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www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster FE655W Sy stems Platform Guide.
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 da mage 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 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Supported Cluster Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sy stem Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Platform Guide 5 CAUTION: Only trained service technicians ar e authorized to remove the sy st em cover and access any of the components inside the sy st em.
6 Platform Guide Supported Cluster Configurations This section provides information about supported cluster configurations for your P o werEdge Cluster FE655W solution.
Platform Guide 7 Sy stem Configurations The P owerEdge Cluster FE655W solution suppor ts the following F ibre Channel configurations: • F ibre Channel embedded switches connected to e xternal SAN fa.
8 Platform Guide Attaching Y our Cluster to a Shared Storage Sy stem in a Direct-Attached Cluster Configuration This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your cluster node s to the shared storage system using a direct connection (w ithout F ibre Channel switches).
Platform Guide 9 Attaching Y our Cluster to a Shared Storage Sy stem in a SAN-Attached Configuration A P owerEdge Cluster FE655W solution may inclu de the following hardwar e components in a SAN configuration: • Multiple clusters and non-clustered server mo dules, but is limited to no more than two P owerEdge 1855/1955 server enclosure s.
10 Platform Guide Obtaining More Information See Dell P owerEdge Cluster FE655W Systems In stallation and T roubleshooting Guide and the Dell Support website at support.
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