Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 2)

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Getting Started
Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Systems SCSI Cluster Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Intended Audience
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Overview of NAS Clusters
NAS Cluster Features
NAS Cluster Components
Minimum System Requirements
Other Documents You May Need
This guide provides information for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting a Dell™ PowerVault™ network attached storage
(NAS) system's hardware and software components in a cluster configuration and provides information about the
configuration listed in Table 1-1 .
Table 1-1. PowerVault NAS System SCSI Cluster Configuration
Systems RAID
Controllers
Storage Systems Operating System
Two PowerVault NAS
systems
PERC 3/DC
PERC 4/DC
Up to four PowerVault 21xS or 22xS
storage systems
Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003,
Enterprise Edition
The information in this guide includes:
Basic SCSI cluster installation procedures, which include:
Preparing NAS and storage systems for clustering
Cabling the cluster configuration
Installation procedures for installing the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition operating
systems in your cluster configuration
Configuring the cluster peripherals, including PERC cards and network adapters
Installation procedures for installing a SCSI cluster configuration in your corporate network
Cluster upgrading and maintenance procedures
Information about the Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS), the clustering software built into the operating systems
NOTE: Hereafter, Microsoft Cluster Service is also known as MSCS.
Troubleshooting procedures
Data sheets for recording critical cluster configuration information
See the Dell PowerVault NAS Systems SCSI Cluster Platform Guide for information about supported configurations.
NOTE: Dell and Microsoft support only the specific configurations described in the Platform Guide.