Cluster installation, Setting up networks, Configuring the private network adapter – HP X1000 Network Storage Systems User Manual
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All partitions on the disks must be formatted as NTFS.
Cluster installation
During the installation process, nodes are shut down and rebooted. These steps guarantee that the
data on disks that are attached to the shared storage bus is not lost or corrupted. This can happen
when multiple nodes try to simultaneously write to the same disk that is not yet protected by the cluster
software.
Use
to determine which nodes and storage devices should be presented during each step.
Table 16 Power sequencing for cluster installation
Comments
Storage
Additional
Nodes
Node 1
Step
Verify that all storage devices on the
shared bus are not presented; Power on
all nodes.
Not Presented
On
On
Setting up net-
works
Shut down all nodes. Present the shared
storage, then power on the first node.
Presented
Off
On
Setting up
shared disks (in-
cluding the Qur-
om disk)
Shut down first node, power on next
node. Repeat this process for all cluster
nodes.
Presented
On
Off
Verifying disk
configuration
Shut down all nodes; power on the first
node.
Presented
Off
On
Configuring the
first node
Power on the next node after the first
node is successfully configured. Com-
plete this process for all cluster nodes.
Presented
On
On
Configuring addi-
tional nodes
At this point all cluster nodes should be
on.
Presented
On
On
Post-installation
To configure the Cluster service on the storage system, an account must have administrative permissions
on each node.
Setting up networks
Verify that all network connections are correct, with private network adapters connected to other
private network adapters only, and public network adapters connected to the public network.
Configuring the private network adapter
The following procedures are best practices provided by Microsoft and should be configured on the
private network adapter.
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On the General tab of the private network adapter, ensure that only TCP/IP is selected.
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Ensure that the Register this connection's address in DNS is not selected in the DNS tab under
advanced settings for Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties.
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In all cases, set static IP addresses for the private network connector.
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