Dell FL100 Server User Manual


 
support.dell.com Configuring the System Software 6-1
CHAPTER 6
Configuring the System Software
This chapter describes how to perform the following procedures:
Preparing for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server installation
Configuring the cluster nodes in a Windows 2000 domain
Configuring the Windows 2000 Cluster Service
Configuring the public and private networks
Installing and configuring your Windows 2000 Datacenter Server network (which
includes information on Dell OpenManage software and using the Windows
2000 Disk Management tool)
Verifying cluster readiness
Configuring the Dell OpenManage Managed Node (Data Agent) for a cluster envi-
ronment and cluster failover
Configuring failover and failback support
Preparing for Microsoft Windows 2000
Datacenter Server Installation
Before installing Microsoft
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server on your cluster nodes,
you must perform the following procedures:
Review the minimum system software and hardware requirements for
implementing Windows 2000 Datacenter Server on a Dell PowerEdge Cluster
FE100/FL100 system
(see Chapter 1, “Getting Started”)
Review and perform the installation procedures
(see Chapter 2, “Installation Overview”)
Prepare the PowerEdge and PowerVault systems for clustering
(see Chapter 3, “Preparing PowerEdge and PowerVault Systems for Clustering”)
Cable the cluster hardware
(see Chapter 4, “Cabling the Cluster Hardware”)