Introduction
This document provides you with information required for configuring the
Dell™ PowerVault™ NX1950 storage system as a cluster solution and offers
troubleshooting tips. The PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution enables two
PowerVault NX1950 nodes to provide highly-available system and data.
Dell supports the following configuration of the PowerVault NX1950 cluster
solution:
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Integrated solution—This solution consists of two PowerVault NX1950
storage systems configured with a Dell PowerVault MD3000 storage array.
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Gateway solution—This solution consists of up to eight PowerVault NX1950
storage systems configured with Dell|EMC storage arrays.
NOTE:
Throughout this document, PowerVault NX1950 storage system refers to
the individual cluster node. PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution refers to the
configuration of two or more PowerVault NX1950 storage systems running
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Microsoft
Cluster Services (MSCS) attached to either PowerVault MD3000 storage
array or a Dell|EMC storage array.
Overview of MSCS
A cluster is a collection of servers that work together to provide highly- available
resources. Examples of resources include services, IP addresses, network
names, and disk drives. The PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution uses MSCS
and the Dell Storage Initialization Wizard to configure the solution for
clustering. The Dell customized components help the user to integrate the
solution with the services provided by the operating system in a seamless
way to configure the system.
Microsoft Windows
technologies for cluster solutions through MSCS—Server Cluster and
Network Load Balancing (NLB). The PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution
does not support NLB. This guide focuses on the Server Cluster technology
provided by the operating system.
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Unified Data Storage Server 2003 provides two
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