Introduction 7
Cluster Nodes
Table 1-1 lists hardware requirements for the cluster nodes.
Table 1-1. Cluster Node Requirements
Component Minimum Requirement
Processor At least one processor for each cluster node.
Cluster Nodes A minimum of two identical PowerEdge systems.
RAM At least 1 GB RAM on each cluster node.
iSCSI Initiator Complete installation of the iSCSI port driver, Initiator Service,
and Software Initiator on each node.
NOTE: Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) Multipathing Support for
iSCSI is not installed.
Network
Interface Cards
(NICs) for iSCSI
access
Two iSCSI NICs or NIC ports per node. Place the NICs on
separate PCI buses to improve availability and performance.
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) NICs are also supported for iSCSI
traffic. For a list of recommended operating systems, hardware
components, and driver or firmware versions for your Dell
Windows Server Failover Cluster, see the Dell Cluster
Configuration Support Matrices at dell.com/ha.
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