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3
Boot to the Windows operating system.
Windows Plug and Play detects the new network adapter and installs the appropriate drivers.
NOTE: If Plug and Play does not detect the new network adapter, the network adapter is
not supported.
a
Update the network adapter drivers (if required).
b
After the drivers are installed, click the
Start
button, select
Control Panel
, and then
double-click
Network Connections
.
c
In the
Connections
box, locate the new network adapter that you installed in the system.
d
Right-click the new network adapter, and then select
Properties
.
e
Assign a unique static IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.
4
Ensure that the network ID portion of the new network adapter’s IP address is different from
the other adapter.
For example, if the first network adapter in the node had an address of 192.168.1.101 with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, you might enter the following IP address and subnet mask for
the second network adapter:
IP address:
192.168.2.102
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
5
Click
OK
and exit network adapter properties.
6
On the Windows desktop, click the
Start
button and select
Programs
→
Administrative
Tools
→
Cluster Administrator
.
7
Click the
Network
tab.
8
Verify that a new resource called "New Cluster Network" appears in the window.
To rename the new resource, right-click the resource and enter a new name.
9
Move all cluster resources to another cluster node.
10
Repeat step 2 through step 9 on each cluster node.
NOTE: Ensure that you assign the new network adapter the same IP address as the second
network adapter on the first node (for example, 192.168.2.101) as you did with the second node.
If the installation and IP address assignments have been performed correctly, all of the new
network adapter resources appear online and respond successfully to ping commands.
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