Dell POWEREDGE FE400 User's Manual
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1. 2 PCIe 2 5 GHz PCle x4 lane width 3 PCIe 2 5 GHz PCle x8 lane width 4 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 5 6 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 1850 Standard 1 PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz 2 PCI X 64 bit 100 MHz PCIX with ROMB 1 PCIX 64 bit 133 MHz 2 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz PCIe with ROMB 1 PCIe 2 5 GHz PCle x4 lane width 2 PCIe 2 5 GHz PCle x8 lane width Platform Guide 7 www dell com support dell com Table 1 3 PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes continued PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 2500 1 2 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 3 5 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 6 7 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 2550 1 3 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 2600 a PO 32bit 33MHz 2 5 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 6 7 PXI X 64 bit 133 MHz 2650 1 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 2 3 PXI X 64 bit 133 MHz NOTE Slot 1 must be empty for Slot 2 to attain an operating speed of 133 MHz 2800 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 2 5 PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz 6 PCle 2 5 GHz PCle x4 lane width 7 PCle 2 5 GHz PCle x8 lane width 2850 PCI X 1 3 PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz NOTE If Slot 1 is populated Slots 2 and 3 operate at 100 MHz PCle 1 PCIe 2 5 GHz PCle x4 lane width 2 PCle 2 5 GHz PCle x8 lane width 3 PCI X 64 bit 100 MHz 4400 N A 1 2 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 3 6 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 7 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 4600 N A 1 PCI 32 bit 23 MHz 2 3 PCI X 64 bit 100 MHz 8 Platform Guide Table 1 3 PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes continued PowerEdge Sy2. 2003 Enterprise Edition service pack Dell EMC CX600 core software Dell EMC CX400 core software Dell EMC CX200 core software Additional software application programs Each Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition cluster can support up to 22 unigue drive letters for shared logical drives Windows Server 2003 can support additional physical drives through mount points Only one storage system can be directly attached to the cluster See Table 1 2 to determine which HBAs are supported on your PowerEdge server SCSI port driver 5 2 22a8 or later Windows 2000 Storport miniport driver 5 1 02a3 or later Windows 2003 1 90a4 or later SCSI miniport driver 9 00 12 or later Windows 2000 Storport miniport driver 9 00 17 or later Windows Server 2003 1 42 or later Each direct attached cluster must run Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations require Service Pack 4 or later Windows Server 2003 configurations reguire KB818877 and the latest StorPort hotfix KB838894 at the time of print or Service Pack 1 if available 2 07 600 or later however Access Logix Option 01 02 5 or later must be installed and enabled if two clusters or a mix of clustered and non clustered hosts arc direct attached to the CX700 2 07 400 or later 2 07 200 or later EMC Navisphere Agent 6 7 or later EMC N
3. length for Fast Ethernet and copper Gigabit Ethernet is 100 meters and for optical Gigabit Ethernet it is 550 meters This distance may be extended using switches and VLAN technology The maximum latency for a round trip network packet between nodes is 500 milliseconds Obtaining More Information See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for installation instructions for hardware configurations running Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Installing Peripheral Components in Your Cluster Node PCI Slots This section provides configuration information Table 1 3 provides information about PCI slot configurations Table 1 4 provides information about PCI slot assignments AN CAUTION Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and access any of the components inside the system See your PowerEdge System nformation Guide or Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions working inside the computer and protecting against electrostatic discharge Platform Guide Table 1 3 PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge System Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 1550 N A 1 2 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 1650 Any 1 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz or 32 bit 33 MHz 2 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 1750 Any 1 PCIX or PCI 64 bit 133 MHz PCIX Or 64 bit 33 MHz PCI 2 PCIX 64 bit 133 MHz 1800 N A 1 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz
4. slots OLogic OLA2340 6450 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI slots OLogic OLA2340 6600 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI or OLogic OLA2340 PCI X slots 6650 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI or OLogic OLA2340 PCI X slots 8450 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI slots OLogic OLA2340 NOTE Whenever possible it is recommended that the HBAs be placed on separate buses to balance the load on the system These buses are identified as separate rows in Table 1 3 Attaching Your Cluster to a Shared Storage System Through Direct Attach Configuration This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your cluster nodes to the shared storage system using a direct connection without Fibre Channel switches In a direct attach configuration both cluster nodes are connected directly to the storage system Rules and Guidelines The rules and guidelines described in Table 1 5 apply to direct attached clusters Platform Guide 11 www dell com support dell com Table 1 5 Direct Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines Rule Guideline Description Primary storage Fibre Channel HBAs supported Emulex driver version Emulex firmware version OLogic driver version OLogic BIOS version Operating system Windows 2000 Advanced Server service pack Windows Server
5. Dell M PowerEdge M Cluster FE400 Systems Platform Guide www dell com support dell com Notes Notices and Cautions Gi 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 O 2004 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 Dell OpenManage PowerEdge and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation EMC Navisphere and PowerPath are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation Access Logix MirrorView and SnapView are trademarks of EMC 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 September 2004 P N 6W455 Rev A05 This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware storage and storage area network SAN components for your Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE400 solution The configur
6. The PowerEdge system must have a PCI X riser installed in order to use this HBA The PowerEdge system must have a PCIe riser installed in order to use this HBA Fibre Channel Switches Dual redundant fabric configurations are required A maximum of 16 switches may be used in a SAN A minimum of two and a maximum of eight Inter Switch Links ISLs may exist between any two directly communicating switches A single ISL is permitted only when connecting to a M remote switch in an EMC MirrorView configuration A maximum of three hops the number of ISLs cach data frame must traverse may exist between a host and a storage system Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster all cluster nodes must contain identical versions of the following Platform Guide 5 www dell com support dell com 6 e Operating systems and service packs Hardware drivers firmware or BIOS for the NICs HBAs and any other peripheral hardware components Systems management software such as Dell OpenManage systems management software and EMC Navisphere storage management software Maximum Distance Between Cluster Nodes The maximum cable length allowed from an HBA to a switch an HBA directly connected to a storage system or a switch to a storage system is 300 meters using multimode fiber at 2 Cb sec The total distance between an HBA and a storage system may be increased through the use of switch ISLs The maximum cable
7. ation information in this document is specific to the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating systems This document covers the following topics e Configuration information for installing peripheral hardware components such as HBAs NICs and PCI adapter cards into Cluster FE400 configurations e Configuration rules and guidelines for direct attached or SAN attached configurations e Best practices Ei NOTE Configurations not listed in this document may not be certified or supported by Dell or Microsoft Ei NOTE In this guide and in other cluster documentation the Microsoft Cluster Service for Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition is also referred to as MSCS Supported Cluster Configurations This section provides information about supported cluster configurations for your PowerEdge cluster configuration The Cluster FE400 solution supports the following configurations Two node clusters running the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system e Clusters with up to eight nodes running the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition operating system Table 1 1 provides a list of supported cluster configurations for the Cluster FE400 systems running Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Gi NOTE Each cluster node must be of the same system model and have two or more processors Table 1 1 Supp
8. avisphere Manager 6 7 or later EMC PowerPath 3 0 6 or later EMC AdmSnap version 2 4 0 or later EMC SnapView Option version 01 01 5 or later Emulex Configuration Utility for Windows 2000 version 1 41a13 or later Emulex LPUtilNT for Windows Server 2003 version 1 7a12 or later QLogic SANsurfer SANblade Manager version 2 0 29 or later Platform Guide Attaching Your Cluster Shared Storage System to a SAN This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your PowerEdge cluster nodes to the shared storage systems through a Dell EMC SAN using redundant Fibre Channel switch fabrics Rules and Guidelines The rules and guidelines described in Table 1 6 apply to SAN attached clusters Table 1 6 SAN Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines Rule Guideline Description Primary storage Secondary storage Fibre Channel switch configuration Fibre Channel switch zoning Fibre Channel switches supported Fibre Channel switch firmware Fibre Channel HBAs supported Emulex driver version Emulex firmware version OLogic driver version OLogic BIOS version Operating system Each Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition cluster can support up to 22 unigue drive letters for shared logical drives Windows Server 2003 can support additional physical drives through mount points Up to four Dell EMC Fibre Channel disk arrays are supported per cluster in a SAN en
9. d for Cluster FE400 systems that use Windows 2000 Advanced Server You can download the latest service pack from the Microsoft Support website at support microsoft com Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition At the time this document was printed a service pack was not available for Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition However hotfix KB818877 and the most recent hotfix for storport sys are required Sec Knowledge Base article KB818877 on the Microsoft Support website at support microsoft com for more information At the time this document was printed KB838894 was the most recent hotfix for storport sys You can also go to the Dell Support website at support dell com for the most recent information on this issue HBA Support for PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Configurations Table 1 2 lists the systems and the HBAs that are supported for Cluster FE400 configurations running Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition See Installing Peripheral Components in Your Cluster Node PCI Slots for PCI slot recommendations Platform Guide Table 1 2 Supported HBAs for Cluster FE400 Configurations PowerEdge Emulex LP982 QLogic OLA2340 Emulex LP1050 EX System or LP9802 PCI X PCI X HBA PCle Express PCle HBA HBA 1550 X X 1650 X X 1750 X X 1800 X X X 1850 X X X 2500 X X 2550 X 2600 2650 X X 2800 X X X 2850 X X X 4400 X X 4600 X X 6400 6450 X X 6600 6650 X X 8450 X X
10. e HBAs in PCIe slots 2 and 3 1850 Standard Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in Emulex LP9802 PCI X slots 1 and 2 OLogic OLA2340 PCI X with ROMB Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in Emulex LP9802 PCI X slots 1 and 2 OLogic OLA2340 PCle with ROMB Emulex LP1050 EX Install the HBAs in PCIe slots 1 and 2 2500 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in Emulex LP9802 PCI slots 1 2 3 4 or 5 OLogic OLA2340 2550 N A OLogic OLA2340 Install the HBAs in any available PCI slots 2600 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in Emulex LP9802 PCI X slots 2 3 4 or 5 OLogic OLA2340 2650 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI or QLogic OLA2340 PCI X slots 2800 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in Emulex LP9802 PCI X slots 2 3 4 or 5 QLogic OLA2340 Emulex LP1050 EX Install the HBAs in PCIe slots 6 and 7 2850 PCI X Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI X slots OLogic OLA2340 Platform Guide Table 1 4 PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes continued PowerEdge System Riser Board Option HBA PCI Slot Assignment PCle Emulex LP1050 EX Install the HBAs in PCle slots 1 and 2 4400 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI slots OLogic OLA2340 4600 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI or OLogic OLA2340 PCI X slots 6400 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI
11. ell Support website at support dell com and run the utility on your cluster When prompted type the namc of your cluster in the Cluster name field and select Dell EMC in the Storage system type field The utility locates the cluster nodes associated with the cluster name and sets the TimeOutValue setting on cach node to the correct setting Using a Tape Backup Library in a SAN Cluster FE400 solutions based on Windows 2000 Advanced Server that arc configured with Emulex HBAs can be connected to one or more tape backup libraries that can be shared with other clusters and systems in a SAN To avoid disrupting I O activities from other network systems to the tapc drivc and to ensure cluster failover operations disable the target resct to the tape device To disable the target reset a Click the Start button select Run and type the following c Program Files HBAnyware elxcfg exe emc The Emulex Configuration Tool window appears b In the Available Adapters box select the first HBA in the list c In the Adapter Controls box select Disable Target Reset for Tape Devices d In the File menu select Apply Platform Guide 15 www dell com support dell com 16 f g h In the Available Adapters box select the second HBA in the list Repeat step c and step d Reboot the cluster node Repeat step a through step g on cach additional node The cluster disks are not initialized in Disk Management On clusters running W
12. en you run the Cluster Configuration wizard on a cluster solution running Windows Server 2003 the wizard modifies the following registry value Platform Guide HKLM System CurrentControlSet Services Disk l imeOutValue The disk TimeOutValue setting is the timeout value set by Windows for storage system I O operations The Dell EMC Fibre Channel storage environment requires 60 seconds for I O operations When you run the Cluster Configuration wizard the wizard sets the TimeOutValue setting to 20 seconds which may not be sufficient for complex I O operations Conseguently storage system I O operations may continually timc out Microsoft has confirmed a problem with the wizard and has implemented hotfix KB818877 to resolve this issue See Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB818877 on the Microsoft Support website at support microsoft com for more information To resolve this issue read the Knowledge Base article for instructions about how to obtain the reguired Ouick Fix Executable OFE file from Microsoft Download and apply the OFE as soon as possible If you have not configured your cluster apply the OFE or Service Pack 1 when available to all of the cluster nodes If you have configured your cluster perform one of the following procedures and then reboot each cluster node one at a time Manually change the registry TimeOutValue setting to 60 on each cluster node Download the Cluster Disk Timeout Fix utility from the D
13. ication programs Windows Server 2003 configurations require KB818877 and the latest StorPort hotfix KB838894 at the time of print or Service Pack 1 if available 2 07 600 with Access Logix Option 01 02 5 or later installed and Access Control enabled or later 2 07 400 with Access Logix Option 01 02 5 or later installed and Access Control enabled or later 2 07 200 with Access Logix Option 01 02 5 or later installed and Access Control enabled or later EMC Navisphere Agent 6 7 or later EMC Navisphere Manager 6 7 or later EMC PowerPath 3 0 6 or later EMC MirrorView Option version 01 01 5 or later not supported on the Dell EMC CX200 EMC MirrorView Asynchronous Option version 01 01 5 or later not supported on the Dell EMC CX200 EMC AdmSnap version 2 4 0 or later EMC SnapView Option version 01 01 5 or later Emulex Configuration Utility for Windows 2000 version 1 41al3 or later LPUtilNT for Windows Server 2003 version 1 7a12 or later OLogic SANsurfer SANblade Manager for Windows 2000 version 2 0 29 or later Obtaining More Information See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about SAN attached clusters You can also see the Dell Support website at support dell com Best Practices This section provides best practices for troubleshooting issues that may occur in your cluster Incorrect TimeOutValue setting in the Registry Wh
14. indows Server 2003 Disk Management may display the cluster disks as not initialized This issue may occur if the cluster disks are owned by other nodes in the same cluster This behavior is normal and does not affect cluster operations See Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB818878 on the Microsoft Support website at support microsoft com for more information Platform Guide
15. orted Cluster Configurations PowerEdge Supported Supported Storage Systems Supported Cluster Interconnect for the Cluster PowerEdge Private Network Systems FE400 1550 1650 1750 Dell EMC CX600 Any NIC supported by the system 1800 1850 2500 Dell EMC CX400 NOTE All nodes in the same cluster must 2550 2600 2650 use homogeneous identical NICs for the 2800 2850 4400 Dell EMC CX200 4600 6400 6450 6600 6650 and 8450 cluster interconnect Platform Guide 3 www dell com support dell com 4 Obtaining More Information See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for a detailed list of related documentation High Availability Cluster Configurations This section provides information about the supported operating systems HBAs and HBA drivers for your cluster configuration NOTICE All cluster nodes in a Cluster FE400 solution must run the same operating system Mixing Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition in the same cluster is not supported except during a rolling upgrade NOTICE HBAs installed in clusters using redundant paths must be identical Cluster configurations are tested and certified using identical HBAs installed in all of the cluster nodes Using dissimilar HBAs in your cluster nodes is not supported Service Pack Support Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later is require
16. stem Riser Board Option Slot Slot Type Slot Speed 4 5 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 6 7 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 6400 N A 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 2 5 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 6 7 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 6450 N A 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 2 5 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 6 7 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 6600 N A 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 2 3 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 4 5 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 6 7 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 8 9 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 10 11 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 6650 N A 1 PCI 32 bit 33 MHz 2 3 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 4 5 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 6 PCLX 64 bit 100 MHz 7 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 8 PCIX 64 bit 100 MHz 8450 N A 1 2 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 3 6 PCI 64 bit 33 MHz 7 8 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz 9 10 PCI 64 bit 66 MHz Table 1 4 PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge System Riser Board Option HBA PCI Slot Assignment 1550 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI slots OLogic OLA2340 PlatformGuide 9 www dell com support dell com Table 1 4 PCI Slot Assignments for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes continued PowerEdge System Riser Board Option HBA PCI Slot Assignment 1650 Any Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI slots OLogic OLA2340 1750 Any Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in any Emulex LP9802 available PCI or OLogic OLA2340 PCI X slots 1800 N A Emulex LP982 Install the HBAs in Emulex LP9802 PCI PCIX slots 1 5 or 6 OLogic OLA2340 Emulex LP1050 EX Install th
17. vironment Up to two PowerVault 132T 1367 or 160T libraries Any system attached to the SAN can share these devices Redundant switch fabrics reguired Single initiator zoning Dell EMC DS 16B2 Brocade SilkWorm 3800 Brocade SilkWorm 3200 Brocade SilkWorm 3250 Brocade SilkWorm 3850 or Dell EMC DS 24M2 McData Sphereon 4500 Version 3 1 2a or later for Brocade Silkworm 3200 3800 Version 4 2 0b or later for Brocade Silkworm 3250 3850 Version 6 01 00 or later for McData Sphereon 4500 See Table 1 2 to determine which HBAs are supported on your PowerEdge server SCSI port driver 5 2 22a8 or later Windows 2000 Storport miniport driver 5 1 02a3 or later Windows 2003 1 90a4 or later SCSI miniport driver 9 00 12 or later Windows 2000 Storport miniport driver 9 00 17 or later Windows Server 2003 1 42 or later Each cluster attached to the SAN must run Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition PlatformGuide 13 www dell com support dell com 14 Table 1 6 SAN Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines continued Rule Guideline Description Windows 2000 Advanced Windows 2000 Advanced Server configurations require Service Pack 4 Server service pack or later Wind ows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition service pack Dell EMC CX600 core software Dell EMC CX400 core software Dell EMC CX200 core software Additional software appl
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