Cabling the Cluster Hardware,” provides
instructions for properly cabling the system hard-
ware components.
•
Chapter 3, “Configuring the Cluster Software,”
describes the software configuration options that
must be specified to properly set up the cluster
system.
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Chapter 4, “Running Applications on a Cluster” pro-
vides general information about running applications
on the PowerEdge Cluster.
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Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” provides information
to help you troubleshoot problems with the cluster’s
installation and configuration.
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Appendix A, “Upgrading to a Cluster Configura-
tion,” provides specific information to service
technicians about upgrading existing system hard-
ware and software to a cluster configuration.
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Appendix B, “Stand-Alone and Rack Configura-
tions,” lists the Dell-supported stand-alone and rack
configurations and provides instructions for install-
ing the network switch in a rack.
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Appendix C, “Cluster Data Sheet,” provides a form
for gathering and recording important information
about your PowerEdge Cluster.
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Appendix D, “PowerEdge Cluster Configuration
Matrix,” describes the configuration matrix form,
which is used to record information about the cluster
hardware such as service tag numbers and types of
adapters installed in the cluster node PCI slots.
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Appendix E, “Regulatory Compliance,” lists the
regulatory standards with which the PowerEdge
Cluster has been tested and certified for compliance.
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Appendix F, “Safety Information for Technicians,”
provides important safety warnings about electro-
static discharge (ESD).