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Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster

Gathering all required installation information

Chapter 2

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Private network

connection (cluster

heartbeat) IP

address and subnet

mask for each node:

Node 1

Node 2:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

Node 3

Node 4:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

Node 5:

Node 6:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

Node 7:

Node 8:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

IP address:

Subnet mask:

WWID, slot number,

and bus of each FCA

for each node:

Node 1

Node 2:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

Node 3

Node 4:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

Node 5:

Node 6:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

Node 7:

Node 8:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

FCA 1 WWID:

FCA 1 slot and bus:

FCA 2 WWID:

FCA 2 slot and bus:

Table 2-1

Input parameters needed for OS/cluster installation and configuration

Input Description

Value

Section	Page
Cluster Installation and Configuration Guide	1
Legal notices	2
Contents	3
1 Introduction	5
Clustering overview	7
Server Cluster vs. Network Load Balancing	9
Server Cluster	10
Network Load Balancing (NLB)	10
Cluster terminology	12
Nodes	12
Cluster service	12
Shared disks	12
Resources	12
Resource dependencies	13
Groups	13
Quorums	13
Single quorum	14
Majority node set (MNS) quorum	16
Heartbeats	17
Virtual servers	17
Failover	17
Failback	18
2 Setup, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the cluster	19
Verifying minimum software and hardware requirements	20
Gathering all required installation information	23
Creating and configuring the cluster	26
Configuring the public and private networks	26
Private network	26
Public networks	28
NIC teaming	28
Preparing node 1 for clustering	29
Configuring the shared storage	29
Preparing node 2+ for clustering	31
Creating the cluster	31
Joining node 2+ to the cluster	32
Configuring private/public network role and priority settings	33
Validating cluster operation	34
Method 1	34
Method 2	34

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Table 2-1, Input parameters needed for OS/cluster installation and configuration, Input Description

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