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Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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...tier enterprise application architecture in your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) or Dell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) storage array(s). Introduction A failover cluster ...use redundant components like server and storage power supplies, connections between the nodes and the storage array(s), connections to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. For a list of failure within the system that are run on deploying your cluster. ...
...tier enterprise application architecture in your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Dell/EMC AX4-5F (2 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) or Dell/EMC AX4-5FX (4 Fibre Channel ports per Storage Processor) storage array(s). Introduction A failover cluster ...use redundant components like server and storage power supplies, connections between the nodes and the storage array(s), connections to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. For a list of failure within the system that are run on deploying your cluster. ...
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...core software version running on the Dell High Availability Cluster website at least 4 Up to 3 DAE with a and up to 12 hard maximum of the cluster are connected by Dell. Dell/EMC Storage System Requirements Storage System AX4-5 Minimum Required Storage Possible Storage Expansion... 1 DPE with at dell.com/ha. Introduction 11 Table 1-3. Figure 1-1 shows a basic direct-attached, single-...
...core software version running on the Dell High Availability Cluster website at least 4 Up to 3 DAE with a and up to 12 hard maximum of the cluster are connected by Dell. Dell/EMC Storage System Requirements Storage System AX4-5 Minimum Required Storage Possible Storage Expansion... 1 DPE with at dell.com/ha. Introduction 11 Table 1-3. Figure 1-1 shows a basic direct-attached, single-...
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Figure 2-2. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 17 NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in Table 2-1. Power Cabling Example With Two Power Supplies in the PowerEdge Systems and Two SPS(s) in an AX4-5 Storage System A B A B A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre primary power supplies on one AC power... Cluster for Public and Private Networks The network adapters in the cluster nodes provide at least two network connections for each node, as described in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the...
Figure 2-2. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 17 NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in Table 2-1. Power Cabling Example With Two Power Supplies in the PowerEdge Systems and Two SPS(s) in an AX4-5 Storage System A B A B A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre primary power supplies on one AC power... Cluster for Public and Private Networks The network adapters in the cluster nodes provide at least two network connections for each node, as described in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the...
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... the storage system. These connectors consist of two individual Fibre optic connectors with LC connectors that achieve the same type of ensuring redundancy in the Dell/EMC storage system. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system.
... the storage system. These connectors consist of two individual Fibre optic connectors with LC connectors that achieve the same type of ensuring redundancy in the Dell/EMC storage system. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system.
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...-end fibre channel port on SP-A. Cabling a Two-node Cluster to an AX4-5FX Storage System HBA ports (2) 01 SP-B HBA ports (2) 10 SP-A AX4-5FX storage system Cabling a Four-Node Cluster to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System You can configure a 4-node cluster in a direct-attached... configuration using a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage system: 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system: a ...
...-end fibre channel port on SP-A. Cabling a Two-node Cluster to an AX4-5FX Storage System HBA ports (2) 01 SP-B HBA ports (2) 10 SP-A AX4-5FX storage system Cabling a Four-Node Cluster to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System You can configure a 4-node cluster in a direct-attached... configuration using a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage system: 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system: a ...
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... port 0 to the first front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. Cabling 2 Two-Node Clusters to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System The following steps are an example of how to cable a 2 two-node cluster to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage system: 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to the storage system: a Install...
... port 0 to the first front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. Cabling 2 Two-Node Clusters to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System The following steps are an example of how to cable a 2 two-node cluster to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage system: 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to the storage system: a Install...
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See the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the processor enclosure. Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to the AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0). b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1)...port). a Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System To cable multiple clusters to the storage system, connect the cluster nodes to the appropriate Fibre Channel switches and then connect the...
See the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the processor enclosure. Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to the AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0). b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1)...port). a Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System To cable multiple clusters to the storage system, connect the cluster nodes to the appropriate Fibre Channel switches and then connect the...
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... Wizard. 12 Configure highly-available applications and services on your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Test the failover capabilities of operating system variants, specific... driver and firmware revisions, see the Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on Dell High Availablity Cluster website at dell.com/ha. Installation Overview Each node in your shared Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to...
... Wizard. 12 Configure highly-available applications and services on your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Test the failover capabilities of operating system variants, specific... driver and firmware revisions, see the Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on Dell High Availablity Cluster website at dell.com/ha. Installation Overview Each node in your shared Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to...
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... media in your cluster: 1 Install and use Navisphere® Storage System Initialization Utility from a node or management station to initialize your AX4-5 storage system. To install and configure the Dell/EMC storage system in the CD/DVD drive. Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System NOTE: You must configure the network settings...
... media in your cluster: 1 Install and use Navisphere® Storage System Initialization Utility from a node or management station to initialize your AX4-5 storage system. To install and configure the Dell/EMC storage system in the CD/DVD drive. Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System NOTE: You must configure the network settings...
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Advanced or Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC AX4-5 storage array may be configured to provide optional features that can access all paths to -node. b Click Virtual Disks. These features include Snapshot Management, SANCopy, ...
Advanced or Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC AX4-5 storage array may be configured to provide optional features that can access all paths to -node. b Click Virtual Disks. These features include Snapshot Management, SANCopy, ...