Dell PowerVault NX1950 - Manual (Page 20)

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Setting Up the Cluster
12 Modify the cluster network configuration.
For more information on modifying cluster network configuration, see
"Modifying the Cluster Network Configuration" on page 34.
13 On the second node, use the iSCSI initiator to connect to the shared PS
Series volumes.
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. Ensure that you have established a persistent
connection to the volume and have bound the volume so that it is
available when required. After the connection is established, the volumes
appear as disks in the Disk Management utility.
NOTE:
Do not align disk sectors or format the disk on the second node. It is
important to verify that the disks on the second node are labeled not initialized
(instead of online). This indicates that the SCSI reservation (to the first node) has
been honored by the storage sub-system. Therefore, one node will not be able to
corrupt data by writing to a disk that has been reserved by another node. See
"Connecting Nodes to Volumes" on page 29 for more information.
14 Add a second node to the cluster.
For more information on adding a second node, see "Adding a Node to the
Cluster" on page 37.
15 Consider modifying cluster configuration options.
For more information on modifying cluster configuration options, see
"Modifying Cluster Configuration Options" on page 39.
16 Test the cluster.
For more information on testing a cluster, see "Testing Cluster Failover" on
page 39.
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