Cluster Nodes - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Cluster Nodes

Table 1-1 lists hardware requirements for the cluster nodes.
Table 1-1. Cluster Node Requirements
Component
Processor
Cluster Nodes
RAM
Host Bus Adapter
(HBA) ports
Network
Interface Cards
(NICs)
(public and
private)
Internal Disk
Controller
NOTE:
For more information about supported systems, HBAs, and operating system
versions, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices at dell.com/ha.
Minimum Requirement
At least one processor for each cluster node.
A minimum of two identical PowerEdge systems.
At least 1 GB RAM on each cluster node.
Two Fibre Channel HBAs per node, unless the server employs an
integrated or supported dual-port Fibre Channel HBA.
At least two NICs—one NIC for the public network and another
NIC for the private network.
NOTE:
It is recommended that the NICs on each public network are
identical and that the NICs on each private network are identical.
One controller connected to internal disks for each node. Use any
supported Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
controller or disk controller.
Two physical disks are required for mirroring (RAID 1) and at least
three are required for disk striping with parity (RAID 5).
NOTE:
It is recommended that you use hardware-based RAID or
software-based disk-fault tolerance for the internal drives.
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