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Platform Guide 1-9
PowerEdge Cluster SE400 and SL400
Configuration Matrix Form
The following form can be attached to the back of each cluster node or rack and used by the
system installer to record important information about the cluster hardware on each cluster
component. If you need to call Dell for technical support, complete this form before you
call and have it available for the technician to assist you with your problem.
The following information is required for the configuration matrix form:
• Cluster name, installer, date installed, and notes
• Cluster system information
• Storage array description for each storage array
• Service tag information for each cluster component
• PCI slot number for each cluster node, a description of each PCI slot, the adapters
installed in each slot, and a usage description for each installed adapter
8450 Bus 1: PCI slots 1
and 2 are 64 bit,
33 MHz.
Bus 2: PCI slots 3
through 6 are
64 bit, 33 MHz.
Bus 3: PCI slots 6
and 7 are 64 bit,
33/66 MHz.
Bus 4: PCI slots 9
and 10 are 64 bit,
33/66 MHz.
Install the RAID
controller for the
system’s internal drives
in PCI slot 1.
Install additional RAID
controllers in any
available 64-bit, 33-MHz
or 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI
slot.
Install in any available PCI slot.
Dell recommends installing Emulex
cLAN adapters in 64-bit slots.
If you are currently
using a DRAC II
or plan to use one
in the future,
install the DRAC
II in PCI slot 2.
Table 1-3. PCI/PCI-X Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes
(continued)
PowerEdge
System
PCI Buses RAID Controller NICs DRAC II or III