Cluster Server Testing Overview

Driver Test Manager

To receive the “Designed for Windows” logo for a system or server, and qualify the system or server to appear in the Windows Catalog, you must complete the required Cluster Server testing. These tests verify that your product functions correctly with the applicable Microsoft Windows operating system.

The procedures presented in this section outline the process for testing your Cluster Server. These procedures use the Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and Driver Test Manager (DTM). To ensure full functionality, you must run all of the tests that the DTM identifies as required for the Cluster Server.

Using the Test Procedure Help Topics

The test procedures are divided into the following types of topics:

Overview: The overview topics describe the hardware, software, and tester knowledge requirements.

Preparing: The preparing topics describe how to configure the system or systems for "Designed for Windows" logo testing.

Running: The running topics describe how to run the tests for your device or system.

Geographically dispersed cluster servers

A geographically dispersed cluster is a cluster in which the nodes are deployed on several different sites. A geographically dispersed cluster server must ensure that the round-trip latency of the network between nodes of the cluster is 500 milliseconds or less. Use the cluster server test procedures to test a geographically dispersed cluster.

There is only one difference between testing a cluster server and testing a geographically dispersed cluster server: The “W2K3 MSCS - Run Phase 1” test is not required for a geographically dispersed cluster submission.

Cluster server tests

These tests are required for all cluster servers and must be run in the order that they are listed:

Run time: approximately 77 hours

Hardware requirements

Note All hardware that is part of the system or shipped with the cluster solution must be listed in the Windows Server Catalog for the appropriate operating system before the system itself can be granted a logo. In addition, the domain controller, remote test host, and clients must be listed in the Windows Server Catalog.

The following hardware is required to run the Cluster Server HCT kit:

At least two computers to serve as nodes of the cluster. Each computer must include the following:
- x86, Itanium-2-based, or x64 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- One hard disk drive with at least 6 GB free storage capacity after operating system installation.
- One CD-ROM drive.
- Two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 1024 MB RAM in each node.
- One hard disk drive with at least 6 GB free storage capacity after operating system installation.
- One CD-ROM drive.
- Two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 1024 MB RAM in each node.
- One CD-ROM drive.
- Two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 1024 MB RAM in each node.
- Two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 1024 MB RAM in each node.
- At least 1024 MB RAM in each node.
The following are needed to implement a shared storage bus:
- At least one PCI-based SCSI controller, Fibre Channel controller, SCSI RAID controller, or Fibre Channel RAID controller for each node of the cluster. Each controller must have at least eight non-quorum, "shared-nothing" Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs).
- At least one non-quorum, “shared-nothing” LUN must be available on the shared storage bus for each node in the cluster server. Each disk partition must be formatted with NTFS and must have at least 2 GB of storage capacity.
- Two network hubs, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least one non-quorum, “shared-nothing” LUN must be available on the shared storage bus for each node in the cluster server. Each disk partition must be formatted with NTFS and must have at least 2 GB of storage capacity.
- Two network hubs, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- Two network hubs, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
Eight desktop computers to serve as the test clients. Each computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 128 MB RAM (256 MB of RAM is preferable).
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 128 MB RAM (256 MB of RAM is preferable).
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the remote test host (also called the client master). This computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the primary domain controller. This computer must include the following:
- x86, Itanium-2-based, or x64 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
The following are needed to implement a shared storage bus:
- At least one PCI-based SCSI controller, Fibre Channel controller, SCSI RAID controller, or Fibre Channel RAID controller for each node of the cluster. Each controller must have at least eight non-quorum, "shared-nothing" Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs).
- At least one non-quorum, “shared-nothing” LUN must be available on the shared storage bus for each node in the cluster server. Each disk partition must be formatted with NTFS and must have at least 2 GB of storage capacity.
- Two network hubs, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least one non-quorum, “shared-nothing” LUN must be available on the shared storage bus for each node in the cluster server. Each disk partition must be formatted with NTFS and must have at least 2 GB of storage capacity.
- Two network hubs, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- Two network hubs, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
Eight desktop computers to serve as the test clients. Each computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 128 MB RAM (256 MB of RAM is preferable).
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 128 MB RAM (256 MB of RAM is preferable).
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the remote test host (also called the client master). This computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the primary domain controller. This computer must include the following:
- x86, Itanium-2-based, or x64 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
Eight desktop computers to serve as the test clients. Each computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 128 MB RAM (256 MB of RAM is preferable).
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 128 MB RAM (256 MB of RAM is preferable).
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- One network adapter, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 2 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the remote test host (also called the client master). This computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the primary domain controller. This computer must include the following:
- x86, Itanium-2-based, or x64 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the remote test host (also called the client master). This computer must include the following:
- x86 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 6 GB of available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the primary domain controller. This computer must include the following:
- x86, Itanium-2-based, or x64 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
One computer to serve as the primary domain controller. This computer must include the following:
- x86, Itanium-2-based, or x64 processor with a minimum speed of 450 MHz.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- At least 256 MB RAM.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- Two network adapters, with a minimum speed of 10/100.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.
- 6 GB available hard disk space on the system installation drive.

Software requirements

The following software is required to run the Cluster Server HCT kit:

One of the following operating systems for each node of the cluster:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, for the domain controller and the remote test host
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the eight client systems
The current release of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, for the domain controller and the remote test host
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the eight client systems
The current release of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the eight client systems
The current release of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
The current release of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)

Tester knowledge requirements

To run the Windows HCT kit for cluster servers, testers must know how to accomplish the following tasks:

Create, format, and remove partitions on a hard disk drive.
Install RAM in a test system.
Install and configure a cluster server.
Set power management options.
Install the test an adapter and attach devices to it.
Create a domain by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a domain administrator account.
Join computers to a domain.
Install RAM in a test system.
Install and configure a cluster server.
Set power management options.
Install the test an adapter and attach devices to it.
Create a domain by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a domain administrator account.
Join computers to a domain.
Install and configure a cluster server.
Set power management options.
Install the test an adapter and attach devices to it.
Create a domain by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a domain administrator account.
Join computers to a domain.
Set power management options.
Install the test an adapter and attach devices to it.
Create a domain by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a domain administrator account.
Join computers to a domain.
Install the test an adapter and attach devices to it.
Create a domain by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a domain administrator account.
Join computers to a domain.
Create a domain by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a domain administrator account.
Join computers to a domain.
Join computers to a domain.

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