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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 35
Configuring IP Addresses for the Private Network
Dell recommends using the static IP address assignments for the network adapters used for the
private network (cluster interconnect). The IP addresses in Table 3-2 are used as examples only.
Cluster node network adapters The network adapters are used to connect to the public and
private networks.
For cluster operation, two network adapters are required: one network
adapter for the public network (LAN/WAN) and another network
adapter for the private network (sharing heartbeat information between
the cluster nodes).
See "Cabling Your Cluster Hardware" for more information about cluster
interconnect options.
NOTE: To ensure cluster operations during a DHCP server failure,
Dell recommends using static IP addresses for your cluster.
NOTE: On certain Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations, using an
Ethernet cable in a point-to-point connection can impact node-to-node
communications. See Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 239924, 242430,
254651, and 258750 at www.microsoft.com for more information. This issue
has been corrected in Windows Server 2003.
Table 3-2. Examples of IP Address Assignments
Usage Cluster Node 1 Cluster Node 2
Public network static IP address (for client and
domain controller communications)
192.168.1.101 192.168.1.102
Public network subnet mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Private network static IP address cluster
interconnect (for node-to-node communications)
10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2
Private network subnet mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
servers
Primary
192.168.1.11
Secondary
192.168.1.12
Primary
192.168.1.11
Secondary
192.168.1.12
Domain Naming Server (DNS) servers Primary
192.168.1.21
Secondary
192.168.1.22
Primary
192.168.1.21
Secondary
192.168.1.22
Table 3-1. Applications and Hardware Requiring IP Address Assignments (continued)
Application/Hardware Description
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