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Table 1-5. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines
Rule/Guideline Description
Primary storage Each Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition cluster can support up to 22 unique drive letters for
shared logical drives. Windows Server 2003 can support additional physical
drives through mount points.
Only one storage system can be directly attached to the cluster.
Fibre Channel
HBAs supported
See Table 1-2 to determine which HBAs are supported on your
PowerEdge server.
Emulex driver version SCSI port driver 5-2.22a8 or later (Windows 2000), Storport miniport driver
5-1.02a3 or later (Windows 2003).
Emulex firmware version 1.90a4 or later
QLogic driver version SCSI miniport driver 9.00.12 or later (Windows 2000), Storport miniport
driver 9.00.17 or later (Windows Server 2003).
QLogic BIOS version 1.42 or later
Operating system Each direct-attached cluster must run Windows 2000 Advanced Server or
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
Windows 2000 Advanced
Server service pack
Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations require Service Pack 4
or later.
Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition
service pack
Windows Server 2003 configurations require KB818877 and the latest
StorPort hotfix (KB838894 at the time of print); or Service Pack 1 if
available.
Dell | EMC CX600
core software
2.07.600 or later; however, Access Logix™ Option 01.02.5 or later must be
installed and enabled if two clusters or a mix of clustered and non-clustered
hosts are direct-attached to the CX700.
Dell | EMC CX400
core software
2.07.400 or later.
Dell | EMC CX200
core software
2.07.200 or later.
Additional software
application programs
EMC Navisphere Agent 6.7 or later.
EMC Navisphere Manager 6.7 or later.
EMC PowerPath
®
3.0.6 or later.
EMC AdmSnap version 2.4.0 or later.
EMC SnapView™ Option version 01.01.5 or later
Emulex Configuration Utility for Windows 2000 version 1.41a13 or later.
Emulex LPUtilNT for Windows Server 2003 version 1.7a12 or later.
QLogic SANsurfer SANblade Manager version 2.0.29 or later.