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18. Install Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX from the management
console (optional).
19. Record the configuration of the cluster on the cluster data sheets provided in the
Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches
You can connect cluster nodes to the PowerVault 65xF shared storage system by
using redundant PowerVault Fibre Channel switches. When cluster nodes are con-
nected to the storage system through Fibre Channel switches, the cluster
configuration is technically attached to a SAN.
NOTE: For Windows NT cluster configurations, you must first install Microsoft
Windows NT
Service Pack 6a or later before you connect Fibre Channel switches to
the cluster. See the cluster’s basic installation procedure, found in the Dell
PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, for installa-
tion information.
To connect your cluster nodes to the PowerVault 65xF shared storage system, your
system must have the following features:
•
Two PowerVault 50F, 51F, or 56F Fibre Channel switches (more switches may be
necessary depending on the configuration)
NOTICE: PowerVault 50F Fibre Channel switches are not supported in
SAN-attached cluster consolidation configurations; however, these
switches may be used for standard SAN-attached clusters.
•
Copper high-speed, serial data connector (HSSDC) cables to connect the cluster
nodes to the Fibre Channel switches
•
Copper cables with an HSSDC connector on one end and a DB-9 connector on
the other to connect the Fibre Channel switch to the PowerVault 65xF disk pro-
cessor enclosure (DPE) storage systems
NOTE: For cluster configurations, you can use only copper cables (not optical
cables) to connect the cluster nodes to Fibre Channel switches.
SAN-Attached Cluster Configurations
The following sections provide configuration and cabling examples for SAN-attached
clusters.
Connecting a Single PowerEdge Cluster to a Single
PowerVault 65xF Storage System
Connect each cluster node to both Fibre Channel switches and connect each Fibre
Channel switch to both PowerVault 65xF storage processors on the cluster’s shared
storage, as shown in Figure 1-5.