40 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware
When attaching multiple PowerVault MD3600f and MD3620f storage
systems with your cluster, the following rules apply:
• A maximum of four Power Vault
MD3600f and MD3620f
storage systems
per cluster.
• The shared storage systems and firmware must be identical. Using
dissimilar storage systems and firmware for your shared storage is not
supported.
• Microsoft Windows limits access to drives using limited drive letters which
is 22. A maximum of 22 drive letters (E to Z) can be used for your storage
system disks.
NOTE: Drive letters A through D are reserved for local disks.
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition supports mount points, allowing
greater than 22 drives per cluster.
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