Dell PowerEdge SL300 User's Manual
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1. He 2001 Dell Computer Corporation Dell Computer Corporation Dell DELL g r PowerEdge PowerVault Dell OpenManage Dell Computer Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT Microsoft Corporation Dell Computer Corporation 2001 3 P2. RAID NIC PCI e PCI PC 1 64 66 MHz PCI 2 64 66 MHz Cluster SE300 SL300 3 3 3 4 e RAID RAD PCI RAID RAID PCI e NIC NIC PCIL diganet cLAN 64 AE SCSI RAID PCI BIOS
3. A Bb PowerEdge PCL RAID NIC DRAC PCI e POMA PCI 1 PQI 1 2 64 33MHz PCI 2 PCI 3 6 64 33MHz PC 3 PCI 7 8 64 33 66MHz PCI 4 PCI 9 10 64 33 66MHz e RAD RAID PCI 1 RAID 64 33MHz BK 32 33MHz PCI RAID Dell 64 PCL RAID PCI NCI Dell 64 Giganet cLAN
4. PowerEdge PCI RAID NIC DRAC 2 PCI e PCI PCI 1 PCL 1 2 64 Ew bk 33 MHz PCI 2 PCI 3 6 64 33 MHz PCI 3 PCI 7 8 64 33 66 MHz PCI 4 PCI 9 10 64 33 66 MHz e RAID RAID PCI 1 RAID 64 33 MHz 32 33 MHz PCI RAD
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9. RAID PCI DRAC RAID 64 RAID 32 Cluster SE300 SL300 support dell com NIC NIC PCIL Giganet cLAN 64 e DRAC DRAC PCI A 6 SCSI RAID PCI BIOS WT RAID NIC DRAC
10. RAID RAID PCI NIC NIC PCIL Giganet cLAN 64 e DRAC DRAC PCI A 1 SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAID NIC DRAC Cluster SE300 SL300 3 9 PowerEdge 8450 a as
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12. RAID NIC PowerEdge 2400 PowerEdge RAID NIC Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card DRAC PCL PCI PC 1 PCIL 1 5 64 33 MHz CF PQI 2 PCT 6 32 33 MHz CS e RAID RAID PCI RAID
13. RAID PC e RAID NIC Dell OpenManage DRAC PCI at PCI 1 PCI 1 5 64 fiz 33MHz PCI 2 PCI 6 32 33MHz PCI RAID RAID Dell PCI RAID DRAC Dell 32 RAID 64 RAID PCI NIC Dell 64 Giganet cLAN e DRAC X PCI DRAC PCI 6 SCSI RAID
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15. Giganet cLAN PCI 1 2 Giganet cLAN 64 Cluster SE300 SL300 3 5 3 6 e DRAC DRAC PCI A 2 DRAC PCI 1 PERC 3 DC RAID SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAID NIC DRAC PowerEdge 2500
16. support dell com Cluster SB300 SL300 3 7 3 8 X SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAID NIC DRAC PowerEdge 4400 PowerEdge PCI RAID NIC DRAC 2 PCI e PCI PQI 1 PCI 1 2 64
17. Dell 64 Giganet CLAN e DRAC DRAC PCI fat 2 DRAC PERC 3 DC RAID PCI SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAD NC DRAC Windows Cluster SE300 SL300 2 5 PowerEdge 2500 A PowerEdge RAID NIC DRAC PCI e PCI PCI 1 PCI
18. RAID 64 PCI e NIC NIC PCI Giganet cLAN 64 e DRAC xX AE 3 10 Cluster SE300 SL300 DRAC PCI A 2 SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAID NIC DRAC PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300
19. e DRAC DRAC PCI 2 SCSI RAID Z POI BIOS RAD NIC DRAC Windows 2 10 Cluster SE300 SL300 support dell com PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 E Dell EMC Hee Ee VAP fis Ie PCL
20. Ch HAS BIOS RAD NIC DRAC Windows Jo i Cluster SE300 SL300 support dell com PowerEdge 2450 PowerEdge RAID PCL NIC DRAC PCI PCI 1 PCI 1 3 32 33MHz e RAID PCI RAID RAID Dell PCI RAID PO NCI Dell PCI 1 2 Giganet cLAN
21. DRAC SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAD NIC DRAC Windows Cluster SE300 SL300 2 7 2 8 PowerEdge 4400 A Bb PowerEdge e POMA PCI RAID NIC DRAC PCI PCI 1 PCI 1 2 64 33 66MHz PCI 2 PCI 3 6 64 33MHz PCI 3 PCI 7 32 33MHz RAID RAID 64 33MHz 32 33MHz PCI RAID
22. Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 1 SP1 HH Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 o Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 PowerEdge NY iy a e PowerEdge 1550 e PowerEdge 2400 e PowerEdge 2450 e PowerEdge 2500 e PowerEdge 2550 e PowerEdge 4400 e PowerEdge 6400 e PowerEdge 6450 e PowerEdge 8450 SL300 Z Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 Windows NT Server 4 0 1847 Windows NT Server 4 0 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 PowerEdge e PowerEdge 1550 e PowerEdge 2400 e PowerEdge 2450 e PowerEdge 2500 e PowerEdge 2550 e PowerEdge 4400 2 2 Cluster SE300 SL300 4 N o gt ob EC e PowerEdge 6400 e PowerEdge 6450 e PowerEdge 8450 Windows
23. PowerEdge 2550 PowerEdge RAID NIC DRAC PCI e PCL PCI 1 PCI 1 2 3 64 33MHz e RAID PCI RAID RAID DRAC Dell 32 RAID e NIC Ait 0 RAD Dell PCI Hi 64 RAID PCI NIC Dell 64 Giganet CLAN e DRAC PCI 2
24. Dell PCI RAID PCI NIC Dell 64 Giganet cLAN e DRAC Z PCI BIOS fa Win To Cluster SE300 SL300 J DRAC PCI 7 SCSI RAID RAD NIC DRAC dows A support dell com PowerEdge 6400 6450 PowerEdge PCL RAID NIC DRAC PCI PCI P
25. 6 7 32 33MHz PCI 2 PCI 3 4 5 64 33MHz PCI 3 PCI 1 2 64 66MHz RAD PCI RAID RAID Dell PCI RAID PCI NCI Dell PCI 3 4 5 6 Giganet cLAN Dell 64 Giganet cLAN e DRAC DRAC PCI 7 SCSI RAD 4 PCI BIOS RAD NIC DRAC Windows Jo 2 6 Cluster SE300 SL300 support dell com
26. 33 66 MHz TF PCI 2 PCI 3 6 64 33 MHz PCI 3 PCT 7 32 33 MHz CS e RAID RAID 64 33 MHz 32 33 MHz PCI RAID RAID PCI e NIC NIC PCIL Giganet cLAN 64 e DRAC DRAC PCI A 7 SCSI RAID PCI BIOS RAID NIC DRAC
27. 3 4 5 6 diganet cLAN 64 Cluster SE300 SL300 e DRAC DRAC PCI A 7 AE SCSI RAID 4 PCI BIOS RAD NIC DRAC PowerEdge 2550 a PowerEdge
28. Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 6400 and 6450 Systems Platform Support WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained a service technicians Before working inside the system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system s PCI buses RAID controllers NICs and DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slot 1 is 32 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 2 PCI slots 2 through 5 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 3 PCI slots 6 and 7 are 64 bit 33 66 MHz e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in any available 32 bit 33 MHz or 64 bit 33 MHz PCI slot lf you use multiple RAID controllers and there are available PCI slots Dell recommends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to bal ance the load on the system e NICs You can install NICs in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC lf you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future install it in PCI slot 1 NOTE To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives Z initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Performing these tasks ensures
29. Dell Computer Corporation Del DELL O PowerEdge PowerVault amp U Dell OpenManage Dell Computer Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT Microsoft Corporation Dell Computer Corporation 2001 3 P N 6C395 Rev A01 a A Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Dell PowerEdge Cluster Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 Advanced Server e Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 PowerEdge 1550 2400 2450 2500 2550 4400 6400 6450 8450 PowerVault 200S 201S 210S 211S Cluster Fas
30. Windows NT SP 6 0a Network Interface Controller NIC Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID Well OpenManage Array Managser PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller PERC 3 DC BIOS PERC 3 DC PERC 3 DC 64 33 MHz PCI 32 33 MHz PCI A PCI PERC 3 DC PowerEdge 1550 PowerEdge
31. in PCI slot 2 tializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the system BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Perform ing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence Z NOTE To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives ini 1 10 Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 Configuration Matrix Form The following form can be attached to the back of each cluster node or rack and can be used by the system installer to record important information about the hardware on each cluster component In addition have a copy of the form available any time you call Dell for technical support Record the following information on the configuration matrix form e Cluster name installer date installed and notes e Cluster server information e Storage array description for each storage array e Service tag information for each cluster component e Each cluster node s PCI slot number a description of each slot the adapters installed in each slot and a usage description for each adapter installed support dell com Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide 1 11 Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 www dell com DOLL support dell com Db K gt
32. that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence support dell com Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide 1 9 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 8450 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained Ah service technicians Before working inside the system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system s PCI buses RAID controllers NICs and DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slots 1 and 2 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 2 PCI slots 3 through 6 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 3 PCI slots 7 and 8 are 64 bit 33 66 MHz PCI bus 4 PCI slots 9 and 10 are 64 bit 33 66 MHz e RAID controllers Install the RAID controller for the server s internal drives in PCI slot 1 Install additional RAID controllers in any available 64 bit 33 MHz or 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot lf you use multiple RAID controllers and there are available slots Dell recom mends installing the RAID controllers on separate 64 bit PCI buses to balance the load on the system e NICs NICs can be installed in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC lf you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future install it
33. AID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the load on the system e NICs You can install NICs in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots NOTE To make sure that the small computer system interface SCSI or RAID control ler attached to the boot drives initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID and NIC Performing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide 1 3 1 4 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2400 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained service technicians Before working inside the computer system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for buses RAID control lers NICs and a Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slots 1 through 5 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 2 PCI slot 6 is 32 bit 33 MHz e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in any available PCI slot Ifyou use multiple RAID controllers and there are slots available Dell recom mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI bus
34. Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 PLATFORM GUIDE Dell PowerEdge Cluster www dell com SupDOort dell com Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 PLATFORM GUIDE www dell com DOLL gt Notes Notices Cautions and Warnings Throughout this guide blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in Italic type These blocks are notes notices cautions and warnings and they are used as follows NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helos you make better use of your computer system NOTICE A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem CAUTION A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury WARNING A WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious bodily injury Information in this document is subject to change without notice 2001 Dell Computer Corporation All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Cor poration is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge PowerVault and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Mi
35. N6C395 Rev A01 X support dell com 4 Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Dell PowerEdge Cluster e Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 PowerEdge 1550 2400 2450 2500 2550 4400 6400 6450 8450 PowerVault 200S 201S 210S 211S e Dell PowerEdge Cluster SL300 PowerEdge 1550 2400 2450 2500 2550 4400 6400 6450 8450 PowerVault 200S 201S 210S 211S Giganet CLAN Dell Microsoft Cluster SE300 SL300 2 1 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Windows NT Server 4 0 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows
36. NT 4 0 Service Pack Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Windows NT SP 6 0a INC 4 LE TCR REJI RAID Dell OpenManage PowerEdge RAID PERC 3 DC BIOS PERC 3 DC PERC 3 DC 64 33MHz 32 33MHz PCI PCI PERC 3 DC Dell PowerEdge 1550 A PowerEdge RAID NIC PCI PCL PC 1 64 66MHz
37. OI 1 PCI 1 32 33MHz PC 2 PCI 2 5 64 33 MHz PCI 3 PCI 6 7 64 33 66MHz e RAD RAID 32 33MHz 64 33MHz PCI RAD PCI Dell PCI RAID e NIC PCI NIC Dell 64 Giganet CLAN e DRAC DRAC PCI 1 SCSI RAD PCI BIOS RAD NIC DRAC Windows Cluster SE300 SL300 2 9 PowerEdge 8450
38. PCI 2 64 66MHz ER e RAID POI RAID RAD Dell PCI RAID PCI NIC Dell 64 Giganet CLAN support dell com Cluster SE300 SL300 2 3 2 4 E SCSI RAD 4 PC BIOS RAID NIC Windows PowerEdge 2400 PowerEdge A
39. crosoft 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 Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own March 2001 P N 6C395 Rev A01 Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide This guide provides the latest information on using Microsoft Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition operating system and Windows 2000 Advanced Server oper ating system for the following Dell PowerEdge Cluster products and components e Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 Servers PowerEdge 1550 2400 2450 2500 2550 4400 6400 6450 and 8450 Storage PowerVault 200S 201S 210S and 211S Cluster interconnect Fast Ethernet e Dell PowerEdge Cluster SL300 Servers PowerEdge 1550 2400 2450 2500 2550 4400 6400 6450 and 8450 Storage PowerVault 200S 201S 210S and 211S Cluster interconnect Giganet cluster local area network cLAN See the section related to your cluster product for more information on supported configurations NOTE Configurations not listed in this document are not certified and are not sup ported by Dell or Microsoft support dell com Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide 1 1 1 2 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 PowerEdge Clusters SE300 and SL300 support clustering with Windows NT Serve
40. d be performed only by trained service technicians Before working inside the system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system s PCI buses RAID controllers NICs and DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slots 1 and 2 are 64 bit 33 66 MHz PCI bus 2 PCI slots 3 through 6 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 3 PCI slot 7 is 32 bit 33 MHz e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in any available 64 bit 33 MHz or 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot Ifyou use multiple RAID controllers and there are available slots Dell recom mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the load on the system e NICs You can install NICs in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC lf you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future install it in PCI slot 7 NOTE To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Performing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide
41. ends using Windows NT SP 6 0a or later for PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 systems NOTE Both nodes must be configured with similar drivers network interface control ler NIC redundant array of independent disks RAID controller and so on utilities Dell OpenManage Array Manager firmware PowerEdge expandable RAID control ler PERC 3 DC and the latest basic input output system BIOS for each system PERC 3 DC Installation You must install the PERC 3 DC in a 64 bit 33 MHz or 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slot For your specific system see the peripheral component interconnect PCI slot assign ments in the following subsections If you are using multiple PERC 3 DCs Dell recommends that you install them on separate buses Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 1550 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained service technicians Before working inside the system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for buses RAID control lers and NICs e PCI buses PCI bus 1 64 bit 66 MHz slot PCI bus 2 64 bit 66 MHz slot e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in any available PCI slot Ifyou use multiple RAID controllers and there are slots available Dell recom mends installing the R
42. es to balance the load on the system If you are not currently using a DRAC and do not plan to use one in the future Dell recommends that you install one RAID controller in the 32 bit slot even if it is a 64 bit RAID controller e NICs You can install NICs in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC lf you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future install it in PCI slot 6 NOTE To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Performing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2450 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained a service technicians Before working inside the computer system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for the system s buses RAID controllers NICs and DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slots 1 through 3 are 32 bit 33 MHz e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in an
43. ge Cluster SE300 SL300 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 PowerEdge e PowerEdge 1550 e PowerEdge 2400 e PowerEdge 2450 e PowerEdge 2500 e PowerEdge 2550 e PowerEdge 4400 e PowerEdge 6400 e PowerEdge 6450 e PowerEdge 8450 Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Windows NT 4 0 Server Enterprise Edition PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Windows NT Server 4 0 Enter prise Edition PowerEdge e PowerEdge 1550 e PowerEdge 2400 e PowerEdge 2450 Cluster SE300 SL300 support dell com e PowerEdge 2500 e PowerEdge 2550 e PowerEdge 4400 e PowerEdge 6400 e PowerEdge 6450 e PowerEdge 8450 Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300
44. m Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for buses RAID control lers NICs and a DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slots 1 2 and 3 are 64 bit 33 Mhz e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in any available PCI slot Ifyou use multiple RAID controllers and there are slots available Dell recom mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the load on the system lf you are not currently using a DRAC and do not plan to use one in the future Dell recommends that you install one RAID controller in the 32 bit slot even if it is a 64 bit RAID controller e NICs You can install NICs in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC PCI slot 2 is dedicated to interface with the optional DRAC NOTE To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives Z initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Performing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence support dell com Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide 1 7 1 8 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 4400 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation shoul
45. ntrol lers NICs and a DRAC e PCI buses PCI bus 1 PCI slots 6 and 7 are 32 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 2 PCI slots 3 4 and 5 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 3 PCI slots 1 and 2 are 64 bit 66 MHz e RAID controllers RAID controllers can be installed in any available PCI slot Ifyou use multiple RAID controllers and there are slots available Dell recom mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the load on the system e NICs NICs can be installed in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in PCI slots 3 4 5 or 6 Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC lf you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future install it in PCI slot 7 NOTE To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Performing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2550 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained a service technicians Before working inside the computer system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge Syste
46. r 4 0 Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server See the following sections for information on supported configurations and service packs for your Windows operating system Windows 2000 Advanced Server Installation instructions for hardware configurations using Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 1 SP1 or later can be found in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Your PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 system supports the following PowerEdge servers as cluster nodes in homogeneous pairs Same server with Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 or later PowerEdge 1550 e PowerEdge 2400 e PowerEdge 2450 e PowerEdge 2500 e PowerEdge 2550 e PowerEdge 4400 e PowerEdge 6400 e PowerEdge 6450 e PowerEdge 8450 NOTE Heterogeneous server clusters mixed server models are not supported with PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 configurations running Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 or later Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition Your PowerEdge Clusters SE300 and SL300 support the following PowerEdge sys tems as cluster nodes in homogeneous pairs same server with Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition PowerEdge 1550 e PowerEdge 2400 e PowerEdge 2450 e PowerEdge 2500 e PowerEdge 2550 e PowerEdge 4400 e PowerEdge 6400 e PowerEdge 6450 e PowerEdge 8450 Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide X support dell com Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack Support Dell recomm
47. t Ethernet e Dell PowerEdge Cluster SL300 PowerEdge 1550 2400 2450 2500 2550 4400 6400 6450 8450 PowerVault 200S 201S 210S 211S Cluster Giganet cluster local area network cLAN Cluster Dell Microsoft support dell com Cluster SE300 SL300 3 1 3 2 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 PowerEdge Cluster SE300 SL300 Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows Service Pack Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 1 SP1 Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE300 and SL300 Installa tion and Troubleshooting Guide PowerEd
48. y available PCI slot Ifyou use multiple RAID controllers and there are slots available Dell recom mends installing the RAID controllers on separate PCI buses to balance the load on the system e NICs NICs can be installed in any available PCI slot Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in PCI slots 1 or 2 Dell recommends that Giganet cLAN adapters be installed in 64 bit slots e DRAC lf you are currently using a DRAC or plan to use one in the future install it in PCI slot 2 NOTES If you plan to use a DRAC one PCI slot is available for a PERC 3 DC RAID Z controller for shared storage To make sure that the SCSI or RAID controller attached to the boot drives initializes first you might have to change the scan order of the PCI bus if the BIOS supports this option or change the order of the RAID NIC and DRAC Performing these tasks ensures that the Windows operating system numbers the boot drives in the proper sequence support dell com Cluster SE300 and SL300 Platform Guide 1 5 1 6 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2500 Cluster Nodes WARNING Hardware installation should be performed only by trained service technicians Before working inside the computer system see the safety instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a situation that could cause serious injury or death The following list provides PCI slot assignment information for buses RAID co
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