Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE500W Installation And Troubleshooting Manual page 4

3 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
Before You Begin
Installation Overview
Selecting a Domain Model
Configuring the Cluster Nodes as Domain Controllers
Configuring the Internal Drives in Your Cluster Nodes
Installing and Configuring the Windows Operating System
Configuring Windows Networking
Assigning Static IP Addresses to Your Cluster
Resources and Components
Configuring IP Addresses for the Private Network
Verifying Cluster Network Communications
Configuring the Internet Connection Firewall
Installing the PERC RAID Adapters
Updating the Windows Driver for the PERC RAID Adapter
Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System
Clustering PowerVault Storage Systems
Configuring the PowerVault 22xS Storage System
for Cluster Mode
Preparing the PERC RAID Adapter for Clustering
Enabling the Cluster Mode Using the PERC RAID Adapter
Setting the SCSI Host Adapter IDs
Configuring and Managing Virtual Disks
Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
Dynamic Disks and Volumes
Naming and Formatting Drives on the
Shared Storage System
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