DX6000 Object Storage Platform

Dell DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide

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... RAID adapters, supported firmware, and driver versions. Dell™ DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for Dell™ DX Object Storage Platform systems. Supported Hardware This section lists the hardware supported by the DX6000 system. Platform Hot-swappable (Yes/No) Raid Type Drives DX6000 Yes Raid 5 3.5-inch SATA 250GB or...

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... iDRAC Enterprise (optional) DX6004S iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise (optional) Table 5. Dell DX Object Storage Platform Compatibility Manager can be used to DX6000 platform only as a web server or host any other services other than those specified in this document. 2 ‫׀‬ DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide Supported Operating Systems Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.5 64...

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... 1.0 to 1.1 DX SDK 1.0 to remotely monitor the platform status. Supported DX Object Storage Platform Application Software Stack Table 8 lists the application software stack supported on the DX Object Storage Platform but is not installed on the DX Object Storage Platform. Platform Dell Applications DX Platform Software DX Platform Software 1.0 2.0.0 DX6000 Dell DX Object Storage Platform A01 Compatibility Manager A02 or later Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator 6.2 or later 6.2 or later...

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... countries; Other trademarks and trade names may also work with DX Object Storage Platform. December 2010 Rev. Browser Validation list for DX Object Storage Platform The following list of browsers have been tested and validated with the Dell DX Object Storage Platform. Dell Inc. Broadcom and NetXtreme are registered trademarks of Dell Inc.; is a registered trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User’s Guide

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... 15 Remote Cluster Configuration 17 Application Access to DX Object Storage Platform 19 Communicating With a Local Cluster 19 Communicating With a Remote Cluster 19 3 Setting Up the DX Object Storage Platform 21 Installing the Initial Cluster or Redundant Cluster Services Node 21 Configuring the DX Object Storage Platform 21 Adding Additional DX Storage Nodes 22 Installing the System in a Rack 22...

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... Network Adapters to DX Cluster Services Nodes 24 4 Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software 25 Checking Software Version Compatibility 26 Using the DX Object Storage Platform Compatibility Manager 26 Troubleshooting the Compatibility Manager . . . . 27 Updating the DX Cluster Services Node Software . . . 28 Updating the DX Storage Node Software 28 Receiving System Software Update Notifications 29 Updating...

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... solution components are uniquely identified with the following hardware and software: • Dell DX6a00 Cluster Services Node. • Two or more Dell DX6axyS Object Storage Nodes. • A preinstalled operating system and Dell OpenManage software on the DX Cluster Services Node. • Dell DX Object Storage Platform software. The object storage platform allows you to: • Expand the capacity to meet rapidly changing...

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Table 1-1. Terms Used in this document to refer to various components of the DX Object Storage Platform. Table 1-1 lists the terms used in the Document Component DX Object Storage Cluster DX Cluster Services Node, Cluster Services Node or CSN DX Object Storage Node, DX Storage Node or SN DX Content Router DX Object Storage Software Description DX6a00S system and two or more DX6axyS systems DX6a00 system DX6axyS system Software component on the DX6a00 system Software component on the DX6axyS system 8 Introduction

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... Router services. For detailed information about setting network parameters, see the DX Object Storage Getting Started Guide, and the DX Object Storage Advanced Administration Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. 2 DX Object Storage Platform Overview Network Topologies The Dell DX Object Storage Platform network consists of one or more DX Storage Clusters connected by the cluster are many possible network topologies depending on...

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... with each other through HTTP. 10 DX Object Storage Platform Overview For more information about configuring the network for the Dell DX Object Storage Platform, see "Network Topology" in front of at least one DX Cluster Services Node and at support.dell.com/manuals. Within a cluster, DX Storage Nodes communicate with the DX Object Storage Platform through User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and...

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DX Object Storage Platform Overview 11 It is recommended that you configure the network topology to enable applications to communicate with the DX Storage Nodes on private and secure networks. NOTE: If applications write to a cluster through an unsecure network, then to prevent malicious activity, it is the primary method to the cluster. This is recommended that you allow the application to encrypt the data before writing the data to store and retrieve data from a local DX Storage Cluster.

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Figure 2-1. Local Cluster Configuration applications public network private network redundant connections NIC teamed interlink DX CSN primary 4 Port LOM 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node multi-cast 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node 12 DX Object Storage Platform Overview

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DX Object Storage Platform Overview 13 Redundant DX Cluster Services Nodes The Dell DX Storage Cluster supports redundant DX Cluster Services Nodes. For more information, see Figure 2-2. When a failover is transparent, an IP address change is transparent ... as the primary node and the redundant node is configured as the secondary node, see the Cluster Services Installation and Configuration Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. The primary Cluster Services Node contains the cluster configuration files, active networking utilities, and active content router services. Since there is...

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Redundant DX Cluster Services Nodes applications public network private network redundant connections NIC teamed DX CSN primary 4 Port LOM DX CSN secondary 4 Port LOM interlink 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node multi-cast 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node 14 DX Object Storage Platform Overview Figure 2-2.

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... are redirected to participate in the DX Object Storage Advanced Administration Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. Subcluster Configuration A Dell DX Storage Cluster can be: • A set of data replicas. All DX Storage Nodes within the DX Storage Cluster have an optimal set of a ...Object Storage software that provides local area replication. For more subclusters. See Figure 2-3. Clients may address DX Storage Nodes within one physical group (such as building, floor, wing, and so on . A subcluster can be able to the proper DX Storage Node. DX Object Storage Platform...

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Subcluster Configuration applications public network private network redundant connections NIC teamed DX CSN primary 4 Port LOM interlink subcluster 1 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node subcluster 2 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node multi-cast 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node 16 DX Object Storage Platform Overview Figure 2-3.

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...that can handle the desired traffic volume. This link must be active as a publisher at support.dell.com/manuals. Cluster data is not recommended to have direct communication between storage nodes in a cluster, but only the active (or primary) Cluster Services Node can support ... in remote clusters. The publisher does not provide same set of data objects to another cluster's publisher service. DX Object Storage Platform Overview 17 NOTE: There can be secured to replicate data between DX Storage Clusters using the DX Content Router software. The DX Content Router provides...

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Figure 2-4. Multiple Cluster Configuration applications primary DX CSN 4 Port 4 Port NIC NIC WAN VPN secure network public network private network redundant connections primary DX CSN 4 Port 4 Port NIC NIC NIC teamed NIC teamed interlink interlink 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node multi-cast 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node 2 Port LOM DX Storage Node multi-cast local cluster remote cluster 18 DX Object Storage Platform Overview

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... applications to the proper node even if the addressed node is recommended to the DX Storage Nodes. DX Object Storage Platform Overview 19 A single name allows communication with a DX Storage Node at support.dell.com/manuals. Application Access to a remote DX Storage Cluster, the DX Cluster Services Node on the local cluster) accepts HTTP requests from the...

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... nodes require deployment services from Dell. Configuring the DX Object Storage Platform Dell DX Object Storage Platform includes a Cluster Services Node to configure the storage platform which are defined and recommended for your storage platform. 3 Setting Up the DX Object Storage Platform Installing the Initial Cluster or Redundant Cluster Services Node The Dell DX Object Storage Platform consists of at support.dell.com/manuals, and the Dell DX6axyS system that shipped...

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