Before You Install; Review The Release Notes; Verify System Requirements - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 4.5-ADMINISTRING COLDFUSION SERVER Manual

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Note
See "Performing Common Cluster Administration Tasks" on page 223 to learn how to
use the ClusterCATS Server Administrator.

Before You Install

Before you install ClusterCATS and begin creating your server clusters, perform the
following pre-installation tasks.

Review the release notes

Verify system requirements

Configure your primary DNS server
Configure your Web server's network settings
Configure ClusterCATS for use across firewalls
Review the release notes
Frequently, users bypass the product release notes and go right to the install program
so that they can get the product up and running as soon as possible. However, software
issues, incompatibilities, and any workarounds are often discovered and documented
just before the software ships, long after the official product documentation has been
finished. As such, it's best to review the product release notes before you get started so
that you save yourself time and unnecessary frustration.
Verify system requirements
This section describes the platforms on which the ClusterCATS components run and
their minimum system requirements.
ClusterCATS Server system requirements
You must install the ClusterCATS Server component on each server in your cluster.
Make sure your server meets the minimum system requirements for your platform as
described below.
The ClusterCATS Server Administrator is installed on each Windows NT
server you cluster. If your servers are UNIX servers, use the btadmin
utility to perform the aforementioned server administration activities.
See "btadmin utility" on page 261.
Also, unlike the ClusterCATS Explorer, which lets you administer your
clusters from a single, central computer if you want, you must run the
ClusterCATS Server Administrator from each server in your cluster to
perform server-specific modifications.
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