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Dell SE500W manual

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  • Page 1

    www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE500W Sy stems Platform Guide book.book Page 1 Friday , May 12, 2006 3:04 PM[...]

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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 dam age to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, pe rsonal injury , or death. _______________[...]

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    Platform Guide 3 CAUTION: Onl y trained service technicians are authorized to remove the sy st em cover and access any of the components inside the sy stem. Before performing any procedure, see your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the co mputer , and prot ecting against electrostatic disch[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Platform Guide Rules and Guidelines When configuring your cluster , both cluster nodes mu st contain identical vers ions of the following: • Operating systems and service packs • Hardwar e, drivers, and firmware for the network adap ters, R AID controllers, and any other peripheral hardwar e components • Management utilities, such as Dell O[...]

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    Platform Guide 5 T able 1-2 provides a list of the supported R A ID adapters for Clust er SE500W configurations. T able 1-2. Supported RAID adapters for Cluster SE500W Configurations PowerEdge Sy stem PERC 4/DC (PCI) P ERC 4e/DC (PCI Express (PCIe)) 1650 X 1750 X 1800 X X 1850 X a X b 1950 X b 2600 X 2650 X 2800 X X 2850 X a X b 2900 X 2950 X c 460[...]

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    6 Platform Guide T able 1-3 provides a list of PCI slot c onfigurations for Cluster SE500W configurations. T able 1-3. PCI Slot Configurations for PowerEdge Cluster Nodes PowerEdge Sy stem Riser Board Option Slot Slot T ype Slot Speed 1650 Any 1 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz or 32-bit, 33 MHz 2 PCI 64-bit, 66 MHz 1750 Any 1 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz or 64-bit, 3[...]

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    Platform Guide 7 2850 PCI- X 1 – 3 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz NOTE: If slot 1 is popula ted, slot 2 and slot 3 operate at 100 MHz. PCIe 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 2 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 3 PCI- X 64-bit, 100 MHz 2900 N/A 1 – 2 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 4 – 6 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 2950 PCI- X 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 – 3 PCI- X 64-[...]

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    8 Platform Guide T able 1-4 provides a list of PCI slot as signments for Cluster SE500W configurations. 6800 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 – 5 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 6 – 7 PCI- X 64-bit, 100 MHz 6850 N/A 1 PCIe 2.5-GHz x8-lane 2 PCI- X 64-bit, 133 MHz 3 – 5 PCIe 2.5-GHz x4-lane 6 – 7 PCI- X 64-bit, 100 MHz T able 1-4. [...]

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    Platform Guide 9 Installing the PERC Adapter Y ou must install the PERC 4/DC car d in a 64-bit PCI/PCI- X slot up to 133 MHz or a 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI slot. Y ou must install the PERC 4e/DC adapter in a PCIe sl ot. See the I/O slot assignments in T able 1-3 and T able 1-4 for your specific system. Ensure that your system has the corr ect PERC firm wa[...]

  • Page 10

    10 Platform Guide Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix provides the latest supported service pack, drivers, firmware, and operating system v ersions for your P owerEdge Clust er SE500W system. T o obtain the supported service pack, drivers, and firmware versi ons for the operating system that is ru[...]