Dell AX4-5 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
1 Introduction
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported PowerEdge Blade Server
Cluster Components
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PowerEdge Server Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Supported Cluster Configurations
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Direct-Attached Cluster
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Network-Attached Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Blade Server Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cluster Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cluster Storage
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Other Documents You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2 Cabling Your Blade Cluster Hardware
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Cabling Your Cluster For Public and
Private Networks
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Cabling the Private Network
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Cabling the Public Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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