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2-4 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
NOTE: If you are installing a cluster configuration with multiple clusters attached to a
single PowerVault Fibre Channel storage system, see the cluster consolidation basic
installation procedure in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide.
1. Add NICs, HBAs, RAID controllers (optional), SCSI hard-disk drives, Fibre Channel
hard-disk drives, and other components to the existing system hardware to meet
the requirements for a PowerEdge Cluster F-Series configuration.
NOTE: For more information on upgrading existing non-clustered systems to a
cluster configuration, see Chapter 9, “Upgrading to a Cluster Configuration.”
2. Cable the system hardware for clustering.
NOTE: If you are using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel switches, see the Dell
PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide for more information.
3. If you are using hardware-based RAID for the internal SCSI hard-disk drives, con-
figure them using the controller's BIOS utility.
4. Perform the low-level configuration of the HBAs.
5. Install and configure the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating
system on each node and the latest Windows 2000 Service Pack.
NOTE: See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 and FE200/FL200 Platform
Guide for more information on the latest supported service pack.
6. During the installation, check to install the Cluster Service files when prompted.
You will configure the Cluster Service later.
7. Configure the public and private NIC interconnects in each node, and place the
interconnects on separate IP subnetworks using static IP addresses.
NOTES: “Public” refers to the NIC used for client connections. “Private” refers to
the dedicated cluster interconnect.
If you are using Giganet cLAN Host Adapters or a Giganet cLAN Cluster Switch,
see “Using Giganet for Cluster Interconnect (PowerEdge Cluster FL100/FL200)”
in Chapter 4 for more information.
8. Update the miniport driver for the Fibre Channel HBAs in each node.
9. Install the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration software.
10. Install the management software and failover driver that is appropriate for your
storage system.
For the PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100, perform the following steps:
a. Install Dell OpenManage ATF software on each node and reboot.
b. Install Dell OpenManage Managed Node (Data Agent) on each node.
c. Install Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor or Dell OpenManage Data
Administrator on node A.