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...Table 1-2. Multiple clusters and stand-alone systems Can share one or more storage systems through a SAN. The SPS is attached to the disk processor enclosure. • Standby power supply (SPS)-Provides backup power to the disk processor enclosure 10 Introduction Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can own any redundant array ... supported storage systems and the configuration requirements for your storage system. Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) controls which node has access to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3.
...Table 1-2. Multiple clusters and stand-alone systems Can share one or more storage systems through a SAN. The SPS is attached to the disk processor enclosure. • Standby power supply (SPS)-Provides backup power to the disk processor enclosure 10 Introduction Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can own any redundant array ... supported storage systems and the configuration requirements for your storage system. Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) controls which node has access to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3.
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...4 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 a and up to 3 DAE with at dell.com/ha. Supported Cluster Configurations Direct-Attached Cluster In a direct-attached...on the storage systems are directly attached to the Fibre Channel HBA ports in the nodes. drives drives each SPS First is required, the second SPS is supported by cables directly to a single storage system. Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for the disk processor ...
...4 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 a and up to 3 DAE with at dell.com/ha. Supported Cluster Configurations Direct-Attached Cluster In a direct-attached...on the storage systems are directly attached to the Fibre Channel HBA ports in the nodes. drives drives each SPS First is required, the second SPS is supported by cables directly to a single storage system. Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for the disk processor ...
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Power Cabling Example With One Power Supply in the PowerEdge Systems and One Standby Power Supply (SPS) in an AX4-5 Storage System primary power supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) redundant power SPS supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) NOTE: This illustration is intended only to demonstrate the power distribution of the components. 16 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Figure 2-1.
Power Cabling Example With One Power Supply in the PowerEdge Systems and One Standby Power Supply (SPS) in an AX4-5 Storage System primary power supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) redundant power SPS supplies on one AC power strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) NOTE: This illustration is intended only to demonstrate the power distribution of the components. 16 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Figure 2-1.
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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 strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) ...at least two network connections for each node, as described in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in Table 2-1. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 17 Figure 2-2....
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 strip (or on one AC PDU [not shown]) ...at least two network connections for each node, as described in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in Table 2-1. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 17 Figure 2-2....
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Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the HBA ports in the cluster nodes and the storage processor (SP) ports in the Dell/EMC storage system. NOTE: The connections listed in the connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system. a ...Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 1 to SP-B Fibre port 0 (first fibre port). 2 Connect ...
Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the HBA ports in the cluster nodes and the storage processor (SP) ports in the Dell/EMC storage system. NOTE: The connections listed in the connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system. a ...Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 1 to SP-B Fibre port 0 (first fibre port). 2 Connect ...
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...in your storage system may vary, HBA port 0 and HBA port 1 must be connected to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). NOTE: The cables are connected to an AX4-5F and AX4-5FX storage system respectively. Figure 2-5. a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port ...1 to an AX4-5F Storage System cluster node 1 cluster node 2 0 1 HBA ports (2) SP-B HBA ports (2) 1 0 SP-A 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B AX4-5F storage system 22 Cabling...
...in your storage system may vary, HBA port 0 and HBA port 1 must be connected to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). NOTE: The cables are connected to an AX4-5F and AX4-5FX storage system respectively. Figure 2-5. a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port ...1 to an AX4-5F Storage System cluster node 1 cluster node 2 0 1 HBA ports (2) SP-B HBA ports (2) 1 0 SP-A 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B AX4-5F storage system 22 Cabling...
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...1 to the second front-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 ...
...1 to the second front-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 ...
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... node 4 HBA port 1 to the fourth 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 a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 0 to the fourth front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. b Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 1...
... node 4 HBA port 1 to the fourth 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 a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 0 to the fourth front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. b Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 1...
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...Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). d Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-B Fibre port 0(first fibre port). b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-B Fibre port 1(second fibre port).... Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 27 a Connect a cable from HBA port 1 to Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1). 2 Repeat step 1 for each cluster node. 3 Connect the storage system to Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0). b Connect a cable from HBA port 0 to the SAN. Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4...
...Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). d Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-B Fibre port 0(first fibre port). b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-B Fibre port 1(second fibre port).... Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 27 a Connect a cable from HBA port 1 to Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1). 2 Repeat step 1 for each cluster node. 3 Connect the storage system to Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0). b Connect a cable from HBA port 0 to the SAN. Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4...
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.... Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System cluster node 1 01 HBA ports (2) cluster node 2 HBA ports (2) 01 sw0 SP-B sw1 SP-A A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B AX4-5F storage system 0 Fibre 1 Fibre Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5FX Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1... to the SAN. b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-A Fibre port 1(Second fibre port)....
.... Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System cluster node 1 01 HBA ports (2) cluster node 2 HBA ports (2) 01 sw0 SP-B sw1 SP-A A B 0 Fibre 1 Fibre A B AX4-5F storage system 0 Fibre 1 Fibre Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5FX Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1... to the SAN. b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-A Fibre port 1(Second fibre port)....
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...from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to an AX4-5FX Storage System cluster node 1 cluster node 2 HBA ports (2) 01 HBA ports (2) 01 sw0 SP-B sw1 SP-A AX4-5FX storage system Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 29 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to SP-A Fibre port 3(Fourth fibre port). f Connect ...a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-B Fibre port 3(Fourth fibre port). h Connect a...
...from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to an AX4-5FX Storage System cluster node 1 cluster node 2 HBA ports (2) 01 HBA ports (2) 01 sw0 SP-B sw1 SP-A AX4-5FX storage system Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 29 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to SP-A Fibre port 3(Fourth fibre port). f Connect ...a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-B Fibre port 3(Fourth fibre port). h Connect a...
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... c Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to the AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to the appropriate storage processors on the Dell High Availability Clustering website at dell.com/ha for rules and guidelines for each node...
... c Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to the AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to the appropriate storage processors on the Dell High Availability Clustering website at dell.com/ha for rules and guidelines for each node...
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5 In the Welcome window of information to the zone devices. Fibre Channel switches provide you can share Dell/EMC storage system(s) in the client/server network, logical fabric subsets divide a fabric into similar groups of components, regardless of one another. ... barriers are called zones. A worldwide name (WWN) is a unique numeric identifier assigned to Fibre Channel interfaces, such as HBA ports, storage processor (SP) ports, and Fibre Channel to set up barriers between the sender and the receiver. Implementing Zoning on the network. If the data is established between...
5 In the Welcome window of information to the zone devices. Fibre Channel switches provide you can share Dell/EMC storage system(s) in the client/server network, logical fabric subsets divide a fabric into similar groups of components, regardless of one another. ... barriers are called zones. A worldwide name (WWN) is a unique numeric identifier assigned to Fibre Channel interfaces, such as HBA ports, storage processor (SP) ports, and Fibre Channel to set up barriers between the sender and the receiver. Implementing Zoning on the network. If the data is established between...
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...Dell/EMC storage system 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. Installing Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility provides a user interface to initialize your AX4...Using the utility, you can configure the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address for the storage system's SPs, and assign user names and password for Clustering 41 Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System NOTE: You must...
...Dell/EMC storage system 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. Installing Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility provides a user interface to initialize your AX4...Using the utility, you can configure the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address for the storage system's SPs, and assign user names and password for Clustering 41 Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System NOTE: You must...
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...Copy™ feature in Navisphere Express to move data from which you are running EMC Navisphere Express-a centralized storage management application used to configure Dell/EMC storage systems. If you specified during the storage system initialization. 4 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under System, click Software. 5... centrally managed by following the steps listed below: 1 From the management host, open an Internet browser. 2 Enter the IP address of an SP in the storage system. 3 Log in -time images of the source virtual disk. e Follow the on the host from the virtual disks ...
...Copy™ feature in Navisphere Express to move data from which you are running EMC Navisphere Express-a centralized storage management application used to configure Dell/EMC storage systems. If you specified during the storage system initialization. 4 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under System, click Software. 5... centrally managed by following the steps listed below: 1 From the management host, open an Internet browser. 2 Enter the IP address of an SP in the storage system. 3 Log in -time images of the source virtual disk. e Follow the on the host from the virtual disks ...
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The HBA should appear once for every SP port it is also used for the following cluster node maintenance procedures: • Updating the cluster node host name and/or IP address on the ...
The HBA should appear once for every SP port it is also used for the following cluster node maintenance procedures: • Updating the cluster node host name and/or IP address on the ...