Dell Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Installation Manual
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1. Add another section OEMBootFiles and list each file from the text mode directory excluding txt files OEMBootFiles nodev inf oemsetup inf percsas cat percsas pdb percsas sys txtsetup oem Add the following line to the Unattended section OemPnpDriversPath Drivers Nic Save and close the file Restart the RIS by opening a command prompt and typing net stop binlsve and net start binlsvc Installation Guide 13 In the Node Management section click Add Nodes wizard and then click Next In the wizard perform the following procedure a b c Select Automated Deployment and click Next In the Select Image screen enter the administrator or a user with permission to add nodes to a domain user name and password and click Next Enter a node series name and click Next This name will be used to name the compute nodes when they are installed The name is followed by a numerical progression of numbers starting with 001 The End User License Agreement screen appears Read the agreement choose Accept and click Next if you agree to the terms and conditions In the Start RIS screen click Next In the Image Nodes screen click Start RIS When RIS starts the compute nodes can be booted through PXE After all the compute nodes are installed click Stop RIS and then click Next In the Summary screen ensure that all the compute nodes are listed and click Close Click the Node Management tab Select all the com2. 1 2 3 4 Click Start Programs Administrative Tools gt Manage Your Server In the Manage Your Server Roles window click Add or remove a role and click Next Select DHCP server and click Next In the Summary window click Next The installer runs and you may be prompted to insert the operating system CD In the New Scope wizard click Next Complete the following steps to set the scope parameters and to activate the scope a b In the Scope Name screen select a name and description for the scope and click Next In the IP Address Range screen enter a scope on the same subnet as your primary network interface NIC 1 that is large enough to cover all of the compute nodes and click Next In the Add Exclusions screen enter any exclusion ranges or IP addresses as requied and click Next In the Lease Duration screen enter a lease duration and click Next In the Configure DHCP Options screen select Configure additional DHCP options and click Next In the Router Default Gateway screen configure a router if required and click Next In the Domain Name and DNS Servers screen configure a domain name and DNS server and click Next In the WINS Server screen configure a WINS server if required and click Next In the Activate Scope screen select To activate the scope now and click Next Click Finish to exit the wizard 6 Click Finish again Authorize the DHCP Server 1 2 3 4 Click Start Programs Administra
3. for PERC 5 i SCSI RAID and Broadcom NetExtreme II drivers from the Dell Support website at support dell com Search for R120962 and download the appropriate drivers for your system 12 Installation Guide To integrate these drivers into the RIS image follow the instructions in this section K NOTE Throughout this section D refers to the RIS image partition and CA refers to the system boot directory 1 2 Open an explorer window Navigate to the image directory on the RIS image partition If the defaults were picked during the RIS image creation the RIS image directory will be D RemoteInstall Setup English Images WINDOWS where D N is the RIS image partition Create a directory SOEM and two subdirectories in this directory and name them as textmode and 1 drivers nic The directory structure should resemble Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 OEM Directory Structure nni drivers 5 nic E textmode Run the Broadcom driver package that you downloaded Bcom LAN NX2 26 W2K364 A0l exe and extract its files to C Broadcom W2K364 where C is the system boot directory Copy the files in the RIS Drivers directory C Broadcom W2K364 RIS_Drivers to D RemoteInstall Setup English Images WINDOWS OEM 1 drivers nic and D RemotelInstall Setup English Images WINDOWS amd64 Run the setup exe program with a command line option of a Click Start Run and type C Broadcom W2K364 setup exe a This command extracts the ad
4. Microsoft Windows Com pute Cluster Server 2003 Installation Guide www dell com support dell com Notes Notices and Cautions K NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer NOTICE A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem A CAUTION A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Information in this document is subject to change without notice 2006 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge PowerVault and OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc Active Directory Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own August 2006 Rev A00 Contents Setting Up Your Hardware s 5 Installing the Operating System With Dell OpenManage Server Assistant siina 65 2 ON Ande olo et l re aa ad hot deed 6 Configuring Your Cluster After Installing the Operating System 7 Windows Server 2003 R2 Post Setup Security Updates 7 Promote System
5. ditional plug and play PNP device drivers required by the system and are stores them in a compressed format When prompted for the Network Location type C Broadcom Copy all the files from the following locations to the NIC directory C Broadcom Program Files Broadcom Broadcom Driver and Management Applications NetXtremel Win2K3SNP x64 C Broadcom Program Files Broadcom Broadcom Driver and Management Applications NetXtremell vbd x64 Installation Guide 13 14 9 Copy the inf and sys files from the NIC driver directory D RemotelInstall Setup English Images WINDOWS SOEMS 1 drivers nic to D RemotelInstall Setup English Images WINDOWS amd64 10 11 12 Extract the PERC 5 i drivers into the textmode directory This may require running an executable installer and then accessing the location at which the files are installed for example C Dell PERC5 K NOTE Copy the text in the SCSI section from the file txtsetup oem for example DELL PERC 5 RAID Controller Driver Windows Server 2003 x64 exactly into another file Using copy and paste is highly recommended for this This text can change between driver revisions Edit the ristndrd sif file at D RemoteInstall Setup English Images WINDOWS amd64 templates d Add a section MassStorageDrivers and add the text from the SCSI section mentioned above use copy and paste MassStorageDrivers DELL PERC 5 RAID Controller Driver Windows Server 2003 x64 OEM
6. he recommended partition type is NTFS Configure your network a The primary network interface Link A is recommended for the cluster fabric To ease installation of compute nodes with RIS a static IP should be set on this interface along with a matching subnet mask Ensure that you select a subnet that does not include the secondary network interface Link B b Configure the secondary network interface Link B as the public device This interface may be used as either a dynamic or static IP In the Enter Operating System Information window enter information specific to your organization and or deployment In the Installation Summary window confirm installation selections and options before proceeding to install the operating system Install the operating system At this point the hard drives are prepared and partitioned and the operating system installation begins The installer prompts you to insert the operating system CD after it has gathered the system resources When prompted remove the CD and click Finish to reboot the system The system completes the installation Your system may reboot several times during this process Configuring Your Cluster After Installing the Operating System After completing the operating system installation the system reboots and prompts for the operating system CD for Windows Server 2003 R2 components If you want to install any additional components do so before CCP installation Wi
7. ing this option this cluster will not have Internet connectivity to the compute nodes In the Summary window verify the contents and click Finish In the Configuration Succeeded window click Close Click Manage Windows Firewall Settings and click Next In the Configure Firewall window select Enable Windows Firewall and click Next The firewall is enabled on the public network interface but is disabled on the private network interface In the Summary window click Finish In the Configuration Succeeded window click Close Remote Installation Service RIS allows automated deployment of compute nodes RIS installs the operating system and the compute cluster package When the compute nodes are installed RIS also adds them to the domain Dell recommends that you install the operating system using RIS because installing the operating system adding nodes to the domain and installing COP take lesser time when done using RIS as compared to when they are done manually 1 2 Click Install RIS wizard and click Next In the Install RIS screen click Finish If you have not inserted the operating system CD already you will be prompted to insert the CD now In the Configuration Succeeded screen click Close Installation Guide 11 4 Click Manage Images wizard and click Next Perform the following steps to add a new image a b c h Select Add New Image and click Finish When the wizard starts click Next Select a de
8. luster Server 2003 comprises of a single head node and one or more compute nodes The head node controls the access to the cluster Figure 1 1 gives an example of the topology through which the head node and the compute nodes are connected in a network For more information about network configuration using Compute Cluster Server 2003 see the Microsoft Support website at support microsoft com The recommended configurations for the head node and compute nodes are e Head node Disable hyperthreading in BIOS Disable Pre boot eXecution Environment PXE on both network interfaces Connect the primary network interface to the cluster switch Connect the secondary network interface to the public or intranet network e Compute nodes Disable hyperthreading in BIOS Ensure that PXE is enabled on the primary network interface NIC 1 Ensure that the boot order has the primary network interface before the local hard drive Installation Guide 5 Figure 1 1 Example of a Topology With Nodes Running Compute Cluster Server 2003 public network head node private network compute nodes K NOTE If you purchased the head node with preinstalled operating system from Dell Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 64 bit Edition is preinstalled on your head node Installing the Operating System With Dell OpenManage Server Assistant K NOTE If you purchased a PowerEdge system with a preinstalled image of Compute Clu
9. ndows Server 2003 R2 Post Setup Security Updates 1 After installation of Windows Server 2003 R2 a window appears prompting you to apply existing security updates If the system is connected to the Internet download and apply the latest updates at this time If you plan to have the system connected to the Internet at all times configure the automatic updates at this time as well Installation Guide 7 Promote System to Domain Controller and Install DNS K NOTE If you are using your system running Compute Cluster Server 2003 as a stand alone device or if a domain network is already installed see Install DHCP Server for more information Click Start Programs Administrative Tools gt Manage Your Server In the Manage Your Server Roles window click Add or remove a role and click Next The system detects your network settings and connections and displays the Configuration Options window In the Configuration Options window select Custom Configuration and click Next The Server Role window appears In the Server Role window select Domain Controller Active Directory and click Next In the Summary window click Next In the Active Directory Installation window click Next to open the Operating System Compatibility wizard In the Operating System Compatibility wizard click Next and follow the steps below to set the operating system parameters that are reguired a In the Domain Controller Type screen select Domain cont
10. ng CCP To install CCP 1 2 on O ol Run setup exe and click Next The End User License Agreement window appears Read the agreement choose Accept and click Next if you agree to the terms and conditions In the Select Installation Type screen determine if the head node will also function as a compute node and select the Create a new compute cluster with this server as the head node In the Select Installation Location screen select a destination for the software installation default recommended and click Next Click Install to install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine Click Install to install Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 Click Install to begin Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack Click Finish Installation Guide Configuring CCP After installing CCP on your cluster a To Do list appears This section describes the steps to follow for completing the CCP configuration through the To Do list Networking To complete the tasks in the Networking section 1 ao 0 A O N 10 11 12 Click Configure Cluster Network Topology and click Next From the drop down menu select the Network Topology and click Next Select Compute Nodes Isolated on a Private Network for this installation Select Local Area Connection 2 as the public network adapter and click Next Select Local Area Connection as the private network adapter and click Next Select Disable Internet Connection Sharing and click Next K NOTE On select
11. pute nodes in the list and click the Approve button located on the right side of the window Click Resume which is also located on the right side of the screen Installation Guide 15 16 Installation Guide
12. roller for a new domain and click Next b Inthe Create New Domain screen select Domain in a new forest and click Next c Inthe Install or Configure DNS screen select No just install and configure DNS on this computer and click Next d In the New Domain Name screen enter a DNS name for the new domain for example cluster com and click Next e Inthe NetBIOS Domain Name screen enter a NetBIOS domain name and click Next f In the Database and Log Folders screen select folders for the database and logs and click Next g Inthe Shared System Volume screen select a folder for the Shared System Volume and click Next h Inthe Permissions screen select the permissions compatibility depending on your environment and click Next i Inthe Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password screen enter a Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password and click Next j In the Summary screen review the contents and click Next if they are correct Microsoft Active Directory installation occurs at this point and the system prompts you to insert the operating system CD This installation may take several minutes Click Finish and then click Restart Now After the system reboots log in and click Finish Installation Guide Install DHCP Server If you are using RIS you must install and configure a DHCP server The DHCP server is reguired for network installation of compute nodes To install and configure the DHCP server
13. ster Server 2003 see Configuring Your Cluster After Installing the Operating System to complete your operating system configuration Dell recommends installing the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system on the head node using the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD This CD prepares the hard drives and completes the installation of the operating system The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant creates an unattended installation by reguesting various system resources such as host name IP numbers disk and redundant array of independent disk RAID configurations 1 Boot the system from the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD 2 Select your language at the first graphical user interface GUI screen 3 The Dell Server Assistant End User License Agreement appears Read the agreement choose Accept and click Next if you agree to the terms and conditions 6 Installation Guide In the Home window select Click here for server setup a Set the date time and time zone for the server b Configure the RAID controller For internal drives RAID configuration is recommended c Select the operating system in this case Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition d Configure the hard drive If you plan to use the Remote Install Server RIS to install the compute nodes recommended then a second hard drive or partition is required At least 10 GB should be made available on the second hard drive or partition T
14. stination for the remote installation folder and click Next This destination should be on the partition that was previously prepared for RIS Select the drive or path that contains the Compute Cluster Server 2003 operating system CD or image and click Next Select a folder name for the image and click Next The default folder name is WINDOWS and is appropriate for the first image Select a description for the image and click Next Review the settings and click Finish The image will now be copied from the operating system CD and installed The installation may take a few minutes to complete When the image is installed click Done In the Succeeded screen click Close 5 Click Manage Images wizard and click Next Perform the following steps to add the product key for the image you have created a b c d e Select Modify Image Configuration and click Next Select the image that was just created and click Next In the Product Key section select the Search for product key option Click Search and select the drive with the Compute Cluster Server 2003 media Click OK A message indicating that the key was found should appear next to the search button Click Next and then click Finish 6 In the Summary screen click Close Adding PowerEdge 1950 Specific Drivers to the RIS Image To complete the configuration of Compute Cluster Server 2003 on PowerEdge 1950 you must install additional drivers Download the latest drivers
15. tive Tools gt Manage Your Server In the DHCP Server entry click Manage this DHCP server In the DHCP Control window right click the server name and select Authorize Close the DHCP Server window Installation Guide 9 10 Before You Install CCP Before you begin installation of CCP download and install the following Quick Fix Executables OFEs from Microsoft o ICS OFE from http go microsoft com fwlink linkid 55166 RIS OFE from http go microsoft com fwlink linkid 55167 MMC 3 0 x64 version from http go microsoft com fwlink linkid 62400 Ensure that you reboot the system after installing these updates Preparing a Partition for the RIS Server Images 1 2 3 Click Start My Computer right click gt Manage Select Disk Management Right click the unallocated disk space either additional space on the primary disk or another disk and select New Partition When the New Partition wizard appears click Next and perform the following steps a In the Select Partition Type screen select Primary Partition and click Next b Inthe Select Partition Size screen select the partition size and click Next c Inthe Assign Drive Letter or Path screen assign a drive letter to the partition and click Next d Format the partition with the NTFS file system and name the partition optional Click Next e Allow the partition to finish formatting When the formatting is completed close the Computer Management screen Installi
16. to Domain Controller and Install DNS 8 Install DHCP Server n 9 Authorize the DHCP Server L 9 Before You Install CCP L 10 Preparing a Partition for the RIS ServerImages 10 Installing CCP Ss ole Was hee wie SUR ham i 10 Configuring CCP 2 11 Networking lt se Nna LE a ne BRUM 11 Remote Installation Service L 11 Adding PowerEdge 1950 Specific Drivers to the RIS Image 12 Contents 3 4 Contents This document provides information about installing Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 on your Dell PowerEdge Cluster It is intended for experienced IT professionals who need to configure the cluster solution and for trained service technicians who perform upgrade and maintenance procedures This document also addresses readers who are new to clustering and covers the following topics e Setting up your hardware Installing the operating system with Dell OpenManage Server Assistant e Configuring your system after installing the operating system e Before you install Compute Cluster Pack CCP e CCP Installation e CCP Configuration Setting Up Your Hardware Compute Cluster Server 2003 is supported on PowerEdge 1950 systems and embedded Broadcom network devices as both the public interface and the cluster interconnect The supported external storage is Dell PowerVault MD1000 attached to a PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller PERC 5 e A cluster running Compute C
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