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Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
When attaching multiple storage systems with your cluster, the following
rules apply:
•
There is a maximum of four storage systems per cluster.
•
The shared storage systems and firmware must be identical. Using
dissimilar storage systems and firmware for your shared storage is not
supported.
•
MSCS is limited to 22 drive letters. Because drive letters A through D are
reserved for local disks, a maximum of 22 drive letters (E to Z) can be used
for your storage system disks.
•
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 support mount points,
allowing greater than 22 drives per cluster. For more information, see
Dell™ Failover Clusters With Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
or
Dell™ Failover Clusters With
Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
Figure 2-9 provides an example of cabling the cluster nodes to four
Dell|EMC storage systems.
Figure 2-9.
PowerEdge Cluster Nodes Cabled to Four Storage Systems
Obtaining More Information
For more information on configuring the cluster components, see the storage
and tape backup documentation.
cluster node
cluster node
Gigabit Ethernet
switch
storage systems (4)
private network
Gigabit Ethernet
switch
