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Attaching Your Cluster Shared Storage System in a
Direct-Attach Configuration
This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your cluster nodes to the shared storage
system using a direct connection (without Fibre Channel switches).
In a direct-attached configuration, both cluster nodes are connected directly to the storage system.
Rules and Guidelines
The rules and guidelines described in Table 1-4 apply to direct-attached clusters.
Table 1-3. PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes
PowerEdge
System
PCI Buses/Segments HBA DRAC III RAID Controller
7250 PCI-X bus 0: PCI slot 1
through 3 are 64-bit, 100 MHz
PCI-X bus 1: PCI slots 4 and 5
are 64-bit, 100 MHz; PCI slot 6
is 64-bit, 133 MHz
PCI-X bus 2: PCI slots 7 and 8
are 64-bit, 133 MHz
For dual HBA
configurations,
install the HBAs
on separate 64-bit
PCI buses to
balance the load
on the system.
Install the new or
existing DRAC III
in slot 1.
Install the RAID
controller in PCI
slot 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Table 1-4. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines
Rule/Guideline Description
Primary storage Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for 64-bit Itanium-based Systems
can support more than 22 shared logical drives through mount points.
Only one storage system can be direct-attached to the cluster.
Fibre Channel
HBAs supported
QLogic QLA2340.
QLogic driver version Storport driver 9.00.17 or later.
Operating system Each direct-attached cluster must run Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition for 64-bit Itanium-based System.
Dell | EMC CX300
core software
2.06.300 or later.
Dell | EMC CX500
core software
2.06.500 or later.
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