Dell AX4-5 - Manual (Page 27)

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
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Ensure that each local server responds to the ping command. If the
IP assignments are not set up correctly, the nodes may not be able to
communicate with the domain. For more information on this issue, see
"Troubleshooting" on page 61.
Installing the Storage Connection Ports and
Drivers
Before you connect each cluster node to the shared storage:
• Ensure that an appropriate storage connection exists on the nodes.
• Ensure that the cluster nodes have a complementary technology that
enables proper interaction between the nodes and shared Fibre Channel,
SAS, or iSCSI storage array.
• You may also require operating system drivers and Multipath
Input/Output (MPIO) drivers to ensure proper interaction between the
cluster nodes and the shared storage array.
For more information, see "Preparing Your Systems for Clustering" in the Dell
Failover Cluster Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the
specific storage array on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage
System
The shared storage array consists of disk volumes that are used in your cluster.
The storage management software for each supported shared storage array
provides a way to create disk volumes and assigns these volumes to all the
nodes in your cluster.
For more information, see the "Preparing Your Systems for Clustering"
section in the Dell Failover Cluster Hardware Installation and
Troubleshooting Guide for the specific storage array on the Dell Support
website at support.dell.com.