Configuring The System Software; Preparing For Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Installation - Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100 User Manual

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C H A P T E R 6

Configuring the System Software

This chapter describes how to perform the following procedures:
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Preparing for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server installation

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Configuring the cluster nodes in a Windows 2000 domain
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Configuring the Windows 2000 Cluster Service
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Configuring the public and private networks
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Installing and configuring your Windows 2000 Datacenter Server network (which
includes information on Dell OpenManage software and using the Windows
2000 Disk Management tool)
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Verifying cluster readiness
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Configuring the Dell OpenManage Managed Node (Data Agent) for a cluster envi-
ronment and cluster failover
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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:
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Review the minimum system software and hardware requirements for
implementing Windows 2000 Datacenter Server on a Dell PowerEdge Cluster
FE100/FL100 system
(see Chapter 1, "Getting Started")
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Review and perform the installation procedures
(see Chapter 2, "Installation Overview")
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Prepare the PowerEdge and PowerVault systems for clustering
(see Chapter 3, "Preparing PowerEdge and PowerVault Systems for Clustering")
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Cable the cluster hardware
(see Chapter 4, "Cabling the Cluster Hardware")
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