HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Windows setup guide (AP809-96004, October 2009)

Chapter3:SettingUpHPStorageWorksClusteredFileSystem 11
Propertieswindow,clickAdvanced.Then,ontheAdvancedTCP/IP
Settingswindow,selecttheDNStab.Choose“AppendtheseDNS
suffixes(inorder),”andselectAddtoaddyoursuffixes.
Youcanusenslookuptoverifythatthehostnameissetupcorrectly.
3. Configure the Server for WINS Clients
WINSclientsmaybeunabletoaccessmulti‐homedclusterservers
(servershavingmultipleNICs)ifNetBIOSandMicrosoftclient/server
networkbindingsareenabledonallinterfaces.Thesesettingsshouldbe
enabledonlyonpublicly‐reachable(routeable)interfaces.
Werecommendthatyoudisablethefollowingontheprivate(non‐routed
or
non‐clientreachable)interfaces:
•NetBIOSoverTCP/IP
•MicrosoftClientforMicrosoftNetworks
•FileandPrintSharingforMicrosoftNetworks(theNetBIOSoverTCP/
IPorNetBTclient)
AlsoleavetheDNSandWINSfieldsblankontheprivateinterfaces.
Formoreinformation,seeMicrosoftKnowledgeBaseArticle193890:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193890/en‐us
4. Install a Firewall (Optional)
Ifyouwillbeinstallingafirewall,ensurethattheserviceportsrequired
byHPClusteredFileSystemareopen.SeetheHPStorageWorksX5500
NetworkStorageGatewayforWindowsAdministrationGuideformore
informationabouttheportsusedbyHPClusteredFileSystem.
5. Reboot the Server
Reboottheserver.Thisstepensuresthattheregistryisinaknowngood
most‐recentstate.Youmayalsowanttobackupthecurrentstateofthe
server(suchasfiles,registry,andsoon).
Repeatsteps1–5oneachserverthatwillbeinthecluster.