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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2002 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware components to your Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE400 and SL400 systems. The configuration information in this document is specific to Microsoft® Windows NT® Server 4.0, Enterprise Edition and Windows® 2000 Advanced Server operating systems.
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Service Pack Support Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a (SP6a) or later is recommended for Cluster SE400 and SL400 systems. Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later are recommended for Cluster SE400 and SL400 systems. You can download the latest service pack from the Microsoft website located at www.microsoft.com. See the Dell PowerEdge Cluster SE400 and SL400 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on installing the service pack.
w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Ta b l e 1-3. P C I / P C I -X S l o t A s s i g n me nt s fo r Po we rE dg e C l u s t e r N o de s PowerEdge PCI Buses System RAID Controller NICs 1550 Install in any available PCI slot. Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot. NA Install in any available PCI slot. Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot.
Ta b l e 1-3. P C I / P C I -X S l o t A s s i g n me nt s fo r Po we rE d ge C l u s t e r N o de s ( c o nt i n u e d ) PowerEdge PCI Buses System RAID Controller NICs 2500 Install in any available PCI slot. Install in any available 64-bit PCI slot. If you are currently Dell recommends installing Emulex using a DRAC II cLAN adapters in PCI slot 3, 4, or 5. or plan to use one in the future, install the DRAC II in PCI slot 7. Bus 1: PCI slots 6 and 7 are 32 bit, 33 MHz.
w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Ta b l e 1-3. P C I / P C I -X S l o t A s s i g n me nt s fo r Po we rE dg e C l u s t e r N o de s ( c o nt i n u e d ) PowerEdge PCI Buses System 2600 RAID Controller NICs PCI slot 1 is 32 bit, Install in any available Install in any available PCI slot. 33 MHz. PCI slot. Bus 2: PCI/PCI-X NOTE: Install PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/QC slot 7 is hotexpansion cards in PCI-X pluggable 64 bit, expansion card slots 2–5. up to 133 MHz.
Ta b l e 1-3. P C I / P C I -X S l o t A s s i g n me nt s fo r Po we rE d ge C l u s t e r N o de s ( c o nt i n u e d ) PowerEdge PCI Buses System 4600 RAID Controller NICs DRAC II or III PCI slot 1 is 32 bit, Install in any available Install in any available PCI slot. 33 MHz. 64-bit, 33-MHz or 32-bit, Bus 1: PCI/PCI-X 33-MHz PCI slot. slots 2 and 3 are hot-pluggable 64 bit, up to 100 MHz. If you are currently using a DRAC III or plan to use one in the future, install the DRAC III in PCI slot 1.
w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Ta b l e 1-3. P C I / P C I -X S l o t A s s i g n me nt s fo r Po we rE dg e C l u s t e r N o de s ( c o nt i n u e d ) PowerEdge PCI Buses System 6600 RAID Controller Bus 1: PCI slot 1 is Install in any available 32 bit, 33 MHz. slot. NICs DRAC II or III Install in any available slot. If you are currently using a DRAC III or plan to use one in the future, install the DRAC III in PCI slot 1. Install in any available slot.
Ta b l e 1-3. P C I / P C I -X S l o t A s s i g n me nt s fo r Po we rE d ge C l u s t e r N o de s ( c o nt i n u e d ) PowerEdge PCI Buses System RAID Controller NICs DRAC II or III 8450 Install the RAID controller for the system’s internal drives in PCI slot 1. Install in any available PCI slot. If you are currently using a DRAC II or plan to use one in the future, install the DRAC II in PCI slot 2. Bus 1: PCI slots 1 and 2 are 64 bit, 33 MHz. Bus 2: PCI slots 3 through 6 are 64 bit, 33 MHz.
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PCI Slot Number PCI Slot Description Adapter Installed (PERC 3/DC, NIC, and so on) Use (Public Network, Private Network, Shared Storage, Internal Drives) PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 PCI slot 6 PCI slot 7 PCI slot 8 PCI slot 9 PCI slot 10 PCI slot 11 Pl atfor m Gui d e 1-11
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