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Dell/EMC CX4-series Fibre Channel Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Dell/EMC CX4-series Fibre Channel Storage Arrays With Microsoft® Windows Server® Failover Clusters Hardware Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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...other servers in a multi-tier enterprise application architecture in your cluster. This document provides information to configure your Dell/EMC CX4-series fibre channel storage arrays with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on deploying your cluster. ...shared storage for your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix on the Dell Support website at www.dell.com/ha. Introduction A Dell™ Failover Cluster combines specific hardware and software components to become unavailable. ...
...other servers in a multi-tier enterprise application architecture in your cluster. This document provides information to configure your Dell/EMC CX4-series fibre channel storage arrays with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on deploying your cluster. ...shared storage for your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix on the Dell Support website at www.dell.com/ha. Introduction A Dell™ Failover Cluster combines specific hardware and software components to become unavailable. ...
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... of the storage systems listed above). Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for specific storage system requirements. Core software is connected to the CX4-series (including all of the DAE-OS. 10 Introduction Cluster nodes All nodes must be directly attached to a single storage system or ...attached to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. See Table 1-3 for the storage processor enclosures (SPE), disk array enclosures (DAE), and standby power supplies (SPS). ...
... of the storage systems listed above). Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for specific storage system requirements. Core software is connected to the CX4-series (including all of the DAE-OS. 10 Introduction Cluster nodes All nodes must be directly attached to a single storage system or ...attached to four supported Dell/EMC storage systems. See Table 1-3 for the storage processor enclosures (SPE), disk array enclosures (DAE), and standby power supplies (SPS). ...
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...storage processor on SP-A. Similarly, the 12 front-end fibre channel ports per storage processor on SP-B. Cabling Multiple Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System The high number of cluster(s) and non-clustered server(s) in a direct-attached configuration. 24 Cabling Your Cluster ...clusters and 4 non-clustered systems in a direct-attached environment. For example, the 6 front-end fibre channel ports per storage processor on the CX4-series storage system also allows you to connect 3 two-node clusters, or 2 two-node clusters and 2 non-clustered systems in a direct-attached environment...
...storage processor on SP-A. Similarly, the 12 front-end fibre channel ports per storage processor on SP-B. Cabling Multiple Clusters to a Dell/EMC Storage System The high number of cluster(s) and non-clustered server(s) in a direct-attached configuration. 24 Cabling Your Cluster ...clusters and 4 non-clustered systems in a direct-attached environment. For example, the 6 front-end fibre channel ports per storage processor on the CX4-series storage system also allows you to connect 3 two-node clusters, or 2 two-node clusters and 2 non-clustered systems in a direct-attached environment...
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...may be installed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. For more detailed information about deploying your shared Dell/EMC CX4-series Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the ...cluster. For example, all nodes in your Dell Failover Cluster must be taken to enable communication between the cluster...
...may be installed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. For more detailed information about deploying your shared Dell/EMC CX4-series Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the ...cluster. For example, all nodes in your Dell Failover Cluster must be taken to enable communication between the cluster...
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...any zone. Single Initiator Zoning Each host HBA port in a SAN must be configured in a PowerEdge server, reconfigure your zones to the Dell/EMC storage system. 44 Preparing Your Systems for each other. CAUTION: You must enable Access Control. When you create your zones to prevent... Channel communications between the HBAs and their target storage systems do not affect each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each CX4-series storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of clustered and nonclustered systems (hosts), you replace a Fibre Channel HBA in a separate...
...any zone. Single Initiator Zoning Each host HBA port in a SAN must be configured in a PowerEdge server, reconfigure your zones to the Dell/EMC storage system. 44 Preparing Your Systems for each other. CAUTION: You must enable Access Control. When you create your zones to prevent... Channel communications between the HBAs and their target storage systems do not affect each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each CX4-series storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of clustered and nonclustered systems (hosts), you replace a Fibre Channel HBA in a separate...
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... example, enter node1.domain1.com, if the host name is node1 and the domain name is started on all hosts from the host system and a Dell/EMC CX4-series storage system to balance the I/O traffic across multiple SP ports. Enabling Access Control prevents all host systems. a Click the Start button and select Programs...
... example, enter node1.domain1.com, if the host name is node1 and the domain name is started on all hosts from the host system and a Dell/EMC CX4-series storage system to balance the I/O traffic across multiple SP ports. Enabling Access Control prevents all host systems. a Click the Start button and select Programs...
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... Manager. The source LUN and each snapshot or clone must create storage groups and assign LUNs to the proper host systems. Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC CX4-series storage array may be accessed from a cluster or stand-alone system to the files. SnapView SnapView captures images of a LUN and retains the images...
... Manager. The source LUN and each snapshot or clone must create storage groups and assign LUNs to the proper host systems. Optional Storage Features Your Dell/EMC CX4-series storage array may be accessed from a cluster or stand-alone system to the files. SnapView SnapView captures images of a LUN and retains the images...
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... multiple shared storage systems, 34 connecting to one shared storage system, 12 direct-attached, 12, 20 SAN-attached, 13 cluster storage requirements, 10 clustering overview, 7 D Dell/EMC CX4-series, 7 Cabling a Multi-Node Cluster, 23 Cabling a Two-Node Cluster, 21 Cabling Description, 28 Cabling Multiple Clusters, 24 Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters, 32 Cabling...
... multiple shared storage systems, 34 connecting to one shared storage system, 12 direct-attached, 12, 20 SAN-attached, 13 cluster storage requirements, 10 clustering overview, 7 D Dell/EMC CX4-series, 7 Cabling a Multi-Node Cluster, 23 Cabling a Two-Node Cluster, 21 Cabling Description, 28 Cabling Multiple Clusters, 24 Cabling Multiple SAN-Attached Clusters, 32 Cabling...