Step 5: Upgrading the IBM ServeRAID Microsoft Windows NT
Cluster Solution
Complete the following steps to upgrade the IBM ServeRAID Microsoft Windows NT
Cluster Solution:
Run the utility SETUP.EXE program from the IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution for
Windows NT and Windows 2000 diskette or IBM ServeRAID Support CD, and
follow the instructions that appear on the screen. At a Windows NT command line,
type one of the following:
If installing from CD
If installing from diskette
where a is the diskette drive letter and e is the CD-ROM drive letter.
Step 6: Upgrading the software for Server B
Complete the following steps to upgrade the software for Server B:
1. Move all cluster resources to Server A; ensure that the cluster resources are
2. For Server B, repeat "Step 2: Upgrading the IBM ServeRAID Windows NT
Installing the Microsoft Cluster Server software on Windows 2000
Installing the ServeRAID Manager program
Complete the following steps to install the ServeRAID Manager program.
Note: To run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program, you must install both
1. If the server is not running, turn on the server.
2. Log on to Windows 2000.
3. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive of Server A. The
4. Click Next.
5. Click Yes to the Software License Agreement.
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device driver" on page 125 through "Step 5: Upgrading the IBM ServeRAID
Microsoft Windows NT Cluster Solution".
Important
Before beginning the procedure, consider the following:
v Ensure that you use the IBM ServeRAID Support for Windows 2000 Server diskette
during the installation of Windows 2000 Advanced Server Edition or Windows 2000
Datacenter Server Edition.
v To create a ServeRAID cluster, you must install the Windows 2000 operating system on
an NTFS partition, and any shared cluster disks must be formatted as NTFS.
v While installing Windows 2000, do not install Microsoft Cluster Server. You will install
MSCS later.
v To install the ServeRAID device driver, see "Installing device drivers after installing
Windows 2000" in the IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Installation Instructions on the IBM
ServeRAID Support CD.
the ServeRAID device driver and the appropriate device driver for your
server video controller.
ServeRAID Manager setup program starts.
e:\winnt\cluster\setup
a:\setup
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