Dell AX4-5 - Manual (Page 32)

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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
Installing the Fibre Channel HBAs
For dual - HBA configurations, It is recommended that you install the Fibre
Channel HBAs on separate peripheral component interconnect (PCI) buses.
Placing the adapters on separate buses improves availability and performance.
See the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell High
Availability Clustering website at www.dell.com/ha for more information
about your system's PCI bus configuration and supported HBAs.
Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers
See the EMC documentation that is included with your HBA kit for more
information.
See the Emulex support website located at www.emulex.com or the Dell
Support website at support.dell.com for information about installing and
configuring Emulex HBAs and EMC-approved drivers.
See the QLogic support website at www.qlogic.com or the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com for information about installing and configuring
QLogic HBAs and EMC-approved drivers.
See the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell High
Availability Clustering website at www.dell.com/ha for information about
supported HBA controllers and drivers.
Installing EMC PowerPath
EMC PowerPath
®
detects a failed storage path and automatically re-routes
I/Os through an alternate path. PowerPath also provides load balancing of
data from the server to the storage system. To install PowerPath:
1 Insert the PowerPath installation media in the CD/DVD drive.
2 On the Getting Started screen, go to the Installation section, and click the
appropriate link for the operating system that is running on the node.
3 Select Run this program from its current location and click OK.
4 In the Choose Language Setup screen, select the required language, and
click OK.
5 In the Welcome window of the setup wizard, click Next.