Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 12)

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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Systems SCSI Cluster Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Before You Begin Configuring the Shared Disks
Installation Overview
Configuring Cluster Networks Running Windows Storage
Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Selecting a Domain Model Installing and Configuring MSCS
Configuring Windows Networking
Configuring and Managing the Cluster Using Cluster
Administrator
Assigning Static IP Addresses to Your Cluster Resources
and Components
Managing Directory Quotas (Optional)
Installing a PERC RAID Controller Using Shadow Copies of Shared Folders
Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System Installing the Cluster Management Software
Installing a PowerVault 770N NAS Cluster Minimum
Configuration
Creating a System State Backup
Installing a PowerVault 775N NAS Cluster Minimum
Configuration
Before You Begin
1. Ensure that your site can handle the power requirements of the cluster equipment.
Contact your sales representative for information about your region's power requirements.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and access any of the components
inside the system. See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions,
working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
2. Ensure that the following components are installed in each PowerVault NAS system in the cluster:
Network adapters
PERC cards
SCSI hard drives
Any additional peripheral components
HBA drivers
You can download the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: Both NAS systems and the hardware components in each system must be identical.
3. Ensure that the following components are installed in each Dell™ PowerVault™ 21xS or 22xS system in the cluster:
Two SEMMs (PowerVault 21xS only) or two EMMs (PowerVault 22xS only)
A split-bus module
SCSI hard drives