Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 23
Setting the Network Interface Binding Order for Clusters Running
Windows Server 2003
1 Click the Start button, select Control Panel , and double-click
Network Connections .
2 Click the Advanced menu, and then click Advanced Settings .
The
Advanced Settings window appears.
3 In the Adapters and Bindings tab, ensure that the Public connection is at
the top of the list and 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.
Dual-Port Network Adapters and Adapter Teams in the Private Network
Dual-port network adapters and network adapter teams 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.
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, see "Troubleshooting"
on page 63.