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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 33
5
Ensure that the network adapter drivers installed on each cluster node are the latest
supported version.
6
Configure the public and private network adapter interconnects in each node, and place the
interconnects on separate IP subnetworks using static IP addresses. See "Configuring
Windows Networking."
Public
refers to the network adapter that connects the cluster nodes to the client network.
Private
refers to the dedicated network (cluster interconnect) that connects the cluster nodes
to each other.
7
Install or update the driver for the PERC RAID adapter in each node and ensure that each
PERC card has a different SCSI ID. See "Preparing the PERC RAID Adapter for Clustering"
and "Installing the PERC RAID Adapters."
8
Shut down both nodes and connect each node to shared storage. See "Cabling Your Cluster
Hardware."
9
Turn on one node and configure shared storage using Dell Storage Management or the
PERC RAID adapter BIOS utility. See "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System."
10
Reboot node 1.
11
From node 1, write the disk signature and then partition, format, and assign drive letters and
volume labels to the hard drives in the storage system using the
Windows Disk
Management
application or Array Manager. See "Naming and Formatting Drives on the
Shared Storage System."
12
On node 1, verify disk access and functionality on all shared disks.
13
Shut down node 1.
14
Verify disk access by performing the following steps on the other node:
a
Turn on the node.
b
Use the PERC RAID adapter BIOS utility to resolve the Non-Volatile Random-Access
Memory (NVRAM) mismatch. See your PERC RAID adapter documentation.
c
Modify the drive letters to match the drive letters on node 1. See "Cluster Data Form."
This procedure allows the Windows operating system to mount the volumes.
d
Close and reopen
Disk Management
.
e
Verify that Windows can see the file systems and the volume labels correctly.
15
Turn on node 1.
16
Install and configure the Cluster Service. See "Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows
2000 Cluster Service (MSCS)" and "Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster
Service (MSCS)."
17
Install and set up your application programs (optional).
18
Record the cluster configuration using the "Cluster Data Form" (optional).
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