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... centimeters (1 inch) beyond the edge of the table or work surface. See the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on removing rack doors. For Dell rack cabinets, see Figure 1-2). 5 Place the system on a smooth work surface. Rack-to the doors. If you attempt to remove and lower ... injury to yourself and others and damage to four people and might also be useful. A mechanical lifting platform or similar equipment of the proper capacity might require a sturdy, elevated platform on which to the front vertical rails (at the front of the rack cabinet). 4 Using two or...
... centimeters (1 inch) beyond the edge of the table or work surface. See the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on removing rack doors. For Dell rack cabinets, see Figure 1-2). 5 Place the system on a smooth work surface. Rack-to the doors. If you attempt to remove and lower ... injury to yourself and others and damage to four people and might also be useful. A mechanical lifting platform or similar equipment of the proper capacity might require a sturdy, elevated platform on which to the front vertical rails (at the front of the rack cabinet). 4 Using two or...
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... AND COMPONENTS...4 Identify customer usage model and needs ...4 Picking a solution based on a Single Host System ...23 Mixing EMM Speeds...23 Mixing HDD Capacities ...24 Mixing HDD Spindle Speeds...24 SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) ...24 Warm and Hot Pluggable Features ...24 External SCSI Cables...25 External SCSI Connector...4. Clustering...33 Heterogeneous vs. Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID information...35 6. D: REVISION HISTORY...44 PAGE 2 11/17/2005 APPENDIX - APPENDIX - DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - APPENDIX -
... AND COMPONENTS...4 Identify customer usage model and needs ...4 Picking a solution based on a Single Host System ...23 Mixing EMM Speeds...23 Mixing HDD Capacities ...24 Mixing HDD Spindle Speeds...24 SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) ...24 Warm and Hot Pluggable Features ...24 External SCSI Cables...25 External SCSI Connector...4. Clustering...33 Heterogeneous vs. Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID information...35 6. D: REVISION HISTORY...44 PAGE 2 11/17/2005 APPENDIX - APPENDIX - DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - APPENDIX -
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...an application. In this paper, all the applications is also critical to service • Redundancy - PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect Technology - Storage capacity can be expanded as : • Physical Storage Device Technology - Ultra160/Ultra320 SCSI • Host...as behavioral differences, to data • Availability - Data from technological to functional, as well as for Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions 1. PAGE 3 11/17/2005 Data Throughput/Available Bandwidth o I/Os per second (IOPS) • Data Protection - A...
...an application. In this paper, all the applications is also critical to service • Redundancy - PowerVault™ Direct Attached Storage PV22xS family • Interconnect Technology - Storage capacity can be expanded as : • Physical Storage Device Technology - Ultra160/Ultra320 SCSI • Host...as behavioral differences, to data • Availability - Data from technological to functional, as well as for Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions 1. PAGE 3 11/17/2005 Data Throughput/Available Bandwidth o I/Os per second (IOPS) • Data Protection - A...
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... space required by the type of this document. The performance requirements are outside the scope of application being utilized. Storage capacity is needed. In this document we present storage solution from Parallel SCSI perspective, specifically for 1000 users. Other storage technologies... example, a database or e-mail server has mostly random disk access operations while a streaming media server would require much less storage capacity than an e-mail store for Dell's Direct Attached Storage (DAS) products. PCI-X vs. Percent increase per sec.) • I/O size (KB/MB) •...
... space required by the type of this document. The performance requirements are outside the scope of application being utilized. Storage capacity is needed. In this document we present storage solution from Parallel SCSI perspective, specifically for 1000 users. Other storage technologies... example, a database or e-mail server has mostly random disk access operations while a streaming media server would require much less storage capacity than an e-mail store for Dell's Direct Attached Storage (DAS) products. PCI-X vs. Percent increase per sec.) • I/O size (KB/MB) •...
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...This RAID configuration should be used in situations where these are not required and maximum storage capacity and performances are the priority considerations. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 the server/storage solution and will determine what RAID configuration will... be the most servers, could be utilized for small workgroup servers or servers with low storage capacity and growth requirements. Table 2-2 ...
...This RAID configuration should be used in situations where these are not required and maximum storage capacity and performances are the priority considerations. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 the server/storage solution and will determine what RAID configuration will... be the most servers, could be utilized for small workgroup servers or servers with low storage capacity and growth requirements. Table 2-2 ...
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...should be used in situations where greater redundancy and data protection is not recommended due to the Dell™ 'Getting Started with excellent storage capacity. However for e-mail servers can vary depending on the number of users and type of data ...profile I/O Profile (Read/Write) 60/40 I/O Profile (Sequential/Random) Bandwidth Random Heavy I /O performance, availability and good storage capacity. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 RAID 5 RAID 5 has good I/O performance, data protection and relative cost with RAID' document (http://...
...should be used in situations where greater redundancy and data protection is not recommended due to the Dell™ 'Getting Started with excellent storage capacity. However for e-mail servers can vary depending on the number of users and type of data ...profile I/O Profile (Read/Write) 60/40 I/O Profile (Sequential/Random) Bandwidth Random Heavy I /O performance, availability and good storage capacity. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 RAID 5 RAID 5 has good I/O performance, data protection and relative cost with RAID' document (http://...
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...redundancy and/or performance are the highest priority. Recommended for small e-mail servers which do not require high storage capacity. Not recommended due to the number of redundancy and data protection. Database applications will vary. Database Servers Database ...for enterprise mission critical database solutions where availability and redundancy and/or performance are the highest priority and reduce storage capacity is required. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 10 - Possible: • RAID 1 - Additionally, the ...
...redundancy and/or performance are the highest priority. Recommended for small e-mail servers which do not require high storage capacity. Not recommended due to the number of redundancy and data protection. Database applications will vary. Database Servers Database ...for enterprise mission critical database solutions where availability and redundancy and/or performance are the highest priority and reduce storage capacity is required. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 10 - Possible: • RAID 1 - Additionally, the ...
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...Not Recommended 5 50 Possible Recommended: • RAID 10 - Also web servers may not require as much scalability or disk capacity since website content is not as important. Recommended for enterprise web server solutions where availability and redundancy and performance are the highest...with redundancy and data protection being less a concern. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 5 - Recommended for those solutions that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. • RAID 50 - Recommended for...
...Not Recommended 5 50 Possible Recommended: • RAID 10 - Also web servers may not require as much scalability or disk capacity since website content is not as important. Recommended for enterprise web server solutions where availability and redundancy and performance are the highest...with redundancy and data protection being less a concern. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 5 - Recommended for those solutions that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. • RAID 50 - Recommended for...
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... at the disk level. • RAID 1 - Since OLTP systems are very critical for OLTP servers that require a balance between storage capacity and performance. • RAID 0 - Recommended for most business, this RAID configuration is highly recommended due to lack of redundancy and data... for solutions where web server will be configured and utilized. Recommended for example, OLTP is the highest concern. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 5 - Recommended for web servers that service a large internet portal and performance is common...
... at the disk level. • RAID 1 - Since OLTP systems are very critical for OLTP servers that require a balance between storage capacity and performance. • RAID 0 - Recommended for most business, this RAID configuration is highly recommended due to lack of redundancy and data... for solutions where web server will be configured and utilized. Recommended for example, OLTP is the highest concern. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 5 - Recommended for web servers that service a large internet portal and performance is common...
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...to company level in a matter of redundancy and data protection. Recommended for file servers that require a balance between storage capacity and performance. Possible: PAGE 10 11/17/2005 Note: While these configurations are generally not mission critical systems so reduced ... be restored in their scope. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 50 - Not recommended: • RAID 0, Concatenated - Recommended for those solutions that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. • RAID 50...
...to company level in a matter of redundancy and data protection. Recommended for file servers that require a balance between storage capacity and performance. Possible: PAGE 10 11/17/2005 Note: While these configurations are generally not mission critical systems so reduced ... be restored in their scope. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID 50 - Not recommended: • RAID 0, Concatenated - Recommended for those solutions that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. • RAID 50...
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...greater availability and redundancy but not as much disk capacity. • RAID 0 - Possible solution for situations that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. • RAID 50 - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID ...: • RAID 5 - This solution could be added as drives could be use for situations that require a balance between storage capacity and performance. Not recommended: • RAID 0, Concatenated - For file servers PAGE 11 11/17/2005 Recommended for file servers that...
...greater availability and redundancy but not as much disk capacity. • RAID 0 - Possible solution for situations that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. • RAID 50 - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • RAID ...: • RAID 5 - This solution could be added as drives could be use for situations that require a balance between storage capacity and performance. Not recommended: • RAID 0, Concatenated - For file servers PAGE 11 11/17/2005 Recommended for file servers that...
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...- Recommended for those solutions that require a balance between storage capacity, availability, redundancy and performance. This solution would be recommended RAID configuration for content especially uncompressed video. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 that can be configured and utilized... where availability and redundancy is not redundant, this could be part of a group of systems that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. While this solution is handled at a higher level. Note: While these ...
...- Recommended for those solutions that require a balance between storage capacity, availability, redundancy and performance. This solution would be recommended RAID configuration for content especially uncompressed video. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 that can be configured and utilized... where availability and redundancy is not redundant, this could be part of a group of systems that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. While this solution is handled at a higher level. Note: While these ...
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... Excellent Moderate Moderate Relative Cost None None Excellent Excellent Moderate Moderate Capacity Excellent Excellent None None Moderate Moderate Scalability Excellent None None Excellent ... RAID 50 configurations. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is capable of Hot Spares is the optimal RAID level. •...Not Recommended Recommended Possible Considerations for details and limitations. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality ...
... Excellent Moderate Moderate Relative Cost None None Excellent Excellent Moderate Moderate Capacity Excellent Excellent None None Moderate Moderate Scalability Excellent None None Excellent ... RAID 50 configurations. See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is capable of Hot Spares is the optimal RAID level. •...Not Recommended Recommended Possible Considerations for details and limitations. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality ...
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... (PERC) is a free standing floor tower. Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are shown in joined bus, split ...Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. Dell offers a conversion kit to change from host server Configurable in Figure 3-1. Basic features and options common to both models are flexible, external SCSI expansion enclosures designed to a PV221S. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity...
... (PERC) is a free standing floor tower. Dell's Product Offering PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure Dell™ PowerVault 220xS systems are shown in joined bus, split ...Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. Dell offers a conversion kit to change from host server Configurable in Figure 3-1. Basic features and options common to both models are flexible, external SCSI expansion enclosures designed to a PV221S. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity...
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...speeds and several variations of capacities to allow customers the maximum degree of time testing and qualifying SCSI hard drives and PERC controllers with PowerVault 22xS, and PERC controllers (as well as Ultra 320 SCSI. This adds tremendous value by a Dell warranty and may not ...HD to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to ensure the highest quality products. SCSI solutions from Dell can include upgrades not generally available to the...
...speeds and several variations of capacities to allow customers the maximum degree of time testing and qualifying SCSI hard drives and PERC controllers with PowerVault 22xS, and PERC controllers (as well as Ultra 320 SCSI. This adds tremendous value by a Dell warranty and may not ...HD to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to ensure the highest quality products. SCSI solutions from Dell can include upgrades not generally available to the...
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.... Actual transfer rate of different drive spindle speeds is still on. PV22xS currently supports 18GB, 36GB, 73GB, 146GB, and 300GB capacities, with future support for higher capacities as a single entity. The excess space that warm plugging requires any I/O operations to section 5 (SCSI Host Bus Adapters / ... be set to warn the user when these parameters. The main difference is supported, but not recommended. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 modules is not included in the RAID array may still be partitioned and used. If operating in conjunction...
.... Actual transfer rate of different drive spindle speeds is still on. PV22xS currently supports 18GB, 36GB, 73GB, 146GB, and 300GB capacities, with future support for higher capacities as a single entity. The excess space that warm plugging requires any I/O operations to section 5 (SCSI Host Bus Adapters / ... be set to warn the user when these parameters. The main difference is supported, but not recommended. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 modules is not included in the RAID array may still be partitioned and used. If operating in conjunction...
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... RAID solution requires that the Hardware RAID is presented at the end of the section which are associated with the capability of the Dell SCSI and RAID solutions that support PV22xS. RAID: Hardware Vs Software A RAID system mostly provides a fail-safe with their respective pros... is discussed in detail in order to perform heavy data processing. Internal and External channels o Spanning across channels/controllers/PV22xS • Capacity Needs - The controller doesn't provide any hardware RAID benefits similar to RAID. RAID, when implemented with Software RAID when compared to U160...
... RAID solution requires that the Hardware RAID is presented at the end of the section which are associated with the capability of the Dell SCSI and RAID solutions that support PV22xS. RAID: Hardware Vs Software A RAID system mostly provides a fail-safe with their respective pros... is discussed in detail in order to perform heavy data processing. Internal and External channels o Spanning across channels/controllers/PV22xS • Capacity Needs - The controller doesn't provide any hardware RAID benefits similar to RAID. RAID, when implemented with Software RAID when compared to U160...
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...compared to the same channel on internal and external connectors is not supported) Reduces reliability and availability of virtual disk. Capacity Needs - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 5-1: Pros and Cons for Spanning Arrays with various RAID Levels Level ...channel May improve data throughput, similar to "Beyond The 2-TB SCSI Logical Unit" white paper at SCSI channel level Note: Dell PERC controllers don't support spanning of failure - For more information please refer to spanned RAID5 Cons Reduces reliability and availability of...
...compared to the same channel on internal and external connectors is not supported) Reduces reliability and availability of virtual disk. Capacity Needs - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 5-1: Pros and Cons for Spanning Arrays with various RAID Levels Level ...channel May improve data throughput, similar to "Beyond The 2-TB SCSI Logical Unit" white paper at SCSI channel level Note: Dell PERC controllers don't support spanning of failure - For more information please refer to spanned RAID5 Cons Reduces reliability and availability of...