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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property dama...
Page 3 - P l a t f o r m G u i d e; Supported Cluster Configurations; S u p p o r t e d C l u s t e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n s
P l a t f o r m G u i d e 1-1 This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware components to your Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE400 and SL400 systems. The configuration information in this document is specific to Microsoft ® Windows NT ® Server 4.0, Enterprise Editio...
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1-2 P l a t f o r m G u i d e www .dell.com | support.dell.com Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster, both cluster nodes must contain identical versions of the following: • Operating systems and service packs• Hardware drivers for the NICs, RAID controllers, and any other peripheral har...
Page 5 - Installing Peripheral Components in Your; Installing the PERC 3/DC; System Information Guide; document to avoid a sit uation that
P l a t f o r m G u i d e 1-3 Service Pack Support Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a) or later is recommended for Cluster SE400 and SL400 systems. Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later are recommended for Cluster SE400 and SL400 systems. You can download the latest ser...
Page 8 - Install PERC
1-6 P l a t f o r m G u i d e www .dell.com | support.dell.com 2600 PCI slot 1 is 32 bit, 33 MHz. Bus 2: PCI/PCI-X slot 7 is hot- pluggable 64 bit, up to 133 MHz. Bus 3: PCI/PCI-X slot 6 is hot- pluggable 64 bit, up to 133 MHz. Bus 4: PCI/PCI-X slots 4 and 5 are hot-pluggable 64 bit, up to 100 MHz. ...
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1-8 P l a t f o r m G u i d e www .dell.com | support.dell.com 6600 Bus 1: PCI slot 1 is 32 bit, 33 MHz. Bus 2: PCI/PCI-X slots 2 and 3 are 64 bit, up to 100 MHz.Bus 3: PCI/PCI-X slots 5, 6, and 7 are 64 bit, up to 100 MHz.Bus 4: PCI/PCI-X slots 8, 9, 10, and 11 are 64 bit, up to 100 MHz. Install in...
Page 11 - Configuration Matrix Form
P l a t f o r m G u i d e 1-9 PowerEdge Cluster SE400 and SL400 Configuration Matrix Form The following form can be attached to the back of each cluster node or rack and used by the system installer to record important information about the cluster hardware on each cluster component. If you need to ...
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1-10 P l a t f o r m G u i d e www .dell.com | support.dell.com Ta b l e 1 - 4 . P o w e r E d g e C l u s t e r S E 4 0 0 a n d S L 4 0 0 C o n f i g u r a t i o n M a t r i x F o r m Cluster Type PowerEdge Cluster SE400 or SL400 Cluster NameInstallerDate InstalledApplicationsLocationNotes Node Pow...