Verifying communications between nodes – Dell AX4-5 User Manual

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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering

Configuring the Network Interface Binding Order for Clusters Running Windows
Server 2008

After configuring the IP addresses for networks on your Failover Cluster,
configure the Network Interface Binding Order:

1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ double-click Network And Sharing Center.
2 In the Tasks pane, click the Manage Network Connections.

The Network Connections window appears.

3 Click the Advanced menu and then click Advanced Settings.

The Advanced Settings window appears.

4 In the Adapters and Bindings tab, ensure that the Public connection is at

the top of the list followed by the Private connection.

To change the connection order:

a

Click Public or Private.

b

Click the up-arrow or down-arrow to move the connection to the top
or bottom of the Connections box.

c

Click OK.

d

Close the Network Connections window.

NOTE:

If your cluster node has more network adapters other than the public

and private network adapters, they can be listed in any order, in the Adapters
and Bindings tab, under the Private connection.

Dual-Port NICs

and NIC Teaming in the Private Network

Dual-port NICs and NIC teaming are not supported in the private network.
They are supported only in the public network.

Verifying Communications Between Nodes

1 Open a command prompt on each cluster node.
2 At the prompt, type:

ipconfig /all

3 Press <Enter>.

All known IP addresses for each local server appear on the screen.

4 Issue the ping command from each remote system.

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