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If the Windows Firewall settings are restored to the default values either due

to user action or because of a system restore, you must reset the firewall port

exceptions for the cluster setup to be successful. Dell provides a batch file

that sets the required port exceptions to deploy, manage, and use the

PowerVault NX1950 cluster solution. For instructions to download and execute

the batch file, see the Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Deployment Guide.

NOTICE:

Ensure that you perform the procedure described in the

Dell PowerVault NX1950 Systems Deployment Guide to avoid system failure.

Configuration Tools

The following tools assist in the configuration of the storage array and the

Dell PowerVault NX1950 storage systems and enable them to operate as a

cluster.

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The Dell Storage Initialization Wizard communicates with the storage

array and ensures that set up is complete.

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The Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, Enterprise x64

Edition provides the following:

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The PowerVault NX1950 Initial Configuration Tasks wizard — This

wizard helps you to configure the PowerVault NX1950 storage system

to be a part of the cluster.

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For cluster administration and troubleshooting, the operating system

provides a graphical user interface (GUI) tool — Cluster

Administrator (also referred to as Cluadmin.exe) and a command

line interface (CLI) tool — cluster.exe. For more information about

these tools, see "Cluster Administration and Management" on

page 11.

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Microsoft Cluster Setup tools — The Windows Unified Data Storage

Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition provides cluster configuration and

management tools for advanced users. The features of these tools are

beyond the scope of this document. For more information about these

features and functionality, see the Microsoft Support website at

support.microsoft.com.

Introduction