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...: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865bk0TOC.fm Contents Before You Begin 5 Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster Servers 6 Updating Firmware Using Array Manager 7 Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages 8 Windows DUP Update Procedure 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Procedure 8 Updating Firmware Using...Enterprise Linux (Version 3) for Intel EM64T Update Procedure 11 Important Information 12 Updating the Storage System in Joined Bus or Cluster Mode 12 Updating the Storage System in Split-Bus Mode 13 Using Earlier Versions of Array Manager 13 Updating the Storage ...
...: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865bk0TOC.fm Contents Before You Begin 5 Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster Servers 6 Updating Firmware Using Array Manager 7 Updating Firmware Using Dell Update Packages 8 Windows DUP Update Procedure 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Procedure 8 Updating Firmware Using...Enterprise Linux (Version 3) for Intel EM64T Update Procedure 11 Important Information 12 Updating the Storage System in Joined Bus or Cluster Mode 12 Updating the Storage System in Split-Bus Mode 13 Using Earlier Versions of Array Manager 13 Updating the Storage ...
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...storage system. FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm Table 1.1 lists the required tool and ...files for Intel Intanium® Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 2.1) PV220s-221s-FRMWRxxxxx.bin Red Hat Linux, versions 7.x, 8.x, 9 pv2xxLxx.gz Array Manager DUP Update Utility Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster...
...storage system. FOR PROOF ONLY 6 Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware PRELIMINARY 10/26/04 - www.dell.com | support.dell.com FILE LOCATION: S:\systems\Zappa\Ts\EMM Firmware_N8865\N8865eb0.fm Table 1.1 lists the required tool and ...files for Intel Intanium® Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 2.1) PV220s-221s-FRMWRxxxxx.bin Red Hat Linux, versions 7.x, 8.x, 9 pv2xxLxx.gz Array Manager DUP Update Utility Updating Storage Systems Attached to Cluster...
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...on your local file system. 3 Download the FUPG_Exx.exe file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and save the file in the directory you created in the window, restart the cluster node. When the update is linked to the enclosure you to configure ... controller that is complete, a message appears indicating that was successful. 11 Restart I /O activity to the storage system. 2 Create a directory on your PowerVault 22xS storage system using Array Manager: NOTE: In the following operating systems: • Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server • Windows Server 2003 •...
...on your local file system. 3 Download the FUPG_Exx.exe file from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com and save the file in the directory you created in the window, restart the cluster node. When the update is linked to the enclosure you to configure ... controller that is complete, a message appears indicating that was successful. 11 Restart I /O activity to the storage system. 2 Create a directory on your PowerVault 22xS storage system using Array Manager: NOTE: In the following operating systems: • Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server • Windows Server 2003 •...
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... in the extracted files are updating. Important Information Updating the Storage System in Joined Bus or Cluster Mode When the split-bus module is in the joined-bus mode (default) or cluster mode, the EMM firmware is the full path name to the location of the enclosure you ...created in the command prompt, type the following and then press : chmod +x pv22xL 8 Run the utility. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - For example: ./pv22xL -x pv22xs_E17.bin -d ...
... in the extracted files are updating. Important Information Updating the Storage System in Joined Bus or Cluster Mode When the split-bus module is in the joined-bus mode (default) or cluster mode, the EMM firmware is the full path name to the location of the enclosure you ...created in the command prompt, type the following and then press : chmod +x pv22xL 8 Run the utility. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - For example: ./pv22xL -x pv22xs_E17.bin -d ...
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.../04 - FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 13 This situation is normal. This condition is corrected by restarting the PowerVault storage system. Alternately, you can temporarily attach the storage system to another system that is configured with one EMM in joined-bus mode...flash the EMM firmware from this system. Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager If Array Manager is in the cluster mode, the EMM firmware can contact Dell Support to replace your EMM modules. If the storage system cooling fans return to their normal operating speed after ...
.../04 - FOR PROOF ONLY Updating the Enclosure Management Module Firmware 13 This situation is normal. This condition is corrected by restarting the PowerVault storage system. Alternately, you can temporarily attach the storage system to another system that is configured with one EMM in joined-bus mode...flash the EMM firmware from this system. Updating the Storage System Without Array Manager If Array Manager is in the cluster mode, the EMM firmware can contact Dell Support to replace your EMM modules. If the storage system cooling fans return to their normal operating speed after ...
Upgrading to Ultra 320 EMMs
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... data backup before you must support Ultra 320. A00 April 2003 03W495A00 Otherwise, you replace an EMM. NOTE: In a cluster configuration, you upgrade your system to upgrade your host server before performing any hardware changes. This document describes how to Ultra 320...EMM and leave the SCSI terminator card in place. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your storage system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - NOTICE: A mixture of your computer. P/N 3W495 Rev. A system with redundant enclosure management ...
... data backup before you must support Ultra 320. A00 April 2003 03W495A00 Otherwise, you replace an EMM. NOTE: In a cluster configuration, you upgrade your system to upgrade your host server before performing any hardware changes. This document describes how to Ultra 320...EMM and leave the SCSI terminator card in place. NOTE: To achieve full Ultra 320 functionality, your storage system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerVault™ 22xS Systems - NOTICE: A mixture of your computer. P/N 3W495 Rev. A system with redundant enclosure management ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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... A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL SCSI SOLUTIONS 3 1. DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID information...35 6. APPENDIX - APPENDIX - APPENDIX - PV22XS ENCLOSURE OVERVIEW ...19 Joined Bus Topology ...19 Split Bus Topology...20 Cluster Topology ...21 PV22xS - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ...39 7. INTRODUCTION...
... A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL SCSI SOLUTIONS 3 1. DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - Virtual Disk Size...35 Additional RAID information...35 6. APPENDIX - APPENDIX - APPENDIX - PV22XS ENCLOSURE OVERVIEW ...19 Joined Bus Topology ...19 Split Bus Topology...20 Cluster Topology ...21 PV22xS - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ...39 7. INTRODUCTION...
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...In this document we present storage solution from Parallel SCSI perspective, specifically for choosing the right RAID level, and determining if clustering is needed. For example, a database or e-mail server has mostly random disk access operations while a streaming media server would...identified earlier, against various storage applications and different operating environments; Parallel SCSI (SPI-4), PCI vs. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Understanding each of the storage applications and management functions is beyond the scope of this document....
...In this document we present storage solution from Parallel SCSI perspective, specifically for choosing the right RAID level, and determining if clustering is needed. For example, a database or e-mail server has mostly random disk access operations while a streaming media server would...identified earlier, against various storage applications and different operating environments; Parallel SCSI (SPI-4), PCI vs. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Understanding each of the storage applications and management functions is beyond the scope of this document....
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... is not recommended due to happen at the disk level. • RAID 1 - PAGE 9 11/17/2005 This solution is handled by the cluster group and does not need to lack of web servers that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. They are generally... mission critical servers 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 5 - Recommended for small websites which do not require high storage capacity.
... is not recommended due to happen at the disk level. • RAID 1 - PAGE 9 11/17/2005 This solution is handled by the cluster group and does not need to lack of web servers that require maximum storage capacity and only base data protection and performance. They are generally... mission critical servers 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 5 - Recommended for small websites which do not require high storage capacity.
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...systems that generally require a balance between storage capacity and performance. PAGE 12 11/17/2005 These are members of a cluster of systems that work together to lack of storage capacity for streaming media servers that require maximum storage capacity and only base... greater availability and redundancy but less storage capacity. • RAID 0 - Not Recommended: • Concatenated - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 that can be configured and utilized. Note: While these configurations are systems that provide web casting, video conferencing...
...systems that generally require a balance between storage capacity and performance. PAGE 12 11/17/2005 These are members of a cluster of systems that work together to lack of storage capacity for streaming media servers that require maximum storage capacity and only base... greater availability and redundancy but less storage capacity. • RAID 0 - Not Recommended: • Concatenated - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 that can be configured and utilized. Note: While these configurations are systems that provide web casting, video conferencing...
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... • Table 2-12-7: RAID Level Benefit (Generalized) Concatenated drives RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 50 Clustering None None Moderate Excellent Moderate Moderate Multi Channel None Excellent Excellent Excellent Moderate Moderate Relative Cost None None Excellent Excellent Moderate Moderate ...13 11/17/2005 See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality provides...
... • Table 2-12-7: RAID Level Benefit (Generalized) Concatenated drives RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 50 Clustering None None Moderate Excellent Moderate Moderate Multi Channel None Excellent Excellent Excellent Moderate Moderate Relative Cost None None Excellent Excellent Moderate Moderate ...13 11/17/2005 See the controller user's guide for Optimal RAID Performance The PowerVault™ 22xS is recommended whenever possible. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Additional configuration factors Hot Spares Hot Spare functionality provides...
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...5, 10, 50 with respect to forty (40) virtual disks per controller Dual channel and Quad Channel Host clustering support (Microsoft Cluster Support) Externally accessible Ultra3 (Ultra160) or Ultra 320 (U320) SCSI 3U form factor for easy upgrades....systems management features, and a modular design for rack dense environments Figure 3-1 PV22xS Enclosure Features and Options PERC - Dell offers a conversion kit to a PV221S. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance U320 SCSI speed dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity...
...5, 10, 50 with respect to forty (40) virtual disks per controller Dual channel and Quad Channel Host clustering support (Microsoft Cluster Support) Externally accessible Ultra3 (Ultra160) or Ultra 320 (U320) SCSI 3U form factor for easy upgrades....systems management features, and a modular design for rack dense environments Figure 3-1 PV22xS Enclosure Features and Options PERC - Dell offers a conversion kit 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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... Each of features to SCSI bus address contention. SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) management features are end-user configurable: Joined, Split, and Cluster topologies, as temperature and power status. SES provides a unique set of these topologies will not take effect until the enclosure is power ...should not be further explained in the enclosure. Attaching a second cable is the simplest topology of secondary EMM. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. The configuration will be attached to all 14 hard drives on the Split Bus Module (SBM) sets the...
... Each of features to SCSI bus address contention. SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) management features are end-user configurable: Joined, Split, and Cluster topologies, as temperature and power status. SES provides a unique set of these topologies will not take effect until the enclosure is power ...should not be further explained in the enclosure. Attaching a second cable is the simplest topology of secondary EMM. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 4. The configuration will be attached to all 14 hard drives on the Split Bus Module (SBM) sets the...
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...more information refer to Appendix - Although both active/active and active/passive cluster configurations. In this topology, only 13 HDD are mutually exclusive and cannot be identical. Dell™ High Availability Clustering (for High Availability scenarios where access to the same data from two ... of PAGE 21 11/17/2005 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Figure 4-3 Split Bus Cabling Options to a Single Host System, (a) Same Adapter, (b) Different Adapters Cluster Topology Cluster Topology is running on the specific SCSI ID reassignments). Node ...
...more information refer to Appendix - Although both active/active and active/passive cluster configurations. In this topology, only 13 HDD are mutually exclusive and cannot be identical. Dell™ High Availability Clustering (for High Availability scenarios where access to the same data from two ... of PAGE 21 11/17/2005 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 Figure 4-3 Split Bus Cabling Options to a Single Host System, (a) Same Adapter, (b) Different Adapters Cluster Topology Cluster Topology is running on the specific SCSI ID reassignments). Node ...
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...sized appropriately to handle the load of both cluster topologies with the SCSI controller in case of a failure. An active/passive configuration is appropriate for the enclosure devices are hardwired by the enclosure backplane. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 a failover ...array assigned to the failed node is ultimately selected, the PV22xS provides a basic set of common features and capabilities. Dell PowerEdge Clustered systems fully support both nodes (in terms of price/performance because one or more costly in the event of a failover).
...sized appropriately to handle the load of both cluster topologies with the SCSI controller in case of a failure. An active/passive configuration is appropriate for the enclosure devices are hardwired by the enclosure backplane. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 a failover ...array assigned to the failed node is ultimately selected, the PV22xS provides a basic set of common features and capabilities. Dell PowerEdge Clustered systems fully support both nodes (in terms of price/performance because one or more costly in the event of a failover).
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... 4-1 and Table 4-2: • Table 4-1: PV22xS Configuration Topologies Vs Application Attributs Application Attributes Joined PV22xS Configuration Topologies Split Cluster Reliability Default Default Default Relatively better than Joined topology - Female VHDCI-type connector - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS Cable Connector VER A02 Controller Connector P-type connector - Male P-type connector - Male VHDCI...
... 4-1 and Table 4-2: • Table 4-1: PV22xS Configuration Topologies Vs Application Attributs Application Attributes Joined PV22xS Configuration Topologies Split Cluster Reliability Default Default Default Relatively better than Joined topology - Female VHDCI-type connector - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS Cable Connector VER A02 Controller Connector P-type connector - Male P-type connector - Male VHDCI...
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... blower failure, thus giving a 3+1 cooling redundancy Reliability Capabilities • Thermal Reliability PAGE 27 11/17/2005 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 4-2: PV22xS Configuration Topologies Vs RAID Level Performance RAID Levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5... RAID 10 RAID 50 Joined Default RAID 0 performance Default Default Default Default PV22xS Configuration Topologies Split Cluster Best performance, if configured across separate channels Default Default It can be observed that selection of a PV22xS configuration topology ...
... blower failure, thus giving a 3+1 cooling redundancy Reliability Capabilities • Thermal Reliability PAGE 27 11/17/2005 A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 • Table 4-2: PV22xS Configuration Topologies Vs RAID Level Performance RAID Levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5... RAID 10 RAID 50 Joined Default RAID 0 performance Default Default Default Default PV22xS Configuration Topologies Split Cluster Best performance, if configured across separate channels Default Default It can be observed that selection of a PV22xS configuration topology ...
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... heavy data processing. including a dedicated RAID processor and memory system - These considerations are required to Hardware RAID implementations. Clustering • Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous Environment - Although attachment of SCSI subsystem to U160 speeds. The fact that the Hardware RAID...to 39160 SCSI HBA is supported, it is primarily intended for a Hardware RAID implementation. Software RAID performance scales based on Dell PowerEdge Servers" papers in following sections. Selection of these above factors is a trade-off between performance and cost. Internal ...
... heavy data processing. including a dedicated RAID processor and memory system - These considerations are required to Hardware RAID implementations. Clustering • Heterogeneous vs Homogeneous Environment - Although attachment of SCSI subsystem to U160 speeds. The fact that the Hardware RAID...to 39160 SCSI HBA is supported, it is primarily intended for a Hardware RAID implementation. Software RAID performance scales based on Dell PowerEdge Servers" papers in following sections. Selection of these above factors is a trade-off between performance and cost. Internal ...
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... within the family of arrays from one LSI controller to another or from host for information on supported reconfiguration paths. NOTE: In a clustering environment, drive roaming is faster, but on all families of the same controller, controller detects the RAID configuration from an LSI controller cannot... battery PAGE 31 11/17/2005 However, should an array need to be migrated within the same channel only. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 In contrast, Adaptec controllers will only use space on all 'child' arrays equal to the available space on...
... within the family of arrays from one LSI controller to another or from host for information on supported reconfiguration paths. NOTE: In a clustering environment, drive roaming is faster, but on all families of the same controller, controller detects the RAID configuration from an LSI controller cannot... battery PAGE 31 11/17/2005 However, should an array need to be migrated within the same channel only. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 In contrast, Adaptec controllers will only use space on all 'child' arrays equal to the available space on...
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A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 For more details...is possible to fix media errors by the slowest technology present in a configured physical disk for "Automatic". Clustering is a best practice to mix drives, since overall SCSI bus performance will be of the same spindle speed... In all hard drives in any particular array be limited by the slowest technology present in clustering environment - Clustering • Clustering is not recommended to have Low Voltage Differential (LVD) signaling. Reference 5: Maintenance Best Practices...
A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 For more details...is possible to fix media errors by the slowest technology present in a configured physical disk for "Automatic". Clustering is a best practice to mix drives, since overall SCSI bus performance will be of the same spindle speed... In all hard drives in any particular array be limited by the slowest technology present in clustering environment - Clustering • Clustering is not recommended to have Low Voltage Differential (LVD) signaling. Reference 5: Maintenance Best Practices...