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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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... 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 AX4-5F Storage System 27 Contents 3
... 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 AX4-5F Storage System 27 Contents 3
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... Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Introduction 7 NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. For more information on ...within the system that you to configure your Microsoft® Windows Server® failover cluster 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). It is designed to reduce the ...
... Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Introduction 7 NOTE: Throughout this document, Dell/EMC AX4-5 refers to Dell/EMC AX4-5F and Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage arrays. For more information on ...within the system that you to configure your Microsoft® Windows Server® failover cluster 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). It is designed to reduce the ...
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...to a single storage system. For specific version requirements, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell High Availability Cluster website at least 4 Up to 3 DAE with at dell.com/ha. In this configuration, the RAID controllers (or storage processors...hard- Supported Cluster Configurations Direct-Attached Cluster In a direct-attached cluster, all nodes of the cluster are connected by Dell. Figure 1-1 shows a basic direct-attached, single-cluster configuration. Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for the disk processor enclosures DPE ...
...to a single storage system. For specific version requirements, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell High Availability Cluster website at least 4 Up to 3 DAE with at dell.com/ha. In this configuration, the RAID controllers (or storage processors...hard- Supported Cluster Configurations Direct-Attached Cluster In a direct-attached cluster, all nodes of the cluster are connected by Dell. Figure 1-1 shows a basic direct-attached, single-cluster configuration. Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for the disk processor enclosures DPE ...
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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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... located on one AC power strip (or on the Dell Support website at least two network connections for Public and Private Networks The network adapters 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...
... located on one AC power strip (or on the Dell Support website at least two network connections for Public and Private Networks The network adapters 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...
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... that attach to the storage system using two multi-mode optical cables with indexed tabs that achieve the same type of ensuring redundancy in the Dell/EMC storage system. NOTE: The connections listed in this section are ready to the storage system. b Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 0...ports in the connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system. Other methods that must be acceptable. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to SP-A Fibre port 0 (first fibre port). Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 21 Figure 2-4.
... that attach to the storage system using two multi-mode optical cables with indexed tabs that achieve the same type of ensuring redundancy in the Dell/EMC storage system. NOTE: The connections listed in this section are ready to the storage system. b Install a cable from cluster node 1 HBA port 0...ports in the connections between the cluster nodes and the storage system. Other methods that must be acceptable. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to SP-A Fibre port 0 (first fibre port). Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 21 Figure 2-4.
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... 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 Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-6 illustrate the method of cabling a two-node direct-attached cluster to SP-B Fibre port 1(... system may vary, HBA port 0 and HBA port 1 must be connected to SP-A and SP-B, respectively. a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 1 to an AX4-5F and AX4-5FX storage system respectively.
... 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 Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-6 illustrate the method of cabling a two-node direct-attached cluster to SP-B Fibre port 1(... system may vary, HBA port 0 and HBA port 1 must be connected to SP-A and SP-B, respectively. a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 1 to an AX4-5F and AX4-5FX storage system respectively.
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... 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 3 HBA port...
... 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 3 HBA port...
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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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... switch 1 (sw1). 2 Repeat step 1 for each cluster node. 3 Connect the storage system to SP-B Fibre port 0(first fibre port). Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the SAN.
... switch 1 (sw1). 2 Repeat step 1 for each cluster node. 3 Connect the storage system to SP-B Fibre port 0(first fibre port). Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the SAN.
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... port 0 to SP-A Fibre port 1(Second fibre port). a Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the SAN. Figure 2-9. 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...
... port 0 to SP-A Fibre port 1(Second fibre port). a Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the SAN. Figure 2-9. 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...
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...). Figure 2-10. e Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-A Fibre port 2(Third fibre port). d Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) 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...
...). Figure 2-10. e Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1) to SP-A Fibre port 2(Third fibre port). d Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) 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...
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...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). See the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the processor enclosure. b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the SAN. Connecting a PowerEdge ...: • There is a maximum of four storage systems per cluster. 30 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to the AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to SP-A Fibre port 0(first fibre port). a Connect a cable from...
...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). See the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the processor enclosure. b Connect a cable from Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0) to the SAN. Connecting a PowerEdge ...: • There is a maximum of four storage systems per cluster. 30 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters to the AX4-5 Storage System 1 In the first cluster, connect cluster node 1 to SP-A Fibre port 0(first fibre port). a Connect a cable from...
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... on each cluster node 3 Zoning, if applicable Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 37 For more information on deploying your Dell Windows Server failover cluster must be configured with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Install and configure the ...architecture of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Depending on your shared Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array...
... on each cluster node 3 Zoning, if applicable Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 37 For more information on deploying your Dell Windows Server failover cluster must be configured with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Install and configure the ...architecture of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. Depending on your shared Dell/EMC AX4-5 Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array...
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... the expansion pack using Navisphere Express (optional). 3 Install the Navisphere Server Utility on each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each AX4-5 storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of 64 HBA ports in a SAN-attached environment. • Each host can be connected to... mask, default gateway address for the storage system's SPs, and assign user names and password for Clustering 41 To install and configure the Dell/EMC storage system in your cluster: 1 Install and use Navisphere® Storage System Initialization Utility from the network. d In the Install ...
... the expansion pack using Navisphere Express (optional). 3 Install the Navisphere Server Utility on each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each AX4-5 storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of 64 HBA ports in a SAN-attached environment. • Each host can be connected to... mask, default gateway address for the storage system's SPs, and assign user names and password for Clustering 41 To install and configure the Dell/EMC storage system in your cluster: 1 Install and use Navisphere® Storage System Initialization Utility from the network. d In the Install ...
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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 create multiple disk pools. These features include Snapshot Management, SANCopy, Navisphere Manager and MirrorView...
Advanced or Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC AX4-5 storage array may be configured to provide optional features that can create multiple disk pools. These features include Snapshot Management, SANCopy, Navisphere Manager and MirrorView...