Dell CX4 Server User Manual


 
4 Contents
3 Preparing Your Systems for
Clustering
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Cluster Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installation Overview
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Installing the Fibre Channel HBAs
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Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers
. . . . . . 42
Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel
Switched Fabric
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Using Zoning in SAN Configurations Containing
Multiple Hosts
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Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning
. . . . . . . . 43
Installing and Configuring the Shared
Storage System
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Access Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Storage Groups
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Navisphere Manager
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Navisphere Agent
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EMC PowerPath
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Enabling Access Control and Creating
Storage Groups Using Navisphere
. . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring the Hard Drives on the Shared
Storage System(s)
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Optional Storage Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Updating a Dell/EMC Storage System for
Clustering
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Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster
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