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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cluster Solution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cluster Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cluster Nodes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cluster Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cluster Storage Management Software
. . . . . . 10
Supported Cluster Configurations
. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Direct-Attached Cluster
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SAN-Attached Cluster
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Configuration Order for Direct-Attached
and SAN-Attached Connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Direct-Attached Configuration Order
. . . . . . . 15
SAN-Attached Configuration Order . . . . . . . . 15
Other Documents You May Need
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware . . . . . . . . 19
Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor . . . . . . 19
Cabling the Power Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cabling Your Public and Private Networks
. . . . . . . 21
Cabling Your Public Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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