Dell PowerVault MD3200i Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 313Preparing Your Systems forClusteringCAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and accessany of the components inside the system. See the safety information that shippedwith your computer for complete information about safety precautions, workinginside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.Cluster Configuration Overview1 Ensure that your site can handle the cluster’s power requirements.Contact your sales representative for information about your region'spower requirements.2 Install the servers, the shared storage array(s), and the interconnectswitches (example: in an equipment rack), and ensure that all thesecomponents are turned on.NOTE: For more information on step 3 through step 7 and step 10 throughstep 12, see the "Preparing your systems for clustering" section of theDell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation andTroubleshooting Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.3 Deploy the operating system (including any relevant service pack andhotfixes), network adapter drivers, and storage adapter drivers (includingMultipath I/O drivers (MPIO)) on each of the servers that must becomecluster nodes. Depending on the deployment method that is used, it maybe necessary to provide a network connection to successfully completethis step.NOTE: You can record the Cluster configuration to the Cluster Data Form tohelp in planning and deployment of your cluster. For more information, see the"Cluster Data Form" on page 71 and the iSCSI configuration information in theworksheet located at "iSCSI Configuration Worksheet" on page 73.4 Establish the physical network topology and the TCP/IP settings fornetwork adapters on each server node to provide access to the clusterpublic and private networks.