Dell PowerVault MD3200i Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Introduction 51IntroductionThis document provides information for installing and managing yourCluster solution using Dell PowerVault MD3200i and MD3220i storagesystems. It is intended for experienced IT professionals who need to configurethe cluster solution, and for trained service technicians who perform upgradeand maintenance procedures. This document also addresses readers who arenew to clustering.OverviewA Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clustering combines specific hardwareand software components to provide enhanced availability for applicationsand services that are run on the cluster. A failover cluster is designed to reducethe possibility of any single point of failure within the system that can causethe clustered applications or services to become unavailable. It isrecommended that you use redundant components like system and storagepower supplies, connections between the nodes and the storage array(s),connections to client systems, or other systems in the multi-tier enterpriseapplication architecture in your cluster.This guide addresses the configuration of your Dell MD3200i and MD3220iiSCSI storage arrays for use with one or more Windows Server failoverclusters. It provides information and specific configuration tasks that enableyou to deploy the shared storage for your cluster.For more information on deploying your cluster, see the Dell Failover Clusterswith Microsoft Windows Server Installation and Troubleshooting Guide atsupport.dell.com/manuals.NOTE: Throughout this document, Windows Server 2008 refers to Windows Server2008 x64 Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Enterprise Edition.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 at dell.com/ha.