CHAPTER 2
Installation Overview
This chapter provides an overview of installing a PowerEdge FE100/FL100 and
FE200/FL200 Cluster configuration with Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
or Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating systems. More detailed instructions
are provided later in this document.
NOTICE: Before installing the cluster, ensure that your site can handle the
power requirements of the cluster equipment. Contact your Dell sales representative for information about your region’s power requirements.
WARNING: Hardware installation should be performed only by trained
service technicians. Before working inside the system, see the safety
instructions in your PowerEdge System Information document to avoid a
situation that could cause serious injury or death.
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This section provides an overview sequence for installing Windows NT 4.0 on a
PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 or FE200/FL200. Specific steps are provided
throughout this document.
NOTE: If you are installing a cluster configuration with multiple clusters attached to a
single PowerVault Fibre Channel storage system, see the cluster consolidation basic
installation procedure in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide.
1. Add network interface controllers (NICs), host bus adapters (HBAs), redundant
array of independent disks (RAID) controllers (optional), small computer system
interface (SCSI) hard-disk drives, Fibre Channel hard-disk drives, and other components to the existing system hardware to meet the requirements for a
PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 or FE200/FL200 configuration.
NOTE: For more information on upgrading existing non-clustered systems to a
cluster configuration, see Chapter 9,“Upgrading to a Cluster Configuration.”
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2. Cable the system hardware for clustering.
If you are using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel switches, see the Dell PowerEdge
Cluster F-Series SAN Guide for more information.
3. If you are using hardware-based RAID for the internal SCSI hard-disk drives, configure them using the controller’s basic input/output system (BIOS) utility.
4. Perform the low-level configuration of the HBAs.
5. Install and configure the Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition operating
system on each node.
6. Configure the public and private NIC interconnects in each node, and place the
interconnects on separate Internet protocol (IP) subnetworks using static IP
addresses.
NOTES: “Public” refersto the NIC used for client connections. “Private” refers to
the dedicated cluster interconnect.
If you are using Giganet cluster local area network (cLAN) Host Adapters or a
Giganet cLAN Cluster Switch, see “Using Giganet for Cluster Interconnect (PowerEdge Cluster FL100/FL200)” in Chapter 4 for more information.
7. Install the device driver for the integrated video controller.
8. Install Windows NT Service Pack 6a or later.
NOTE: See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 and FE200/FL200 Platform
Guide for more information on the latest supported service pack.
9. Install the miniport driver for the Fibre Channel HBAs in each node.
10. Install the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration software.
11. Install the storage management software and failover driver that is appropriate for
your storage system.
For the PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100, perform the following steps:
a. Install Dell OpenManage Application Transparent Failover (ATF) software on
each node and reboot.
b. Install Dell OpenManage Managed Node (Data Agent) on each node.
c. Install Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor or Dell OpenManage Data Admin-
istrator on node A.
For the PowerEdge Cluster FE200/FL200, perform the following steps:
a. Install QLDirect on each node and reboot.
b. Set the failover path in the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration software on
each node.
c. Reboot each node.
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d. Install Dell OpenManage Array Manager on each node.
A dialog box appears, asking you if the PowerVault 660F will be used in an
MSCS cluster without storage consolidation. Select Ye s .
e. Reboot node A.
12. Shut down node B.
13. From node A, configure the RAID level on the storage system.
14. Reboot node A.
15. From node A, partition, format, and assign drive letters to the Fibre Channel harddisk drives in the storage system using Windows NT Disk Administrator.
16. On node A, verify disk access and functionality on all shared disks.
17. Shut down node A, power on node B, and verify disk access and functionality on
node B.
18. Shut down node B, power on node A, and install and configure the Cluster
ServicesoftwareonnodeA.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the system, do not reboot the nodes until
you reinstall the service pack.
NOTE: If you reinstall MSCS, you must reinstall the Windows NT service pack.
19. Reinstall Windows NT Service Pack 6a or later.
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20. Reboot node A and verify cluster functionality.
21. Power on node B and install the Cluster Service software on node B.
22. Reinstall Windows NT Service Pack 6a or later.
23. Reboot node B and verify cluster functionality.
24. Install and set up your application programs.
25. Install the Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX software from the
management console (optional).
26. Record the configuration of the cluster using the data sheets in Appendix B,
“Cluster Data Sheets.”
Windows 2000 Cluster Installation Overview
The following section provides an overview sequence for installing Windows 2000
Advanced Server operating system and the cluster management software on a
PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 or FE200/FL200. Specific installation and configuration information is provided throughout this document.
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NOTE: If you are installing a cluster configuration with multiple clusters attached to a
single PowerVault Fibre Channel storage system, see the cluster consolidation basic
installation procedure in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide.
1. Add NICs, HBAs, RAID controllers (optional), SCSI hard-diskdrives, Fibre Channel
hard-disk drives, and other components to the existing system hardware to meet
the requirements for a PowerEdge Cluster F-Series configuration.
NOTE: For more information on upgrading existing non-clustered systems to a
cluster configuration, see Chapter 9, “Upgrading to a Cluster Configuration.”
2. Cable the system hardware for clustering.
NOTE: If you are using Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel switches, see the Dell
PowerEdge Cluster F-Series SAN Guide for more information.
3. If you are using hardware-based RAID for the internal SCSI hard-disk drives, configure them using the controller's BIOS utility.
4. Perform the low-level configuration of the HBAs.
5. Install and configure the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating
system on each node and the latest Windows 2000 Service Pack.
NOTE: See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100 and FE200/FL200 Platform
Guide for more information on the latest supported service pack.
6. During the installation, check to install the Cluster Service files when prompted.
You will configure the Cluster Service later.
7. Configure the public and private NIC interconnects in each node, and place the
interconnects on separate IP subnetworks using static IP addresses.
NOTES: “Public” refersto the NIC used for client connections. “Private” refers to
the dedicated cluster interconnect.
If you are using Giganet cLAN Host Adapters or a Giganet cLAN Cluster Switch,
see “Using Giganet for Cluster Interconnect (PowerEdge Cluster FL100/FL200)”
in Chapter 4 for more information.
8. Update the miniport driver for the Fibre Channel HBAs in each node.
9. Install the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration software.
10. Install the management software and failover driver that is appropriate for your
storage system.
For the PowerEdge Cluster FE100/FL100, perform the following steps:
a. Install Dell OpenManage ATF software on each node and reboot.
b. Install Dell OpenManage Managed Node (Data Agent) on each node.
c. Install Dell OpenManage Data Supervisor or Dell OpenManage Data
Administrator on node A.
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For the PowerEdge Cluster FE200/FL200, perform the following steps:
a. Install QLDirect on each node and reboot.
b. Set the failover path in the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration software on
each node.
c. Reboot each node.
d. Install Dell OpenManage Array Manager on each node.
A dialog box appears, asking you if the PowerVault 660F will be used in an
MSCS cluster without storage consolidation. Select Ye s .
e. Reboot node A.
11. Shut down node B.
12. From node A, configure the RAID level on the storage system.
13. Reboot node A.
14. From node A, partition, format, and assign drive letters to the Fibre Channel
hard-disk drives in the storage system using Windows 2000 Disk Management
or Dell OpenManage Array Manager.
15. On node A, verify disk access and functionality on all shared disks.
16. Shut down node A, power on node B, and verify disk access and functionality on
node B.
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17. Shut down node B, power on node A, and install and configure the Cluster
ServicesoftwareonnodeA.
18. Reboot node A and verify cluster functionality.
19. Power on node B and install the Cluster Service software on node B.
20. Reboot node B and verify cluster functionality.
21. Install and set up your application programs.
22. Install the Dell OpenManage Cluster Assistant With ClusterX software from the
management console (optional).
23. Record the configuration of the cluster using the data sheets in Appendix B,
“Cluster Data Sheets.”
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