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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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Contents 1 Introduction 7 Cluster Solution 8 Cluster Hardware Requirements 8 Cluster Nodes 9 Cluster Storage 10 Supported Cluster Configurations 11 Direct-Attached Cluster 11 SAN-Attached Cluster 12 Other Documents You May Need 13 2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 15 Cabling ... 15 Cabling Your Cluster for Public and Private Networks 17 Cabling the Public Network 19 Cabling the Private Network 19 NIC Teaming 20 Cabling the Storage Systems 20 Cabling Storage for Your Direct-Attached Cluster 20 Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster 25 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an...
Contents 1 Introduction 7 Cluster Solution 8 Cluster Hardware Requirements 8 Cluster Nodes 9 Cluster Storage 10 Supported Cluster Configurations 11 Direct-Attached Cluster 11 SAN-Attached Cluster 12 Other Documents You May Need 13 2 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 15 Cabling ... 15 Cabling Your Cluster for Public and Private Networks 17 Cabling the Public Network 19 Cabling the Private Network 19 NIC Teaming 20 Cabling the Storage Systems 20 Cabling Storage for Your Direct-Attached Cluster 20 Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster 25 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an...
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... Drivers. . . . . . 38 Installing EMC PowerPath 38 Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric 39 Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning 39 Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System 41 Installing Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility 41 Installing the Expansion Pack Using Navisphere Express 42 Installing Navisphere Server Utility 43 Registering a Server With...
... Drivers. . . . . . 38 Installing EMC PowerPath 38 Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric 39 Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning 39 Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System 41 Installing Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility 41 Installing the Expansion Pack Using Navisphere Express 42 Installing Navisphere Server Utility 43 Registering a Server With...
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...cluster with Windows Server 2003 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). For more information on deploying your Microsoft®... Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. A failover cluster is recommended that enable you use...
...cluster with Windows Server 2003 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). For more information on deploying your Microsoft®... Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. A failover cluster is recommended that enable you use...
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... down the cluster. Because Fibre Channel devices are hot-swappable, you to repair, maintain, or upgrade a node or storage system without taking the entire cluster offline Implementing Fibre Channel technology in a cluster provides the following advantages: • Flexibility... - Cluster Hardware Requirements Your cluster requires the following hardware components: • Cluster nodes • Cluster storage 8 Introduction Fibre Channel allows more device connections than SCSI. Cluster Solution Your cluster implements a minimum of two node to a maximum...
... down the cluster. Because Fibre Channel devices are hot-swappable, you to repair, maintain, or upgrade a node or storage system without taking the entire cluster offline Implementing Fibre Channel technology in a cluster provides the following advantages: • Flexibility... - Cluster Hardware Requirements Your cluster requires the following hardware components: • Cluster nodes • Cluster storage 8 Introduction Fibre Channel allows more device connections than SCSI. Cluster Solution Your cluster implements a minimum of two node to a maximum...
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.... NOTE: For more information about supported systems, HBAs and operating system variants, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the physical topology in which the storage system and nodes are required for disk striping with parity (RAID 5). Table 1-1. The maximum... number of two identical Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers are required for mirroring (RAID 1) and at dell.com/ha. Cluster Nodes Table 1-1...
.... NOTE: For more information about supported systems, HBAs and operating system variants, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the physical topology in which the storage system and nodes are required for disk striping with parity (RAID 5). Table 1-1. The maximum... number of two identical Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers are required for mirroring (RAID 1) and at dell.com/ha. Cluster Nodes Table 1-1...
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... One to the disk processor enclosure 10 Introduction The storage systems work together with the following hardware components: • Disk processor enclosure (DPE)-Configured with storage processors that is connected to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3. Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can own any redundant array of independent disks...
... One to the disk processor enclosure 10 Introduction The storage systems work together with the following hardware components: • Disk processor enclosure (DPE)-Configured with storage processors that is connected to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. For specific storage system requirements see Table 1-3. Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can own any redundant array of independent disks...
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... optional NOTE: Ensure that the core software version running on the storage systems are directly attached to 3 DAE with at dell.com/ha. Figure 1-1 shows a basic direct-attached, single-cluster configuration. Table 1-3. Introduction 11 Dell/EMC Storage System Requirements Storage System AX4-5 Minimum Required Storage Possible Storage Expansion 1 DPE with a and up to the Fibre Channel HBA ports...
... optional NOTE: Ensure that the core software version running on the storage systems are directly attached to 3 DAE with at dell.com/ha. Figure 1-1 shows a basic direct-attached, single-cluster configuration. Table 1-3. Introduction 11 Dell/EMC Storage System Requirements Storage System AX4-5 Minimum Required Storage Possible Storage Expansion 1 DPE with a and up to the Fibre Channel HBA ports...
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...provide only failover protection, not load balancing, in a direct-attached configuration. SAN-attached clusters are attached to a single storage system or to multiple storage systems through a SAN using redundant switch fabrics. Figure 1-2 shows a SAN-attached cluster. 12 Introduction Because of the ... multiple path detection as well as dynamic load balancing between multiple ports on each storage processor in configuration flexibility, expandability, and performance. However, direct-attached clusters supported by Dell connect to direct-attached clusters in the storage system.
...provide only failover protection, not load balancing, in a direct-attached configuration. SAN-attached clusters are attached to a single storage system or to multiple storage systems through a SAN using redundant switch fabrics. Figure 1-2 shows a SAN-attached cluster. 12 Introduction Because of the ... multiple path detection as well as dynamic load balancing between multiple ports on each storage processor in configuration flexibility, expandability, and performance. However, direct-attached clusters supported by Dell connect to direct-attached clusters in the storage system.
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... cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch public network private network cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch storage system Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The safety information that is shipped with the Windows Server 2008 operating system... and Troubleshooting Guide provides more information on deploying your cluster with the Windows Server 2003 operating system. • The Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide provides more information on deploying your cluster with your system...
... cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch public network private network cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch storage system Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The safety information that is shipped with the Windows Server 2008 operating system... and Troubleshooting Guide provides more information on deploying your cluster with the Windows Server 2003 operating system. • The Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide provides more information on deploying your cluster with your system...
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... • Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. • The Dell PowerVault™ tape library documentation provides information for installing, troubleshooting, and upgrading the tape library. • The EMC PowerPath documentation... that came with your HBA kit(s) and Dell/EMC Storage Enclosure User's Guides. • Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system or documentation,...
... • Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. • The Dell PowerVault™ tape library documentation provides information for installing, troubleshooting, and upgrading the tape library. • The EMC PowerPath documentation... that came with your HBA kit(s) and Dell/EMC Storage Enclosure User's Guides. • Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system or documentation,...
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... each component in your rack for instructions on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Cabling the Power Supplies Refer to the documentation for a cluster solution consisting of two PowerEdge systems and two storage systems. To ensure redundancy, the primary power supplies of... keyboard, and monitor to the nodes. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on cabling each node's connections to the switch box...
... each component in your rack for instructions on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Cabling the Power Supplies Refer to the documentation for a cluster solution consisting of two PowerEdge systems and two storage systems. To ensure redundancy, the primary power supplies of... keyboard, and monitor to the nodes. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on cabling each node's connections to the switch box...
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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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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 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... 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...
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 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... 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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...network adapters are self-contained and do not use both ports simultaneously to support both the public and private networks. Cabling the Storage Systems This section provides information for connecting your cluster to use the same brand of redundant Fibre Channel host bus adapter (...HBA) ports cabled directly to a Dell/EMC storage system. A direct-attached cluster configuration consists of NICs in each storage processor is not supported in a private network. Using Dual-Port Network Adapters You can configure your...
...network adapters are self-contained and do not use both ports simultaneously to support both the public and private networks. Cabling the Storage Systems This section provides information for connecting your cluster to use the same brand of redundant Fibre Channel host bus adapter (...HBA) ports cabled directly to a Dell/EMC storage system. A direct-attached cluster configuration consists of NICs in each storage processor is not supported in a private network. Using Dual-Port Network Adapters You can configure your...
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... HBA port, SP port, or tape library port. NOTE: The connections listed in the Dell/EMC storage system. Other methods that attach to the HBA ports in the cluster nodes and the storage processor (SP) ports in this section are ready to insert the connectors into the HBA ...ports and SP ports. b Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 0 to the storage system. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system using two multi-mode optical cables with indexed tabs that must be acceptable. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware...
... HBA port, SP port, or tape library port. NOTE: The connections listed in the Dell/EMC storage system. Other methods that attach to the HBA ports in the cluster nodes and the storage processor (SP) ports in this section are ready to insert the connectors into the HBA ...ports and SP ports. b Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 0 to the storage system. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the storage system using two multi-mode optical cables with indexed tabs that must be acceptable. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware...
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... a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 0 to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F and AX4-5FX storage system respectively. a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 1 to SP-B Fibre port 1(second fibre port). NOTE: The cables.... Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-6 illustrate the method of cabling a two-node direct-attached cluster 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 Your Cluster Hardware
... a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 0 to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port). Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F and AX4-5FX storage system respectively. a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 1 to SP-B Fibre port 1(second fibre port). NOTE: The cables.... Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-6 illustrate the method of cabling a two-node direct-attached cluster 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 Your Cluster Hardware
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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 Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA...
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 Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA...
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...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 ... from cluster node 1 HBA port 1 to the third front-end fibre channel port on SP-B. 4 In the second cluster, connect cluster node 2 to the storage system: a Install a cable from cluster node 4 HBA port 1 to the third front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. b Install a cable from cluster...
...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 ... from cluster node 1 HBA port 1 to the third front-end fibre channel port on SP-B. 4 In the second cluster, connect cluster node 2 to the storage system: a Install a cable from cluster node 4 HBA port 1 to the third front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. b Install a cable from cluster...
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... SAN-attached cluster. Figure 2-7. Two-Node SAN-Attached Cluster public network cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch private network storage system cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 25 NOTE: The connections listed in this section are ... to clusters that achieve the same type of ensuring redundancy in the connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system. Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster A SAN-attached cluster is a cluster configuration where all cluster nodes are representative ...
... SAN-attached cluster. Figure 2-7. Two-Node SAN-Attached Cluster public network cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch private network storage system cluster node Fibre Channel connections Fibre Channel switch Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 25 NOTE: The connections listed in this section are ... to clusters that achieve the same type of ensuring redundancy in the connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system. Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster A SAN-attached cluster is a cluster configuration where all cluster nodes are representative ...