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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”)