Avago Technologies MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 (520-0 CH) - Manual (Page 60)

4-2 Installing and Configuring Clusters
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4.2 Benefits of Clusters
Clusters provide three basic benefits
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Improved application and data availability
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Scalability of hardware resources
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Simplified management of large or rapidly growing systems
4.3 Installing and Configuring Your System as Part of a
Cluster
Perform the following steps to install and configure your system as part
of a cluster.
Step 1. Unpack the Storage Adapter, following the instructions in
Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation” .
Step 2. Set the hardware termination for the Storage Adapter as
“always on.”
For termination information, refer to the following sections:
Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation,” page 2-3 , Table 3.1
on page 3-3 , Table 3.2 on page 3-5 , and Section 3.1.3,
“Quad-Channel Storage Adapter,” page 3-10
Step 3. Configure the IDs for the drives in the enclosure.
Step 4. Install one Storage Adapter at a time, starting with Node 1.
Step 5. Press at BIOS initialization to run the BIOS
Configuration Utility and configure the options in steps 6
through 12. Do not attach the disks yet.
Step 6. Set the Storage Adapter to Cluster Mode in the
Objects
→Adapter→ Cluster Mode menu.
Step 7. Disable the BIOS in the Objects
→ Adapter→ Enable/Disable
BIOS menu.