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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
This section provides information for preparing your server and storage system hardware for
clustering in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE500W configuration.
Before You Begin
1
Ensure that your site can handle the power requirements of the cluster equipment.
Contact your sales representative for information about your region's power requirements.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and access any of the
components inside the system. See your Product Information Guide for complete information about
safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
2
Ensure that the following components are installed in each PowerEdge system in the cluster:
• Network adapters
• PERC RAID adapters
• SCSI hard drives
• Any additional peripheral components
• RAID controllers for internal drives (optional)
3
Ensure that the following components are installed in each Dell PowerVault™ 22
x
S system in
the cluster. See "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System."
• Two enclosure management modules (EMMs)
• A split-bus module
• SCSI hard drives
4
Cable the system hardware for clustering.
See "Cabling Your Cluster Hardware" for more information.
5
Configure the storage system(s) as described in your storage system documentation.
6
Configure the PERC RAID adapters as described in your PERC RAID adapter
documentation.
7
If you are using hardware-based RAID for the internal SCSI hard drives, configure the hard
drives using the controller's BIOS utility or Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager or
Dell OMSM.
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