Dell PowerVault NX1950 - Manual (Page 19)

Setting Up the Cluster
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7 On the first node, use the iSCSI initiator to connect to the shared volumes
and format the volumes.
a Start the iSCSI initiator and log in to the iSCSI targets associated
with the volumes you set up in step 1. Use the group IP address as the
target portal or discovery address.
b Ensure that you have established a persistent connection to the
volume and bound the volume so it is available when needed. After
establishing the connection, the volumes appear as disks in the Disk
Management utility.
c Align the disks sectors, configure each iSCSI disk as a basic disk, and
assign a drive letter. For more information, see "Configuring Shared
Storage on Your Dell|EqualLogic PS Series Storage Array" on page 29.
8 Allocate static IP addresses on your public network.
You require an IP address for the cluster. These are the virtual IP addresses
that are utilized to access each cluster-configured resource.
9 Create a corresponding DNS name for each IP address you allocated in.
You must enter the name of the cluster application into your DNS system.
The DNS name is required to access the resources of the configured
cluster.
10 Create a unique Active Directory account for your cluster service to run
under.
For best practices, set up a new account for cluster service user. The
account must have local administrative rights and permissions on the
cluster nodes. Ensure that the password for the account does not expire.
(Follow your organization’s policies for password renewal.) It is strongly
recommended that you do not use the same account for the cluster service
and the applications in the cluster (for example, Microsoft SQL Server™).
If you do use the same account, you may not be able to later change the
cluster service password without disrupting your cluster applications.
11 Configure Microsoft Clustering Services on the first node.
For more information on configuring Microsoft Clustering Services, see
"Creating the Cluster" on page 33.
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