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www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE500W Sy stems Platform Guide book.book Page 1 Friday , May 12, 2006 3:04 PM.
Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential dam age to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, pe rsonal injury , or death.
Platform Guide 3 CAUTION: Onl y trained service technicians are authorized to remove the sy st em cover and access any of the components inside the sy stem.
4 Platform Guide Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster , both cluster nodes mu st contain identical vers ions of the following: • Operating systems and service packs • Hardwar e, driv.
Platform Guide 5 T able 1-2 provides a list of the supported R A ID adapters for Clust er SE500W configurations. T able 1-2. Supported RAID adapters for Cluster SE500W Configurations PowerEdge Sy stem.
6 Platform Guide T able 1-3 provides a list of PCI slot c onfigurations for Cluster SE500W configurations. T able 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge Sy stem Riser Board.
Platform Guide 7 2850 PCI- X 1 – 3 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz NOTE: If slot 1 is popula ted, slot 2 and slot 3 operate at 100 MHz. PCIe 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 2 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 3 PCI- X 64-bit, 100 MHz 2900 N/A 1 – 2 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 PCIe 2.
8 Platform Guide T able 1-4 provides a list of PCI slot as signments for Cluster SE500W configurations. 6800 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 – 5 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 6 – 7 PCI- X 64-bit, 100 MHz 6850 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 – 5 PCIe 2.
Platform Guide 9 Installing the PERC Adapter Y ou must install the PERC 4/DC car d in a 64-bit PCI/PCI- X slot up to 133 MHz or a 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI slot. Y ou must install the PERC 4e/DC adapter in a PCIe sl ot. See the I/O slot assignments in T able 1-3 and T able 1-4 for your specific system.
10 Platform Guide Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix provides the latest supported service pack, drivers, firmware, and operating system v ersions for your P owerEdge Clust er SE500W system.
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