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Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster
FE655Wi Systems
Platform Guide
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Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Supported Cluster Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 iSCSI Initiator Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ethernet Switch Support for iSCSI Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 System Configurations Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rules and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware, storage, and Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) network components to your Dell™ PowerEdge™ cluster FE655Wi solution. The configuration information in this document is specific to the ® ® Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x64 operating systems. NOTE: Reference to Windows Server 2003 in this guide implies reference to Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edi
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Table 1-1. PowerEdge Cluster FE655Wi Supported Cluster Configurations PowerEdge Ethernet Daughter Card Storage Systems Ethernet Modules Cluster Interconnect Systems (for iSCSI) (for the Private Network) ® 1855 Intel PRO/1000 MB Dell|EMC AX150i Dell PowerConnect™ Embedded NIC dual-port server 5316M Ethernet Dell|EMC AX150SCi embedded switch Dell|EMC CX3-10c module Dell|EMC CX3-20c 1955 Broadcom 5708 Gigabit Embedded Gigabit dual-port NIC controller Dell|EMC CX3-40c Ethernet (TCP/IP offload
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Rules and Guidelines When you are connecting two or more PowerEdge 1855/1955 server enclosures in a cluster consider the parameters in this section, All cluster nodes must contain identical versions of the following: Operating systems and service packs Hardware, drivers, firmware or BIOS for the embedded NICs, Ethernet daughter cards, and any other peripheral hardware components Systems management software, such as Dell OpenManage™ systems management software and ® ® EMC Navisphere stor
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Rules and Guidelines The rules and guidelines described in Table 1-2 apply to direct-attached clusters. Table 1-2. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines Rule/Guideline Description Operating system Each direct-attached cluster must run Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003, x64 operating system. Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 is supported with all CX-series and AX-series storage service pack systems. See "Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for the supp
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Attaching Your Cluster Shared Storage System through iSCSI Switch-Attached Configuration This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your PowerEdge cluster nodes to the shared storage systems through an iSCSI switch-attached configuration using redundant Ethernet switch fabrics. The switch-attached configuration supports two to eight cluster nodes connected to the storage system through an iSCSI network. In a PowerEdge cluster FE655Wi solution, a system can support up to four
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Table 1-3. iSCSI Switch-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued) Rule/Guideline Description TOE NIC for iSCSI traffic Ethernet daughter card: Broadcom 5708 Gigabit dual-port NIC controller for PowerEdge 1955 systems only. NIC driver version See "Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for the supported versions. SNP Microsoft SNP required to enable TOE capability on PowerEdge 1955 systems. Switch configuration for Dual switch fabrics are required. iSCSI traffic Switches
