1. Check the Actian Support web site for the latest cluster installation procedures and supported hardware and software. Download the required software.

2. Plan your storage location layout as described for a stand-alone Ingres installation, with the restriction that all your file locations—including data (II_DATABASE), transaction log (II_LOG_FILE, II_DUAL_LOG), checkpoint (II_CHECKPOINT), journal (II_JOURNAL), and dump (II_DUMP)—must reside on cluster mounted disks.