DX6000G Cluster File Server

Dell DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide

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... cache. 2For a failover solution (2) drives should be configured as RAID 1 for Dell™ DX Cluster File Server systems. Supported Hardware This section lists the hardware supported by the DX6000G system. Supported RAID controller A04 or later Table 4 lists the supported network interface...Driver Revision 6.2.14 or later 16.2.0 or later Platform NIC DX6000G Broadcom® NetXtreme™ II Table 4. BIOS Versions ‎Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by DX Cluster File Server. Platform Controller RAID Number of Firmware Revision Type Controller Controllers ...

Dell DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide

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... Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.0 64-bit Table 6. Platform iDRAC DX6000G iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise (optional) Table 5. Supported Remote Access Controllers Firmware Revision 1.7 or later Supported Software This section lists the supported operating systems and applications on the DX Cluster file Server. Table 5 lists supported remote access controllers (iDRAC) and corresponding firmware versions...

Dell DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide

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Platform DX6000 Component DX Cluster File Server Software 2.5 DX CFS 1.0 DX CFS 2.0.0 2.6.1 or later Table 8. Platform Dell Applications DX Cluster File Server DX Cluster File Server Software 1.0 Software 2.0.0 DX6000G Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator 6.2 or later 6.2 or later Dell Management Console2 2.0 or later 2.0 or later Dell Unified Server Configurator - Supported Dell Applications Table 7 lists the supported applications for the DX Cluster File Server Software. Supported DX Cluster File Server Application Software Stack Table 8 lists...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... 7 2 DX Object Storage Platform Overview 9 Network Topologies 9 Local Cluster Configuration 10 Subcluster Configuration 14 Remote Cluster Configuration 16 DX Cluster File Server Configuration 18 Application Access to DX Object Storage Platform 18 Communicating Directly With a Local Cluster . . . 18 Communicating Directly With a Remote Cluster 19 Communicating With a Cluster Through the Cluster File Server 19 3 Setting Up the DX Object Storage Platform 21...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... Appliance 23 Turning On the DX Storage Node 23 Enabling Capacity in DX Cluster Services Console 23 Adding Network Adapter to DX Storage Nodes 24 Adding Network Adapters to DX Cluster Services Nodes 24 Adding Cluster File Server Nodes 25 4 Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software 27 Checking Software Version Compatibility 28 Using the...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... indicates generation and "G" indicates a general support node). • A preinstalled operating system and Dell OpenManage software on the DX Cluster Services Node. • Dell DX Object Storage Platform software. • A pre-installed operating system on the DX Cluster File Server. • Dell DX Cluster File Server software. 1 Introduction The Dell DX Object Storage Platform provides a simple and cost effective pool of drives...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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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 DX Storage Cluster File Server, DX Cluster File Server (CFS) 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 DX6a00G system running DX Cluster File Server Software 8 Introduction Table 1-1.

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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DX Cluster File Server Configuration When you deploy a DX Cluster File Server (CFS), the CFS must have a separate network dedicated to iSCSI traffic. Application Access to DX Object Storage Platform Communicating Directly With a Local Cluster Applications can be configured for all CFS servers and the DX Storage Cluster to...Public Network, two to the iSCSI network, and two to the DX Storage Cluster on site requirements, these ports can communicate with a DX Storage Node at support.dell.com/manuals. 18 DX Object Storage Platform Overview DNS automatically rotates addressing through...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... an optional node in the DX Storage Cluster. DX Object Storage Platform Overview 19 Communicating Directly With a Remote Cluster Applications may communicate with DX Storage through the DX Storage Cluster File Server (CFS). For an application to communicate to a remote DX Storage Cluster, the DX Cluster Services Node on the local cluster) accepts HTTP requests from the application...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... Manual for your system at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: The external network interface IP address can be set back to the External and Internal Networks DX 6a00 4 Port NIC 4 Port NIC public network private network Adding Cluster File Server Nodes Installation of a DX CFS node... requires deployment services from Dell. Setting Up the DX Object Storage Platform 25 Modifying the external network IP address detects and ...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... include: • System BIOS • System firmware • System device drivers Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software 27 See the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide at support.dell.com/manuals to ensure that the cluster runs optimally. DX Cluster File Server (CFS) updates may include: • System BIOS • System firmware NOTE: DX...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... a status level as described in your cluster. It is recommended that you check the file after you make any change in the cluster are checked by the Dell DX Compatibility Manager which is disabled 28 Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software • Operating system • DX Cluster File Server software Checking Software Version Compatibility The versions...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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You can update the system BIOS, firmware, operating system, and device drivers using: • Dell Unified Server Configurator-LifeCycle Controller Enabled (USCLCE)-USC-LCE uses iDRAC6 Express and/or Enterprise along with enhanced discovery,..., hardware configuration, operating system deployment, and hardware diagnostics in a networked environment. For more information, see the Dell LifeCycle Controller User's Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. 32 Updating the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Software Updating the DX Cluster File Server Software Updates for system software updates.

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... the type of failure, you must: • Recover the server disk • Reinstall the operating system • Reinstall the Cluster Services Node software • Reinstall the DX Cluster File Server software • Reinstall Dell OpenManage system management applications Recovery Solution Map Keep the following guidelines ... to reinstall all non-disk related hardware failures, see the Hardware Owner's Manual for the DX Cluster File Server. 5 Disaster Recovery You can recover the Dell DX Cluster Services Node from a number of the operating system and all applications. • For all the...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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...8226; The DX Cluster Services Node software and DX Cluster File Server software installation processes require a YUM repository for the CSN, see "Deploying the Operating System using the OS Deployment Wizard" in the Dell Unified Server Configurator - The installation number can also be entered at support.dell.com/manuals. ...with the system and proceed to the Red Hat Network. You may connect to the Red Hat network once the DX Cluster Services Node software installation is complete. • To configure the operating system partitions required for updating package dependencies. Follow ...

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... clean all # yum repolist The system is now ready to be updated with all the dependencies required to install the DX Cluster Services Node software or the DX Cluster File server software. If the CDROM does not auto mount, perform the following lines in /etc/yum.repos.d named rheldvd.repo using the...Change the following commands. # mkdir /media/dvd # mount /dev/dvd /media/dvd NOTE: For more information on the compatible RHEL versions, see the Dell DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. 3 Define the repository where your copy of rpm packages are stored.

Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide

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... Node. Software Documents Document Description Location Dell DX Object Storage Platform User's Guide Provides an overview of the support.dell.com/manuals DX Object Storage Platform and steps to deploy and administer a DX Storage Cluster. Cluster Services Node Installation and Configuration Guide Provides information on configuration and administration tasks to deploy and monitor a DX Cluster File Server.

DX Storage CFS Release Notes

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... 1 Version 2.6.1 March 2011 Copyright © 2011 Caringo, Inc. These release notes contain late-breaking information about DX Storage Cluster File Server 2.6. 1.2. Timescapes provide continuous snapshot functionality, allowing an administrator to be more resilient in the following ways: • The ... 6.0. Version 2.6.1 1.1. Previous Changes in Release 2.6 This release enhanced and extended the previous major release of DX Storage Cluster File Server in extreme use cases like when connectivity to DX Storage is no longer available with version 2.5 and all future versions ...

DX Storage Cluster File Server (CFS) Setup and Configuration Guide

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No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, or transcribed without the written consent of Caringo, Inc. DX Storage Cluster File Server (CFS) Setup and Configuration Guide: Version 2.6 Copyright © 2011 Caringo, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

DX Storage Cluster File Server (CFS) Setup and Configuration Guide

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... normally responsible for management purposes. 1.2. In the event of a power failure or system crash, the processes are replayed from file metadata stored in networking, basic knowledge of DX Storage CFS DX Storage Cluster File Server (CFS) is intended for people in the syslog for allocating storage, managing capacity, monitoring storage system health, replacing malfunctioning...

DX6000G Cluster File Server - Dell