Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 36)

1. Shut down all the cluster nodes except node 1.
2. Format the disks, assign the drive letters and volume labels on node 1 by using the Windows Disk Management utility or Array
Manager.
For example, create volumes labeled "Volume Y" for disk Y and "Volume Z" for disk Z.
3. Shut down node 1 and perform the following steps on the remaining node:
a. Turn on the node.
b. Open Disk Management.
c. Assign the drive letters for the drives.
d. Reassign the drive letter, if necessary.
To reassign the drive letter:
With the mouse pointer on the same icon, right-click and select Change Drive Letter and Path from the submenu.
Click Edit, select the letter you want to assign the drive (for example, "z"), and then click OK.
Click Yes to confirm the changes.
e. Power down the node.
If the cables are connected properly, the drive order is the same as on each node, and the drive letter assignments of all the cluster
nodes follow the same order as on node 1. The volume labels can also be used to double-check the drive order by ensuring that the
disk with volume label "Volume Z" is assigned to drive letter Z and so on for each disk on each node. Assign drive letters on each of the
shared disks, even if the disk displays the drive letter correctly.
See your EMC documentation located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com or the EMC support site located at www.emc.com for
more information on the Navisphere Manager software.
Updating a Dell | EMC Storage System for Clustering
If you are updating an existing Dell | EMC storage system to meet the cluster requirements for the shared storage subsystem, you may need
to install additional Fibre Channel disk drives in the shared storage system. The size and number of drives you add depend on the RAID level
you want to use and the number of Fibre Channel disk drives currently in your system.
See your storage system's documentation for information on installing Fibre Channel disk drives in your storage system.
You may also need to upgrade the core software version that is running on the storage system. See the Platform Guide for specific version
requirements.
Installing and Configuring MSCS
MSCS is an integrated service in Windows Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. MSCS performs the basic cluster functionality, which
includes membership, communication, and failover management. When MSCS is installed properly, the service starts on each node and
responds automatically in the event that one of the nodes fails or goes offline. To provide application failover for the cluster, the MSCS
software must be installed on each cluster node. See " Using MSCS " for more information.
The cluster setup files are automatically installed on the system disk. To create a new cluster:
1. Click the Start button, select Programs → Administrative Tools→ Cluster Administrator.
2. From the File menu, select Open Connection.
3. In the Action box of the Open Connection to Cluster, select Create new cluster.