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Page 2: ...bject to change without notice 2001 Dell Computer Corporation All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corpo ration is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge PowerVault and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation ClusterX is a registered trademark and VERITAS is a trademark of...

Page 3: ...mponents Chapter 5 Configuring Storage Systems Low Level Configuration provides information for configuring software and external shared storage Chapter 6 Configuring the System Software provides the software configura tion options necessary for setting up the cluster Chapter 7 Installing Cluster Management and Systems Management Soft ware provides information on software tools for configuring and...

Page 4: ... system which provides installation and operation instructions for the PowerVault 65xF storage system The Dell OpenManage Data Agent Installation and Operation Guide the Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Installation and Operation Guide the Dell OpenManage Data Administrator Installation and Operation Guide and the Dell OpenManage ATF Installation and Operation Guide which provide installation instr...

Page 5: ...es to your system or software Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain the latest information Also consult Dell s Web site at http www support com for updates Typographical Conventions The following list defines where appropriate and illustrates typographical conven tions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this ...

Page 6: ...filename p Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com mand s possible parameters Command lines are presented in the Courier New font Example del c myfile doc Screen text is a message or text that you are instructed to type as part of a com mand referred to as a command line Screen text is presented in the Courier New font Example The following message appears on your...

Page 7: ...over 1 7 Cascading Failover 1 8 N Way Migration 1 9 PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server Minimum System Requirements 1 11 Cluster Nodes 1 11 Cluster Storage 1 11 Cluster Interconnect Connections Private Network 1 11 Cluster Client Network Connections Public Network 1 12 Operating System and System Management Software 1 12 PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server Support Configura...

Page 8: ...cting Your Cluster From Power Failure 4 5 Connecting Standby Power Supplies in the PowerVault System 4 5 Cabling Your Mouse Keyboard and Monitor in a Dell Rack 4 6 Chapter 5 Configuring Storage Systems Low Level Configuration 5 1 Configuring PowerVault Shared Storage Hard Disk Drives 5 1 Configuring the LUNs and RAID Level for the Shared Storage Subsystem 5 2 Configuring Internal SCSI Hard Disk Dr...

Page 9: ... Data Agent for a Cluster Environment 6 16 Configuring the Data Agent for Cluster Failover 6 16 Configuring Failover and Failback Support 6 18 Failover Support Through Four Node Clustering 6 18 Modifying the Failover Sequence of the Disk Groups 6 19 Chapter 7 Installing Cluster Management and Systems Management Software 7 1 Microsoft Cluster Administrator 7 1 Running Cluster Administrator on a Clu...

Page 10: ...Cluster Node 9 7 Uninstalling Cluster Service 9 8 Running chkdsk f on a Quorum Disk 9 8 Replacing a Cluster Node 9 8 Chapter 10 SAN Components 10 1 Overview of a PowerVault SAN 10 1 PowerVault SAN Components for PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server Configurations 10 1 SAN Attached Clusters 10 2 Fibre Channel Fabrics 10 3 Attaching a SAN Attached Cluster Configuration to a Network 10 4 U...

Page 11: ...ate Network 4 4 Figure 4 4 Configuration Using a GigaNet cLAN NIC for the Private Network 4 5 Figure 4 5 Cable Configuration of PowerVault 65xF Power Supplies 4 6 Figure 10 1 SAN Attached Cluster Configuration 10 3 Figure 10 2 SAN attached Clusters Using a Public Private and SAN Network 10 5 Tables Table 2 1 System Setup Navigation Keys 2 2 Table 2 2 Device List Screen Navigation Keys 2 7 Table 2 ...

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Page 13: ...sages include large data warehouses server con solidation online transaction processing OLTP and modeling simulation Windows 2000 Datacenter Server provides all of the features included with Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server along with the following additional features Two to four node clustering provides high availability of applications through failover to another node in the cluster Suppor...

Page 14: ... to repair maintain or upgrade a cluster node without taking the entire cluster offline Load balancing between the cluster nodes A PowerEdge cluster consists of two or more PowerEdge 8450 server systems referred to as cluster nodes that are interconnected with hardware and software components providing a single point of continuous access to network services including file systems databases enterpr...

Page 15: ...oexist on the Fibre Channel switch fabric with other clusters or stand alone servers A Fibre Channel switch fabric is an active intelligent and private connection of one or more fibre channel switches that provide high speed point to point connections between servers and storage devices Using instructions that are programmed into the switch the switches in a Fibre Channel fabric provide point to p...

Page 16: ...ection cluster interconnect that connects the cluster nodes together FE Fibre Channel Ethernet and FL Fibre Channel Low Latency and the type of storage devices in the cluster configuration PowerEdge server PowerVault storage system Fibre Channel Switch LAN WAN PowerVault storage system PowerVault storage system Fibre Channel Switch PowerEdge server PowerEdge server PowerEdge server private net wor...

Page 17: ...s in case one cluster node fails Activen passive refers to failover cluster configurations in which one cluster node is actively processing requests for a clustered application while another cluster node simply waits for the active node to fail An activen passive configuration is more costly in terms of price and performance because one cluster node sits idle all of the time Table 1 1 PowerEdge Cl...

Page 18: ...tic or manual process depending on how you configure the Cluster Service NOTE For more information on failover failback and cluster groups see Configuring Failover and Failback Support in Chapter 6 Configuring the System Software PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server Failover Options The PowerEdge FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server configuration provides the following failover options N 1 Mul...

Page 19: ...ould failover to cluster node 4 if cluster node 1 2 or 3 fails respectively NOTE When implementing this type of failover solution failback should be config ured if the cluster node lacks the resources such as memory or processing power to support one or more cluster node failures Multiway Failover Multiway failover is an activen active failover solution where running applications from a failed nod...

Page 20: ...B and C will failover to cluster nodes 2 4 and 3 respec tively The cluster resource groups on cluster nodes 2 3 and 4 need to be configured similarly NOTE When implementing this type of failover solution failback should be config ured to avoid performance degradation Cascading Failover With Cascading failover all running applications migrate from the failed node to the next preassigned cluster nod...

Page 21: ... 1 4 Example of a 4 Node Cascading Failover N Way Migration N Way migration is the ability to manually migrate an application from one node to any node in the cluster based on cluster node resource availability This type of solution provides the following features Advantages Adjustable resource allocation Added flexibility Disadvantage Solution is not automatic Figure 1 5 shows an example of an N ...

Page 22: ... migrate to multiple nodes in the cluster Application load balancing Must ensure that the failover cluster nodes have ample resources available to handle the addi tional workload Cascading Running applications migrate to the next pre assigned cluster node Higher availability The cluster node next in line for failover may not have ample resources available to handle the addi tional workload of the ...

Page 23: ...tions public network One NIC required for the cluster interconnect private network Cluster Storage Cluster storage requires the following For each cluster at least one supported PowerVault 65xF 630F Fibre Channel storage system with dual standby power supplies SPSs For each PowerVault 65xF disk processor enclosure DPE at least ten hard disk drives are required Each PowerVault 630F disk array enclo...

Page 24: ...the following hardware components For each server a Broadcom NetExtreme Gigabit Ethernet NIC or Intel PRO 1000 Gigabit Server Adapter Operating System and System Management Software Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100 and FL100 Datacenter Server systems require the following operating system and system management software Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server NOTE One licensed copy of Windows 2000 Dat...

Page 25: ...geneous PowerEdge 8450 sys tems with basic input output system BIOS version A04 per cluster Processors Two to eight Pentium III 700 megahertz MHz central processing units CPU with 2 megabytes MB of cache per system Memory RAM Minimum of 2 GB up to 32 GB random access memory RAM per system Host bus adapters HBA Two identical QLogic 2200 66 HBAs per cluster node Both copper and Fibre Channel HBAs ar...

Page 26: ...Cluster management optional Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX version 3 0 1 with Service Pack 2 or later Remote server management optional Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card DRAC with firmware version 2 3 and driver version 2 3 0 4 Operating systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with the latest Service Pack and hotfixes one licensed copy per cluster node Table 1 7 Power...

Page 27: ...penManage ATF version 2 3 2 5 Fibre Channel switch PowerVault 51F Fibre Channel switch with firmware version 2 1 7 PowerVault 56F Fibre Channel switch with firmware version 2 1 7 Fibre Channel to SCSI bridge Up to four PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel to SCSI bridges with firmware version d99908e SAN tape backup Up to two PowerVault 130T tape libraries for each PowerVault 35F bridge PowerSuite Compute...

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Page 29: ... on the PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server cluster perform the following steps 1 Add network interface controllers NIC host bus adapters HBA redundant array of independent disks RAID controllers small computer system interface SCSI hard disk drives Fibre Channel hard disk drives and other components to the existing system hardware to meet the requirements for a Dell PowerEdge Cluster ...

Page 30: ...enManage Data Supervisor or Dell OpenManage Data Admin istrator on node 1 13 Reboot node 1 and shutdown all other nodes 14 From node 1 configure the RAID level on the storage system and then reboot node 1 15 Run Microsoft Windows 2000 Disk Management and format and assign drive letters to the Fibre Channel hard disk drives in the shared storage system 16 Verify disk access and functionality to all...

Page 31: ... the minimum cluster requirements for a PowerEdge FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server configuration For example each cluster node must have two network interface con troller NIC cards to meet the minimum configuration requirements and two HBAs to enable node redundant access to the shared storage system If you are adding storage area networking SAN components see Chapter 10 SAN Components for more infor...

Page 32: ... 3 through 6 are 64 bit 33 MHz PCI bus 2 PCI slots 7 and 8 are 64 bit 33 66 MHz PCI bus 3 PCI slots 9 and 10 are 64 bit 33 66 MHz RAID controllers Install the RAID controller for the system s internal drives in PCI slot 1 HBAs For dual HBA configurations Dell recommends installing the HBAs on sepa rate PCI buses PCI buses 2 and 3 which includes PCI slots 7 through 10 to balance the load on the sys...

Page 33: ...apters HBAs to the cluster s shared storage system The server to storage connection can be achieved through a direct connection or through a storage area network SAN See Chapter 10 SAN Components for more detailed information on SAN configurations Cluster interconnect private network Connects the cluster nodes to each other to exchange cluster information and health status such as the cluster hear...

Page 34: ... serial data connector HSSDC The DB 9 connector shown in Figure 4 1 attaches to the PowerVault disk processor enclo sure DPE and PowerVault disk array enclosure DAE Figure 4 1 DB 9 Connector The HSSDC shown in Figure 4 2 attaches to the HBA on the PowerEdge systems and the copper connections to the gigabit interface converters GBICs on the Power Vault Fibre Channel switch The connector is used on ...

Page 35: ...ional NICs may be installed to support additional separate public LAN segments Cabling Your Private Network Your cluster configuration can use Broadcom NetExtreme Gigabit Ethernet NICs or Giganet cLAN 1000 host bus adapters for the private network cluster interconnect The private network is established by using a network switch and or Giganet cLAN switch You can use standard Ethernet cables to con...

Page 36: ...ducts GigaNet cLAN host adapters Giganet cabling Giganet cLAN cluster switches Giganet cLAN 1000 HBAs provide high band width low latency server to server server to cluster and cluster to cluster interconnections A faster network connec tion however will not increase the speed of application failover on a cluster or enable an application to failover to a PowerEdge server cluster node outside of th...

Page 37: ...orage system documentation for more information on the specific power requirements for your cluster system s components Connecting Standby Power Supplies in the PowerVault System PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server configurations require dual standby power supplies SPS in the PowerVault storage system This configuration provides maximum integrity of the storage processor write cache Th...

Page 38: ... a PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server configura tion in a Dell rack see the Dell PowerEdge rack installation documentation for instructions on cabling each cluster node s mouse keyboard and monitor to the mouse keyboard monitor switch box in the rack The switch box enables you to use a single mouse keyboard and monitor for multiple systems power supplies storage processor B storage pr...

Page 39: ...er Hardware for instructions on connecting the components of your PowerEdge FE100 FL100 Data center Server cluster Configuring PowerVault Shared Storage Hard Disk Drives This section provides some of the necessary procedures for configuring the low level connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system The PowerVault shared storage system hard disk drives must be configured before use ...

Page 40: ...system for more infor mation about setting up RAID levels for the system Configuring Internal SCSI Hard Disk Drives If you have added new hard disk drives to your cluster node or you are setting up the internal drives in a redundant array of independent disks RAID configuration you must configure the RAID before you can install the operating system For instructions on setting up the internal drive...

Page 41: ...e Dell OpenManage Managed Node Data Agent for a cluster envi ronment and cluster failover Configuring failover and failback support Preparing for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Installation Before installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server on your cluster nodes you must perform the following procedures Review the minimum system software and hardware requirements for implementing...

Page 42: ... ing tasks Domain controllers A cluster node that contains the master copy or a copy of the domain security policy and domain database and authenticates user logon to the network Multiple domain controllers provide redundancy for the network if one of the domain controllers goes offline Member servers A cluster node that is not a domain controller and usually provides user resources as a file appl...

Page 43: ... When you configure the Cluster Service you are prompted to assign a function for the public and private networks To provide added fault tolerance for the pri vate network Dell recommends that you configure the private network by performing the following steps a Set the private network to Use for internal communications only NOTE Dell suggests that you rename your private network to avoid confusio...

Page 44: ...l suggests that you rename your private network to avoid confusion b Set the public network to All communications This setting provides a redundant path for the cluster to cluster communica tion in the event the private network fails c Set each subsequent NIC to Public communications only d Assign the private network with the highest priority for internal communications Configuring the Public and ...

Page 45: ... the public network for cluster communications The NICs installed in a cluster node must reside on different IP subnets with the cluster interconnect assigned to a separate IP subnet or a different network ID than the LAN subnet s used for a client connection Dell recommends using the static IP address assignments in Table 6 1 for the NICs assigned to the private network NOTE The IP address assign...

Page 46: ...apter installed in your system and allows you to configure them separately If your adapter is not detected by Windows 2000 you will need to manually add its Windows 2000 digitally signed driver If there are two or more identical NICs installed in the cluster node it may be difficult to determine which NIC you are trying to configure There are several factors that can determine how Windows 2000 sca...

Page 47: ...le in Table 6 2 the static IP address for cluster node 1 is 192 168 1 101 NOTE Ensure that each cluster node has a unique IP addresses on the same subnet for the public network 5 Enter the subnet mask for the NIC For example in Table 6 2 the subnet mask for Cluster Node 1 is 255 255 255 0 6 Enter the default gateway s IP address For example in Table 6 2 the subnet mask for Cluster Node 1 is 192 16...

Page 48: ...des select the option to join a Windows NT or Windows 2000 domain When prompted enter a user account with account operator or administrator privileges on the domain NOTE If you receive an error message indicating that the domain cannot be found verify that a network link is present using the light emitting diode LED indicators on the NICs if available and that the TCP IP configuration is correct i...

Page 49: ... following sections Table 6 4 provides a description of the Dell OpenManage software for the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 configuration Table 6 3 Dell OpenManage Storage Management Software Dell OpenManage Product Location of Software Dell OpenManage Application Transparent Failover ATF All cluster nodes Dell OpenManage Managed Node Data Agent All cluster nodes Dell OpenManage Data Superviso...

Page 50: ...plication If multiple partitions are created on a single LUN these partitions will not be able to failover individually from node to node Dell OpenManage Managed Node Data Agent Provides connectivity from the cluster node host to the PowerVault storage sys tem thereby allowing Data Supervisor and Data Administrator to send and receive information to and from the PowerVault 65xF connected to a Wind...

Page 51: ... be iden tical on both nodes To assign drive letters and format shared hard disk drives perform the following steps 1 Click the Start button select Programs select Administrative Tools and click Computer Management 2 Select the Disk Management folder to display Windows drive configuration set tings If you are using the Disk Management tool for the first time the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk wi...

Page 52: ...refore Dell recommends that you run separate applications on sep arate disks rather than using separate partitions on the same disk You may want to create a separate partition on one of your shared storage disks for the quorum resource log files For more information see Installing and Con figuring the Windows 2000 Cluster Service found later in this chapter i In the next window select the drive le...

Page 53: ...some of the necessary procedures for installing and configuring Windows 2000 Datacenter Cluster Service Cluster Quorum Resource A quorum resource is typically a hard disk drive in the shared storage system that serves the following purposes in a Cluster configuration Provides Windows 2000 with a list of active nodes that can communicate with each other so the operating system can form a working cl...

Page 54: ...um disk for applications and data Dell recommends that you perform the following steps 1 Create a small partition on one of the shared RAID drives 2 Allocate 100 megabytes MB to the partition One hundred megabytes MB 100 MB is a satisfactory size for this partition but no other applications or data should be stored there 3 Assign a drive letter to the partition 4 Assign the Cluster Service files q...

Page 55: ...The Cluster Service is running All resources and recovery groups are online All resources and recovery groups come online on the remaining cluster node s after manually moving them Verifying Cluster Service The Cluster Service manages all of the activity on the cluster node including mem bership management communication management and failover management When Cluster Service is properly installed ...

Page 56: ...OpenManage Manage Node Data Agent for a Cluster Environment The following procedure provides the necessary steps to configure your Dell OpenManage Managed Node Data Agent for clustering To configure the Dell OpenManage Managed Node Data Agent in a cluster perform the following steps 1 Open the Agent Configurator 2 In the Host Description field type the description of the server 3 In the Contact Pe...

Page 57: ...Next Enabling these dependencies ensures that as soon as the Data Agent starts the Administrator can connect to the Data Agent through the cluster IP address or the cluster name 10 In the Service Name field type Dell_OpenManage_Data_Agent and then click Next 11 Click Finish 12 Click OK 13 Right click the new resource and select Properties The Properties window appears 14 Deselect Affect group and ...

Page 58: ...s Internet Information Server IIS requires a virtual disk IP address and a network name resource IIS also requires a resource called IIS Server Instance The IIS services and the IIS Server Instance resource can be placed in its own group and labeled IIS Group for identification Since the IIS Group the resource group contains all of the resources for the applica tion IIS Cluster Service can bring a...

Page 59: ...ver order node 2 node 3 node 1 node 4 Modifying the Failover Sequence of the Disk Groups To modify the failover sequence of the disk groups perform the following steps 1 Click the Start button and select Programs Administrative Tools Cluster Administrator 2 Locate the disk group that contains the resources you want to failover in a pre ferred failover order 3 Right click the disk group and select ...

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Page 61: ...r node and how to install Cluster Administra tor on a remote console Running Cluster Administrator on a Cluster Node To launch the Cluster Administrator from the Start menu click the Start button and select Programs Administrative Tools Cluster Administrator The Cluster Administrator window appears Installing Cluster Administrator on a Remote Console Running Windows 2000 Professional You can admin...

Page 62: ...and select Administrative Tools 5 Verify that Cluster Administrator appears in the window Installing Cluster Administrator for Windows 2000 on a Remote Console Running Windows NT 4 0 Server Enterprise Edition Since the Windows 2000 Cluster Service uses different resources than Windows NT 4 0 Server Enterprise Edition you cannot install the Windows 2000 Administrator Pack on clients running Windows...

Page 63: ...y eliminating MSCS expert administrators Task verification for more reliability and elimination of administrator errors Comprehensive cluster control of clustered application programs and configura tion management Cluster configuration backup Simplified installation and replication of clustered application programs for quicker productions Single view of all clusters in the enterprise for improved ...

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Page 65: ...upgrade your system to a PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server configuration perform the following procedures 1 Ensure that your existing system configuration meets the minimum configuration required for clustering and install the required hardware and software clustering components as needed See Preparing for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Installation in Chapter 6 Configuring...

Page 66: ...ustering on PowerEdge systems Windows 2000 Advanced Server For PowerEdge FE100 FL100 systems used in two node clustering Windows 2000 Datacenter Server For PowerEdge FE100 FL100 systems used in 2 node 3 node and 4 node clustering When you are installing Windows 2000 on your cluster nodes be sure to select the appropriate operating system that will support the number of cluster nodes in your PowerE...

Page 67: ...torage Systems Using Dell OpenManage Storage Management Software The following subsections provide information on running the following Dell OpenManage storage management software products to connect to the PowerVault storage systems attached to your cluster Dell OpenManage Data Agent Dell OpenManage Data Administrator Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Dell OpenManage Application Transparent Failove...

Page 68: ...he cluster that contains the Data Agent Using the cluster name to connect to the Data Agent ensures that Data Adminis trator can always connect to the Data Agent regardless of which cluster node is running the Data Agent NOTE Do not enter the cluster node server name Identifying the Cluster Name To identify the cluster name that is running Data Administrator perform one of the following steps Crea...

Page 69: ...the following command omcli h hostname getagent For hostname type the name of the cluster The storage processor devices and their node names appear on the screen The device name is labeled Node for each storage processor device 3 Start Data Supervisor The Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor Query dialog box appears 4 In the Enter the hostname devicename field type the host name and device name For hos...

Page 70: ...acement The QLogic Fibre Channel configuration utility is used in the event of a storage pro cessor failure When the failed storage processor is replaced with the new storage processor the QLogic Fibre Channel configuration utility updates the list of worldwide name associations stored in the firmware of the HBA and eliminates the need to reboot the server in the event of a storage processor failu...

Page 71: ...nter Server This section provides procedures for configuring your cluster nodes using Windows 2000 Datacenter Server The procedures include the following tasks Adding a network interface controller NIC to a cluster node Changing the Internet protocol IP address of a cluster node Uninstalling MSCS Replacing cluster nodes Running chkdsk f on a quorum resource Adding a Third NIC to a Cluster Node A c...

Page 72: ...o temporarily store cluster resources from node 1 3 Move all cluster resources from node 1 to node 2 NOTE See the Microsoft Cluster Service documentation for information on mov ing cluster resources from one cluster node to another 4 Power down node 1 5 Install NIC 3 in node 1 See the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for your PowerEdge system for information on installing NICs in your system...

Page 73: ...peat steps 4 through 12 on node 1 for the remaining nodes in your cluster NOTE Be sure to assign NICs 1and 2 with the same IP network the third octet in the IP address as NIC 3 in node 1 For example you could use 192 168 1 112 thereby continuing the IP address numbering scheme shown in step 9 If the installation and IP address assignments have been performed correctly all of the new NIC resources ...

Page 74: ... the quorum resource To run chkdsk f on a quorum resource s hard disk drive perform the following steps 1 Move the quorum resource temporarily to another drive by right clicking the clus ter name selecting Properties and then selecting the Quorum tab 2 Run chkdsk f on the drive that previously stored the quorum resource 3 To move the quorum resource right click the cluster name select Properties a...

Page 75: ...d properly 11 Shut down Windows 2000 and power down the system 12 Connect the high speed serial data connector HSSDC cables from each HBA to the PowerVault 65xF and or 630F storage system either directly or through the PowerVault switches See Chapter 4 Cabling the Cluster Hardware for more information on cabling the HBAs 13 Power on the replacement cluster node If a backup is not available install...

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Page 77: ...fer between the servers and storage devices SAN storage may consist of both hard disk drive and tape storage devices that are connected through switches and bridges to one or more servers or clusters NOTES See the Dell PowerVault SAN documentation for more information A PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server configuration cannot coexist on the Fibre Channel switch fabric with other cluste...

Page 78: ...d through the switch fabric These SAN attached config urations can share certain resources with other servers storage systems and backup systems on the SAN In a SAN attached cluster configuration all of the cluster nodes are attached to a sin gle PowerVault storage system or to multiple PowerVault storage systems through a PowerVault SAN using a redundant Fibre Channel switch fabric One or more Po...

Page 79: ...ugh inbound and outbound points from one device sender to another device or switch receiver on the network If the data is sent to another switch the process repeats itself until a connection is established between the sender and the receiver Fibre Channel switches are linked together using interswitched links ISL These ISLs use two high speed serial data connectors HSSDC or two subscriber connecto...

Page 80: ...ient network This network consists of devices such as Ethernet network interface controllers NIC installed in the cluster nodes Private network node to node cluster interconnect A dedicated network that connects the servers to each other The primary function of the private network in a cluster configuration is to pass heartbeat information that allows each cluster node to monitor the health of the...

Page 81: ...ttached Clusters Using a Public Private and SAN Network LAN WAN PowerEdge server Fibre Channel switch PowerEdge server PowerEdge server PowerEdge server Interconnect Switch Fibre Channel switch PowerVault storage system Fibre Channel bridge PowerVault 130T ...

Page 82: ... end and a DB 9 connector on the other to connect the Fibre Channel switch to the PowerVault storage systems Attaching a PowerVault Storage System to a SAN Attached Cluster The following sections provide configuration and cabling examples for attaching a PowerVault storage system to a SAN attached cluster Connecting the PowerEdge Cluster to a Single PowerVault Storage System You can add fast and r...

Page 83: ...er configuration The PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel SCSI bridge the PowerVault 130T DLT library and their cables are made through a single switch fabric and do not comprise a redundant configuration Therefore tape backups may be incomplete if one of these compo nents fails Configuring Hard Disk Drive Letters Using Multiple Shared Storage Units Before installing the Cluster Service ensure that both n...

Page 84: ...t should be performed on each of the shared disks even if the disk displays the drive letter correctly If the cables are connected properly the drive order will be the same on all nodes and the drive letter assignments should follow the same order on all nodes The volume labels can also be used to double check the drive order by ensuring that the disk volume label is assigned to an identical drive...

Page 85: ...ength of the interface cables exceeds the maxi mum allowable length One of the cables is faulty Make sure that the cables are connected properly from the node to the PowerVault storage system See the cabling instruc tions in Cabling the Cluster Hardware in Chapter 4 of this guide Ensure that copper cables do not exceed 30 meters m Replace the faulty cable One of the nodes takes a long time to join...

Page 86: ...he Microsoft Cluster Server Administrator s Guide for instructions on setting up the cluster on your system and starting the Cluster Service You are prompted to configure one network instead of two during Microsoft Cluster Server installation The Transmission Control Protocol TCP IP configura tion is incorrect The node to node network and public LAN must be assigned static IP addresses on differen...

Page 87: ...he appropriate data sheet to use for the installation or upgrade com plete the requested information on the sheet and have the completed sheet available if you need to call Dell for technical assistance PowerEdge Cluster FE100 FL100 Datacenter Server Configuration Matrix You can attach the following form to the back of each cluster node or rack The system installer may want to use the form to reco...

Page 88: ...ve letters RAID types applications data installed Storage Component Node 1 Node 2 Storage Service Tag System Storage Node 1 HBA 1 Switch 1 Node 2 HBA 1 Switch 1 Node 3 HBA 1 Switch 1 Node 4 HBA 1 Switch 1 Node 1 HBA 2 Switch 2 Node 2 HBA 2 Switch 2 Node 3 HBA 2 Switch 2 Node 4 HBA 2 Switch 2 PCI Slot Number Adapter Installed Usage Public Network Private Network Shared Storage and Internal Drives P...

Page 89: ...nstructions Before configuring the systems for clustering use this checklist to gather information and prepare your systems for a successful installation This data sheet assumes you are installing the server cluster for the first time Ensure that all equipment is present and properly cabled and that you know how to install Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Make sure each of the procedures listed belo...

Page 90: ..._ _____ ____ Secondary WINS Server _____ ______ _____ ____ G Node 2 network IP configuration Public network IP Address ______ ______ _____ _____ Subnet Mask 255 ______ _____ _____ Primary DNS Server ______ ______ _____ _____ same IP address as node 1 Secondary DNS Server _____ ______ _____ _____ same IP address as node 1 Primary WINS Server ______ ______ _____ ____ same IP address as node 1 Second...

Page 91: ...ing the Windows 2000 Disk Management tool G Drive letters for PowerVault 65xF shared storage No 1 __________ No 2 __________No 3 __________ No 4 __________ No 5 __________ No 6 __________No 7 __________ No 8 __________ No 9 __________ No 10_________ No 11__________No 12 __________ No 13__________No 14_________ No 15__________No 16 __________ No 17__________No 18_________ No 19__________No 20______...

Page 92: ...for management Management IP Address ______ ______ _____ _____ Subnet Mask 255 ______ _____ _____ G Join the cluster Post Microsoft Cluster Service Installation G Reapply the latest Windows 2000 service pack G Install Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX on management client optional G Install and configure cluster application programs ...

Page 93: ...FL100 minimum configuration requirements G Cable the system hardware for clustering Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Settings G Servers are added to a domain Domain name ____________________________ G Windows 2000 service pack is installed G The drivers for your BroadCom NetExtreme Gigabit Ethernet NIC or Giganet cLAN 1000 adapter for the private NIC are the latest versions G Network protocol is TCP...

Page 94: ...________ Microsoft Cluster Service Installation G Cluster name _____________________________ G Cluster Service account ________________________ G Cluster Service password ________________________ NOTE To maintain system security record the Cluster Service account name and password and keep them in a safe location G Name of network 1 is Public for the LAN interconnect G Name of network 2 is Private...

Page 95: ...ce adding additional applications and data 6 14 cluster resource group 6 14 connectors DB9 4 2 fibre channel 4 2 HSSDC high speed serial data connector 4 2 D Dell OpenManage software application transparent failover ATF 6 9 restoring to a failed storage device 9 3 cluster assistant with ClusterX about 7 3 installing 7 3 data administrator 6 10 connecting to data agent 9 2 data supervisor 6 10 conn...

Page 96: ...ering 6 18 fibre channel fabrics 10 3 fibre channel switches about 10 6 four node clustering configurations cascading failover 1 8 multiway failover 1 7 n 1 failover 1 6 n way failover 1 9 G Giganet cLAN NIC in your private network 1 5 1 11 1 13 in your public network 4 3 upgrading to Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 7 I Intel PRO 1000 Gigabit Server Adapter in your public network 1 12 M member serv...

Page 97: ...0 1 PowerVault storage systems adding to cluster 3 1 configuring enclosure addresses 3 2 configuring Fibre Channel HBAs 3 2 connecting a tape library and bridge to a cluster attached PowerVault SAN 10 7 low level configurations 5 1 preparing for clustering 3 1 shared storage requirements 1 14 private network cabling 4 3 configuring the IP addresses 6 5 configuring using Windows 2000 6 4 hardware c...

Page 98: ... 9 8 uninstalling the Cluster Service MSCS 9 8 failover and failback support 1 6 failover support through 4 node clustering 6 18 installing Cluster Service 6 13 installing the Cluster Service MSCS 6 3 minimum system requirements 1 11 cluster client network connections public network 1 12 cluster interconnect private network 1 11 cluster nodes 1 11 cluster storage 1 11 operating system and system m...

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