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9-6 User’s Guide
• Cluster Service is installed on all cluster nodes.
• NICs in each cluster node are configured properly
See Table 6-2 in “IP Addresses,” in Chapter 6, “Configuring the System Soft-
ware,” for a sample IP configuration scheme of Windows 2000 Datacenter
Server.
To install a third NIC into a cluster node, you must transfer the resources from the
cluster node where the NIC will be installed to another node in the cluster. To properly
identify the nodes and NICs, the following procedure refers to specific cluster nodes
and components, as described in Table 9-1.
Be sure to refer to Table 9-1 for cluster node identification while performing this
procedure.
To add a third NIC to a cluster node, perform the following steps:
1. Prepare NIC 3 for installation.
2. Select a node in your cluster to become node 2, which you are using to
temporarily store cluster resources from node 1.
3. Move all cluster resources from node 1 to node 2.
NOTE: See the Microsoft Cluster Service documentation for information on mov-
ing cluster resources from one cluster node to another.
4. Power down node 1.
5. Install NIC 3 in node 1.
See the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for your PowerEdge system for
information on installing NICs in your system.
6. In node 1, boot to the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server operating system.
7. On the desktop, right-click My Network Places and double-click Make New
Connection.
The Make New Connection wizard starts.
Table 9-1. Cluster Nodes and Component Identification
Cluster Node Description
Node 1 The cluster node where the NIC will be installed.
Node 2 The cluster node you select to temporarily store cluster
resources (such as applications, IP addresses, or storage
devices) used in cluster node 1.
NICs 1 and 2 The NICs currently installed in the cluster node for the public
and private networks.
NIC 3 The third NIC you are installing in node 1.