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Obtaining More Information
For more information about iSCSI-based clusters, see Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE655Wi Systems
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix
The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix provides the latest supported drivers, firmware, and the
operating system versions for your PowerEdge cluster FE655Wi solution. To obtain the supported drivers
and the firmware version for the operating system that is running on your PowerEdge cluster FE655Wi
nodes:
1
Open a Web browser.
2
Navigate to the Dell High Availability Clustering website at
www.dell.com/ha
.
3
Click the
Products & Services
tab.
4
In the Product Offerings window, click
FE655Wi
.
The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix appears.
5
Locate the appropriate drivers and firmware that are supported on your hardware and software
components and the operating system version.
TOE NIC for iSCSI traffic
Ethernet daughter card: Broadcom 5708 Gigabit dual-port NIC controller for PowerEdge
1955 systems only.
NIC driver version See "Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for the supported versions.
SNP Microsoft SNP required to enable TOE capability on PowerEdge 1955 systems.
Switch configuration for
iSCSI traffic
Dual switch fabrics are required.
Switches for external
iSCSI network
Gigabit Ethernet switches are required.
Ethernet modules for
iSCSI traffic
• Two Gigabit Ethernet pass-through modules.
• Two PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet switch modules.
AX150i core software
(FLARE)
See "Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for the supported versions.
CX3-10c, CX3-20c, and
CX3-40c core software
See "Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for the supported versions.
Table 1-3. iSCSI Switch-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued)
Rule/Guideline Description