
B2BITS® Cluster Solution (CentOS Linux)
Preparing Systems for Clustering
This section provides information for preparing your server and storage system hardware for clustering
in a cluster configuration.
Before You Begin
1) Ensure that your work/office site can handle the power requirements of the cluster equipment. Contact
your equipment sales representative for information about your region's power requirements.
2) Ensure that the following components are installed in each Dell 1850 PowerEdge system in the
cluster:
Network adapters
PERC RAID adapters
One SCSI hard drive in slot 0
Any additional peripheral components
RAID controllers for internal drives (optional)
3) Ensure that the following components are installed on Dell PowerVault 220S system in the cluster:
Two enclosure management modules (EMMs)
A split-bus module
SCSI hard drives
4) Cable the system hardware for clustering.
5) Configure the internal hard drives in your cluster nodes (in Dell 1850 PowerEdge BIOS configuration.
See Appendix A-1)
6) Configure the PERC RAID adapters as described in PERC RAID adapter documentation (see
Appendix A-2).
7) Configure the storage system as described in storage system documentation (see Appendix A-3).
8) Configure BMC controller for “IPMI over LAN” management as described in BMC adapter
documentation (see Appendix A-4).
9) If you are using hardware-based RAID for the internal SCSI hard drives, configure the hard drives
using the controller's BIOS utility.
Note: Appendix A-[1, 2, 3, 4] includes sufficient configuration parameters recommended for all Dell 1850 PowerEdge
adapters.
Installation Overview
1) Ensure that your cluster meets the requirements as described in "Before You Begin."
2) Reserve static IP addresses for your cluster resources and components. The resources and components
include:
Public network
Private network
Cluster virtual servers
Cluster solution IP addressing
Note: change public network ip address space to current LAN IP address space. If required - change private IP network
address range to avoid IP address space crossing with existent LAN IP network. Please consult with LAN system
administrator to obtain comfortable IP address spaces.
Public network (example):
Network address: 192.168.10.0
Network mask: 255.255.255.0
Node 1 IP address: 192.168.10.4
Node 2 IP address: 192.168.10.5
Private network (example):
Network address: 10.0.0.0
Network mask: 255.255.255.248
Node 1 IP address: 10.0.0.1
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