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Obtaining More Information
See the
Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
for a detailed list of
related documentation.
High-Availability Cluster Configurations
This section provides information about the supported operating systems, HBAs, and HBA drivers
for your cluster configuration.
NOTICE: All cluster nodes in a Cluster FE400 solution must run the same operating system.
Mixing Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition in the same cluster
is not supported except during a rolling upgrade.
NOTICE: HBAs installed in clusters using redundant paths must be identical. Cluster configurations are
tested and certified using identical HBAs installed in all of the cluster nodes. Using dissimilar HBAs in
your cluster nodes is not supported.
Service Pack Support
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later is required for Cluster FE400 systems that use
Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
You can download the latest service pack from the Microsoft Support website at
support.microsoft.com
.
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
At the time this document was printed, a service pack was not available for Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition. However, hotfix KB818877 and the most recent hotfix for storport.sys
are required.
See Knowledge Base article KB818877 on the Microsoft Support website at
support.microsoft.com
for more information. At the time this document was printed, KB838894 was the most recent
hotfix for storport.sys. You can also go to the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
for the most
recent information on this issue.
HBA Support for PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Configurations
Table 1-2 lists the systems and the HBAs that are supported for Cluster FE400 configurations
running Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
See "Installing Peripheral Components in Your Cluster Node PCI Slots" for PCI slot recommendations.