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This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware
components to your Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE400 solution. The configuration
information in this document is specific to Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Advanced Server
and Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition operating systems.
This document provides the following information:
•
PowerVault™ and PowerEdge systems that support Cluster SE400 configurations
•
PowerEdge systems that work together in a Windows 2000 Advanced Server or
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition cluster configuration
•
PCI slot information for installing Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant Card II
(DRAC II controllers), Dell Remote Access Card III (DRAC III controllers), NICs,
and RAID controllers in your cluster nodes
NOTE:
Configurations not listed in this document are not certified or supported by
Dell or Microsof t.
NOTE:
In this guide and in other cluster documentation, the Microsof t Cluster Ser vice
(for Windows 2000 Advanced Ser ver) is also referred to as MSCS.
Supported Cluster Configurations
Table 1-1 provides a list of supported cluster configurations for the Cluster SE400 running
Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
Ta b l e 1 - 1 .
S u p p o r t e d C l u s t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n s
PowerEdge
Cluster
Supported
PowerEdge
Systems
Supported
PowerVault Storage
Systems
Supported Cluster
Interconnect (for the
Private Network)
SE400
1550, 1650, 2500,
2550, 2600, 2650,
4400, 4600, 6400,
6450, 6600, 6650,
and 8450
220S and 221S
Any supported NIC
