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6 Hardware Installation ............................ 49
Checklist.........................................................................49
Installation Steps.............................................................50
Step 1 Unpack.................................................................51
Step 2 Power Down ........................................................51
Step 3 Configure Motherboard.......................................51
Step 4 Install Cache Memory..........................................52
Step 5 Set Jumpers..........................................................53
MegaRAID Express 500 Card Layout............................53
Step 6 Set Termination ...................................................56
SCSI Termination...........................................................57
Step 7 Install MegaRAID Express 500...........................60
Step 8 Connect SCSI Cables...........................................61
Step 9 Set Target IDs......................................................62
Device Identification on MegaRAID Express 500 .........63
Step 10 Power Up...........................................................64
Step 11 Run MegaRAID BIOS Setup.............................64
Step 12 Install the Operating System Driver...................65
Summary.........................................................................66
7 Cluster Installation and Configuration 67
Software Requirements...................................................67
Hardware Requirements .................................................68
Installation and Configuration ........................................69
Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft
Windows 2000 Advanced Server ...................................70
Network Requirements ...................................................75
Shared Disk Requirements..............................................75
Cluster Installation..........................................................76
Installing the Windows 2000 Operating System.............77
Setting Up Networks.......................................................77
Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter ............79
Configuring the Public Network Adapter .......................80
Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution ................80
Verifying Domain Membership......................................81
Setting Up a Cluster User Account.................................82
Setting Up Shared Disks.................................................83
Configuring Shared Disks...............................................84
Assigning Drive Letters..................................................84
Verifying Disk Access and Functionality .......................85
Cluster Service Software Installation..............................86
Configuring Cluster Disks ..............................................89
Validating the Cluster Installation ..................................95
Configuring the Second Node.........................................95
Verify Installation...........................................................96
SCSI Drive Installations .................................................97
Configuring the SCSI Devices........................................97
Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus ..................................97