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by **tomjdon** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:17 am

I have two servers a Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 2850 can they be
clustered using Windows Advanced server 2003? Should I accept any issues with
the diferent hardware?

by **Eric Bursley [MVP]** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:15 am

Yes they can be clustered. Just ensure that your load on an active /
passive configuration doesn't exceed 100% of one node. i.e. 50% load on
each server may be 120% if all on the 2650, but only 95% if all on the 2850
server.

Eric Bursley
eric at bursley dot net
Microsoft MVP
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"tomjdon" <tomjdon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have two servers a Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 2850 can they be
clustered using Windows Advanced server 2003? Should I accept any issues
with
the diferent hardware?

by **tomjdon** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:21 am

HI Eric

Thanks

PS I'm also going to use a Dell â€“ EMC CX-(don't have the specific model#)
raid is this going to cause me any issues?

"Eric Bursley [MVP]" wrote:

Yes they can be clustered. Just ensure that your load on an active /
passive configuration doesn't exceed 100% of one node. i.e. 50% load on
each server may be 120% if all on the 2650, but only 95% if all on the 2850
server.

Eric Bursley
eric at bursley dot net
Microsoft MVP
RHCE, MCSE, BCFP, EEIE-CS, ESCE-CS
GPG Signature: Key
fingerprint = CEAE CF3A 3876 7ECE 9DA7 946F DA9F DDCA C392 6DCB

"tomjdon" <tomjdon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:50DFD4E9-48B5-485A-9CA9-51942AD696BD@microsoft.com...
I have two servers a Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 2850 can they be
clustered using Windows Advanced server 2003? Should I accept any issues
with
the diferent hardware?

by **John Toner [MVP]** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:16 am

It should work, but the real question should be will it be supported. Here's
an article which describes what differences your cluster nodes can have and
still maintain MS support:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814607

In general, it is a bad idea used different hardware if you're attempting to
achieve a highly available system.

Regards,
John

"tomjdon" <tomjdon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have two servers a Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 2850 can they be
clustered using Windows Advanced server 2003? Should I accept any issues
with
the diferent hardware?

by **Eric Bursley [MVP]** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:17 am

that shouldn't have any effect on the balance of the hosts. The CX array is
a great solution for a cluster.

Eric Bursley
eric at bursley dot net
Microsoft MVP
RHCE, MCSE, BCFP, EEIE-CS, ESCE-CS
GPG Signature: Key fingerprint = CEAE CF3A 3876 7ECE 9DA7 946F DA9F DDCA
C392 6DCB

"tomjdon" <tomjdon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F3808D42-A51D-40EB-A1EC-A82D550AAB26@microsoft.com...

HI Eric

Thanks

PS I'm also going to use a Dell - EMC CX-(don't have the specific model#)
raid is this going to cause me any issues?

"Eric Bursley [MVP]" wrote:

Yes they can be clustered. Just ensure that your load on an active /
passive configuration doesn't exceed 100% of one node. i.e. 50% load on
each server may be 120% if all on the 2650, but only 95% if all on the
2850
server.

Eric Bursley
eric at bursley dot net
Microsoft MVP
RHCE, MCSE, BCFP, EEIE-CS, ESCE-CS
GPG Signature: Key
fingerprint = CEAE CF3A 3876 7ECE 9DA7 946F DA9F DDCA C392 6DCB

"tomjdon" <tomjdon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I have two servers a Dell PowerEdge 2650 and PowerEdge 2850 can they be
clustered using Windows Advanced server 2003? Should I accept any
issues
with
the diferent hardware?

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