Dell EMC AX4-5 Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Introduction 7IntroductionA failover cluster combines specific hardware and software components toprovide enhanced availability for applications and services that are run on thecluster. A failover cluster is designed to reduce the possibility of any singlepoint of failure within the system that can cause the clustered applications orservices to become unavailable. It is recommended that you use redundantcomponents like server and storage power supplies, connections between thenodes and the storage array(s), connections to client systems or other serversin a multi-tier enterprise application architecture in your cluster.This document provides information and specific configuration tasks thatenable you to configure your Microsoft® Windows Server® failover clusterwith Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) orDell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) storagearray(s).NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F andDell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays.NOTE: Throughout this document, Windows Server 2008 refers to Windows Server2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.For more information on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2003operating systems, see the Dell™ Failover Clusters with Microsoft WindowsServer 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide on the Dell Supportwebsite at support.dell.com/manuals. For more information on deployingyour cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the DellFailover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation andTroubleshooting Guide on the Dell Support website atsupport.dell.com/manuals.For a list of recommended operating systems, hardware components, anddriver or firmware versions for your Dell Windows Server Failover Cluster, seethe Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell HighAvailability Clustering website at dell.com/ha.