Dell PowerVault NX1950 - Manual (Page 17)

Setting Up the Cluster
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Setting Up the Cluster
This section outlines the basic steps required to configure a Dell|EqualLogic
PS Series SAN as the shared storage for a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Unified
Data Storage Server 2003 cluster. The steps assume that you have already
completed the hardware installation and setup of your group as described in
the PS Series QuickStart.
Because you are using a shared storage device, when you turn on the system
and start up the operating system, it is vitally important that only one node
has access to a shared volume at one time. Otherwise the shared volumes can
become corrupted. After the cluster service is running properly on one node,
you can add and configure the other nodes.
Pre-Installation Requirements
Ensure that all nodes are installed with the following:
1 Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Enterprise Service
Pack 2 or later
2 Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator
3 Required number of NICs
NOTE:
You require multiple NICs for the cluster configuration. For more
information, see the Installation Guide.
Installing the Cluster
1 Configure MPIO on each node using the Remote Setup Wizard.
Start → Equallogic→ Remote Setup Wizard and select Configure MPIO
settings on this computer.
2 Add the Persistent Reservation Key MSiSCSI DSM to each node in the cluster:
a Select an 8-byte value that is unique to that cluster.
b Locate the following registry key at:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSiSCDSM\Persistent
Reservation.
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