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www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster FE500-IA64 Sy stems Platform Guide N5828bk1.book Page 1 Tuesda y, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM.
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www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster FE500-IA64 Sy stems Platform Guide N5828bk1.book Page 1 Tuesda y, June 15, 2004 4:50 PM.
Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important i nformation that helps you make better use of your computer . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for propert y damage, personal injury , or death.
Contents 3 Contents Supported Cluster Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 High-Availability C luster Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Service Pack Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HBA Support for PowerEdge Clus ter FE500W-IA64 Configurations .
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Platform Guide 5 This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardwar e, storage, and storage area network (SAN) components to your Dell™ P owerEdge™ Cluster FE500W -IA64 solution.
6 Platform Guide www .dell.com | support.dell.com High-A vailability Cluster Configurations This section provides information about the su pported operating systems, HBAs, and HBA drivers for your cluster configuration. NOTICE: All cluster nodes in a Cluster FE500W-IA64 sol ution must run the sa me operating sy stem.
Platform Guide 7 Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster , all cluster nodes must contain identical vers ions of the following: • Operating systems and service packs • Hardwar e drivers.
8 Platform Guide www .dell.com | support.dell.com Attaching Y our Cluster Shared Storage Sy stem in a Direct-Attach Configuration This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your cluster nodes to the shared storage system using a direct connection (w ithout F ibre Channel switches).
Platform Guide 9 Attaching Y our Cluster Shared Storage Sy stem to a SAN This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your P owerEdge cluster nodes to the shared storage systems through a Dell | EMC SA N using r edundant F ibre Channel switch fabrics.
10 Platform Guide www .dell.com | support.dell.com Obtaining More Information See the Dell P owerEdge Cluster FE500W -IA64 Ins tallation and T roubleshooting Guide for more information about SAN-attached clusters. Y ou can also see the Dell Support website at support.
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