Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE100, SE200, and SL200
PLATFORM GUIDE
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Contents
PowerEdge Cluster SE100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Windows 2000 Advanced Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2300, 4300, or 4350 . . . . . . . . . . .3 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 6300 or 6350. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
PowerEdge Cluster SE200 and SL200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Windows 2000 Advanced Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 PERC 2/DC Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2400 Cluster Nodes . . . . . . . . . . .6 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 2450 Cluster Nodes . . . . . . . . . . .7 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 4400 Cluster Nodes . . . . . . . . . . .8
Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 6400 and
6450 Systems Platform Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Adding Peripherals Required for PowerEdge 8450 Cluster Nodes . . . . . . . . . . .9 PowerEdge Cluster SE100, SE200, and SL200 Configuration Matrixes . . . . . . . . . .10 PowerEdge Cluster SE100 Configuration Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
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Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE100,
SE200, and SL200 Platform Guide
This guide provides the latest information on using Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition operating system and Windows® 2000 Advanced Server oper-
ating system for the following Dell PowerEdge Cluster products and components:
•Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE100
—Servers: PowerEdge 2300, 4300, 4350, 6300, and 6350
—Storage: PowerVault™ 200S, 201S, 210S, and 211S
—Cluster interconnect: Fast Ethernet
•Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE200
—Servers: PowerEdge 2300, 2400, 2450, 4300, 4350, 4400, 6300, 6350, 6400, 6450 and 8450
—Storage: PowerVault 200S, 201S, 210S, and 211S
—Cluster interconnect: Fast Ethernet
•Dell PowerEdge Cluster SL200
—Servers: PowerEdge 2300, 2400, 2450, 4300, 4350, 4400, 6300,6350, 6400, 6450 and 8450
—Storage: PowerVault 200S, 201S, 210S, and 211S
—Cluster interconnect: Giganet cLAN
See the section related to your cluster product for more information on supported configurations.
NOTE: Configurations not listed in this document are not certified and are not supported by Dell or Microsoft.
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PowerEdge Cluster SE100
The PowerEdge Cluster SE100 supports clustering with Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition or Windows 2000 Advanced Server. See the following sections for information on supported configurations and service packs (SPs) for your Windows operating system.
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Installation instructions for hardware configurations using Windows 2000 Advanced Server can be found in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE100, SE200, and SL200 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Your PowerEdge Cluster SE100 system supports the following PowerEdge servers as cluster nodes in homogeneous pairs (same server) with Windows 2000 Advanced Server:
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PowerEdge 2300
PowerEdge 4300
PowerEdge 4350
PowerEdge 6300
PowerEdge 6350
NOTE: Heterogeneous server clusters (mixed server models) are not supported with PowerEdge Cluster SE100 configurations running Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition
You can find installation instructions for supported hardware configurations using Windows NT Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition in the Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE100, SE200, and SL200 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
Your PowerEdge Cluster SE100 supports the following PowerEdge servers as cluster nodes in homogeneous pairs (same server) with Windows NT 4.0, Enterprise Edition:
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PowerEdge 2300
PowerEdge 4300
PowerEdge 4350
PowerEdge 6300
PowerEdge 6350
Your PowerEdge Cluster SE100 supports one combination of PowerEdge servers as cluster nodes in heterogeneous pairs (mixed server models) with Windows NT 4.0, Enterprise Edition: PowerEdge 2300 - 4300.
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