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... Operations 14 3.1 Groups ...14 3.2 Pools...14 3.3 Volumes...15 3.3.1 Volume Attributes 16 3.3.2 Volume Features 17 3.3.3 Thin Provisioning 17 3.3.4 Snapshots 18 3.3.5 Cloning 18 3.3.6 Replication 19 3.3.7 Clustering 24 4 SAN Design ...25 4.1 Implementation of Standards 25 4.2 General Requirements and Recommendations 25 4.2.1 Quality of Service (QoS 26 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 ii
... Operations 14 3.1 Groups ...14 3.2 Pools...14 3.3 Volumes...15 3.3.1 Volume Attributes 16 3.3.2 Volume Features 17 3.3.3 Thin Provisioning 17 3.3.4 Snapshots 18 3.3.5 Cloning 18 3.3.6 Replication 19 3.3.7 Clustering 24 4 SAN Design ...25 4.1 Implementation of Standards 25 4.2 General Requirements and Recommendations 25 4.2.1 Quality of Service (QoS 26 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 ii
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...Switch Connection Types 31 4.4 Host Configuration Guidelines 32 4.4.1 Recommendations for Host Connectivity in Redundant SANs 32 4.4.2 Multi-Path I/O 33 4.5 EqualLogic iSCSI SAN Design 35 4.5.1 Redundant SAN Configuration 35 4.5.2 Partially Redundant SAN Configurations 36 4.6 Integrating 1GbE and 10GbE SANs 38 5 M1000e Blade Chassis Integration 40 5.1 Guidelines for Stacking Switches in a Blade ... Disabling iSCSI Optimization Setting 54 D.2 Enabling the PortFast Option to Configure STP Edge Ports 55 D.3 Configuring Flow Control 55 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 iii
...Switch Connection Types 31 4.4 Host Configuration Guidelines 32 4.4.1 Recommendations for Host Connectivity in Redundant SANs 32 4.4.2 Multi-Path I/O 33 4.5 EqualLogic iSCSI SAN Design 35 4.5.1 Redundant SAN Configuration 35 4.5.2 Partially Redundant SAN Configurations 36 4.6 Integrating 1GbE and 10GbE SANs 38 5 M1000e Blade Chassis Integration 40 5.1 Guidelines for Stacking Switches in a Blade ... Disabling iSCSI Optimization Setting 54 D.2 Enabling the PortFast Option to Configure STP Edge Ports 55 D.3 Configuring Flow Control 55 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 iii
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... Configuration on page 54 o PowerConnect 62xx Switch Configuration on page 58 o Cisco IOS based Switch Configuration on page 61 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 1 To be used strictly as a guide in planning an EqualLogic SAN solution. Also, there are some switches, network interface controllers(NICs), iSCSI Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and iSCSI initiators can...
... Configuration on page 54 o PowerConnect 62xx Switch Configuration on page 58 o Cisco IOS based Switch Configuration on page 61 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 1 To be used strictly as a guide in planning an EqualLogic SAN solution. Also, there are some switches, network interface controllers(NICs), iSCSI Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and iSCSI initiators can...
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...PS5000E PS5000X, PS5000XV PS5500E PS6000E PS6000X, PS6000XV PS6000S, PS6010S PS6010E PS6010X, PS6010XV PS6000XVS, PS6010XVS PS6500E PS6510E Drive Type SATA SAS SATA SAS SATA SAS SATA SATA SAS SSD SATA SAS SAS ...the major feature sets and generational information. Grouped together they can provide a full featured SAN solution. Array Model PS50E - The capabilities of the PS Series solution are provided through ...ports, ―10‖ indicates a controller with the PS5000 family of arrays, Dell EqualLogic model names designate various pieces of Drives 14, 56(a) 16 16 16 16 16 48 16 16...
...PS5000E PS5000X, PS5000XV PS5500E PS6000E PS6000X, PS6000XV PS6000S, PS6010S PS6010E PS6010X, PS6010XV PS6000XVS, PS6010XVS PS6500E PS6510E Drive Type SATA SAS SATA SAS SATA SAS SATA SATA SAS SSD SATA SAS SAS ...the major feature sets and generational information. Grouped together they can provide a full featured SAN solution. Array Model PS50E - The capabilities of the PS Series solution are provided through ...ports, ―10‖ indicates a controller with the PS5000 family of arrays, Dell EqualLogic model names designate various pieces of Drives 14, 56(a) 16 16 16 16 16 48 16 16...
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...controller failure. PS6510 2GB Cache Small Form Factor 2.3.2 Controller Redundancy Each array can be connected to the SAN. The single controller configuration will prevent a switch failure from being dropped in same array 10Gb Ethernet ...configured so that port connections for redundancy. This is processing all paths between hosts and SAN from also disabling all disk and network I /O performance as a dual controller configuration. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 5 If port 0 on the active controller does not constitute ...
...controller failure. PS6510 2GB Cache Small Form Factor 2.3.2 Controller Redundancy Each array can be connected to the SAN. The single controller configuration will prevent a switch failure from being dropped in same array 10Gb Ethernet ...configured so that port connections for redundancy. This is processing all paths between hosts and SAN from also disabling all disk and network I /O performance as a dual controller configuration. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 5 If port 0 on the active controller does not constitute ...
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...in a group is called the ―default pool‖ unless the name is changed. The EqualLogic automated optimization features will have at least one or more (or less) performance. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 14 Each member is always considered the default storage pool. Pools can be ...the default pool. A group can host up to 8 members. An example of applications and data being added to this rule is for the SAN. The only exception to the group. A pool can be used as their major and minor revision levels match. The following rules apply to...
...in a group is called the ―default pool‖ unless the name is changed. The EqualLogic automated optimization features will have at least one or more (or less) performance. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 14 Each member is always considered the default storage pool. Pools can be ...the default pool. A group can host up to 8 members. An example of applications and data being added to this rule is for the SAN. The only exception to the group. A pool can be used as their major and minor revision levels match. The following rules apply to...
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... within the pool, the volume will reside on the network as disk drives once the iSCSI initiator Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 15 Each group can coexist in a PS Series Group The following ...within a single pool unless they are presented to 4 pools. PS5500E, PS6500E/X and PS6510E/X must reside in a different pool from other arrays. PS5500E, PS6500E/X and PS6510E/X can have up to the user as iSCSI targets by hosts and...shows a PS Series group with different controller speeds (1GbE, 10GbE) within an EqualLogic SAN. Note the use of 4 pools.
... within the pool, the volume will reside on the network as disk drives once the iSCSI initiator Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 15 Each group can coexist in a PS Series Group The following ...within a single pool unless they are presented to 4 pools. PS5500E, PS6500E/X and PS6510E/X must reside in a different pool from other arrays. PS5500E, PS6500E/X and PS6510E/X can have up to the user as iSCSI targets by hosts and...shows a PS Series group with different controller speeds (1GbE, 10GbE) within an EqualLogic SAN. Note the use of 4 pools.
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...-stacked configuration. 3 The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) specification: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4171 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 25 The following sections provide details related to network design and configuration to support the use of an EqualLogic SAN. 4.1 Implementation of an iSNS server is entered in a different subnet as long as a group...
...-stacked configuration. 3 The Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) specification: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4171 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 25 The following sections provide details related to network design and configuration to support the use of an EqualLogic SAN. 4.1 Implementation of an iSNS server is entered in a different subnet as long as a group...
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...dedicated switches). If you plan to use QoS, Dell recommends that you choose to use jumbo frames then all nodes in the SAN fabric must have flow control enabled for optimal performance. Any EqualLogic SAN group that is always a path from any Ethernet ...you use it . PS Series arrays are required for management traffic. Dell recommends against using QoS with EqualLogic SANs. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 26 Port density requirements to support fully redundant configurations and maximum SAN throughput are as follows: o PS4000 family: 2x 1GbE ports per ...
...dedicated switches). If you plan to use QoS, Dell recommends that you choose to use jumbo frames then all nodes in the SAN fabric must have flow control enabled for optimal performance. Any EqualLogic SAN group that is always a path from any Ethernet ...you use it . PS Series arrays are required for management traffic. Dell recommends against using QoS with EqualLogic SANs. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 26 Port density requirements to support fully redundant configurations and maximum SAN throughput are as follows: o PS4000 family: 2x 1GbE ports per ...
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... ALL ports simultaneously. Adequate buffer space per switch port In addition to supporting data transfers between the hosts and the SAN, Dell EqualLogic arrays also use of stacking ports for IST is non-existent. All non-inter-switch trunk ports should be able to provide ...―portfast‖. Support for unicast storm control iSCSI in general, and Dell EqualLogic SANs in particular can provide the better. If possible, you should use of jumbo frames may cause SAN throughput performance to degrade, and under high load conditions they could misdiagnose as a general ...
... ALL ports simultaneously. Adequate buffer space per switch port In addition to supporting data transfers between the hosts and the SAN, Dell EqualLogic arrays also use of stacking ports for IST is non-existent. All non-inter-switch trunk ports should be able to provide ...―portfast‖. Support for unicast storm control iSCSI in general, and Dell EqualLogic SANs in particular can provide the better. If possible, you should use of jumbo frames may cause SAN throughput performance to degrade, and under high load conditions they could misdiagnose as a general ...
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.... The switch should be at least 40Gb/s in a Layer 2 Network When more than one or more switches to support an EqualLogic SAN consisting of 10Gb arrays or a mix of 1Gb and 10Gb arrays. Stacking is required. The stacking link bandwidth should support creation of...typically accomplished using a vendor proprietary, high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnect that each switch connected to provide a single switched Ethernet fabric. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 28 These switches must be interconnected to the array group members will provide a set of at least eight 1Gbps...
.... The switch should be at least 40Gb/s in a Layer 2 Network When more than one or more switches to support an EqualLogic SAN consisting of 10Gb arrays or a mix of 1Gb and 10Gb arrays. Stacking is required. The stacking link bandwidth should support creation of...typically accomplished using a vendor proprietary, high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnect that each switch connected to provide a single switched Ethernet fabric. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 28 These switches must be interconnected to the array group members will provide a set of at least eight 1Gbps...
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... interconnect between the switch stacks. and the overhead - They may become necessary to expand the EqualLogic SAN by using more than one or more efficient multi-switch layer 2 network infrastructure for all interconnection paths between two switches. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 29 A simplified stack plus LAG switch configuration is known as LACP. Link...
... interconnect between the switch stacks. and the overhead - They may become necessary to expand the EqualLogic SAN by using more than one or more efficient multi-switch layer 2 network infrastructure for all interconnection paths between two switches. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 29 A simplified stack plus LAG switch configuration is known as LACP. Link...
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...recommend using the same NIC devices in your server for all connection paths to an EqualLogic SAN. For maximum performance, ensure that can and do support either method for iSCSI connectivity, EqualLogic requires the use of server configuration management. For example, if the network controller has...ensure that it is the teaming of MPIO to enable multiple NIC/HBA connections to be utilized for access to the iSCSI SAN. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 33 For general networking communications, the preferred method of redundant connections is installed into a single, virtual ...
...recommend using the same NIC devices in your server for all connection paths to an EqualLogic SAN. For maximum performance, ensure that can and do support either method for iSCSI connectivity, EqualLogic requires the use of server configuration management. For example, if the network controller has...ensure that it is the teaming of MPIO to enable multiple NIC/HBA connections to be utilized for access to the iSCSI SAN. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 33 For general networking communications, the preferred method of redundant connections is installed into a single, virtual ...
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... set to IPv4 unless your network is configured to use IPv6 as the default communications protocol. EqualLogic MPIO Requirements The following host port requirements must be met to use MPIO with EqualLogic SANs: At least two (2) Ethernet ports are required on each array enable at the default... 12). ―Use MPIO for snapshots‖ should remain at least two(2) ports for host connectivity. Install the Dell provided MPIO extension features if available for the host operating system. For Microsoft Windows, install the Device Specific Module (DSM) found...
... set to IPv4 unless your network is configured to use IPv6 as the default communications protocol. EqualLogic MPIO Requirements The following host port requirements must be met to use MPIO with EqualLogic SANs: At least two (2) Ethernet ports are required on each array enable at the default... 12). ―Use MPIO for snapshots‖ should remain at least two(2) ports for host connectivity. Install the Dell provided MPIO extension features if available for the host operating system. For Microsoft Windows, install the Device Specific Module (DSM) found...
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5 M1000e Blade Chassis Integration M1000e (or any external switches into the EqualLogic SAN infrastructures: Integrating Blade Solutions with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series, available at least two 10GbE ports from each I/O module stack o Distribute 10GbE links...A is dedicated to the M1000e blade enclosure I /O stack(s) with EqualLogic SANs. The limited number of external ports on integrating blade solutions into a single stack as described in a Blade Chassis Use the following Dell EqualLogic whitepaper for more information on the blade I/O modules drastically reduces the ...
5 M1000e Blade Chassis Integration M1000e (or any external switches into the EqualLogic SAN infrastructures: Integrating Blade Solutions with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series, available at least two 10GbE ports from each I/O module stack o Distribute 10GbE links...A is dedicated to the M1000e blade enclosure I /O stack(s) with EqualLogic SANs. The limited number of external ports on integrating blade solutions into a single stack as described in a Blade Chassis Use the following Dell EqualLogic whitepaper for more information on the blade I/O modules drastically reduces the ...
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... connecting Aggregate at least two 10GbE ports from same vendor) Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 43 In most two 10GbE X2 ports. Doing this requires that are configured for EqualLogic SAN support as described in the dual stack blade configuration, or four ports for...depend on the external switch stack. preferably from each blade I /O Module Pass-Through modules are only four available ports to use with EqualLogic SAN solutions. For example, each blade enclosure I /O Modules be stacked. Distribute 10GbE links evenly between all switches within each ...
... connecting Aggregate at least two 10GbE ports from same vendor) Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 43 In most two 10GbE X2 ports. Doing this requires that are configured for EqualLogic SAN support as described in the dual stack blade configuration, or four ports for...depend on the external switch stack. preferably from each blade I /O Module Pass-Through modules are only four available ports to use with EqualLogic SAN solutions. For example, each blade enclosure I /O Modules be stacked. Distribute 10GbE links evenly between all switches within each ...
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... determine if an infrastructure component will operate well within an EqualLogic SAN. Dell Labs has developed a set of tests to test every device for use in Section 4.3) required for use with the EqualLogic SAN, but we present tables listing Ethernet switches that are recommended for use within a Dell EqualLogic SAN infrastructure. B.1 Recommended 1GbE Switches Vendor Brocade Cisco Systems...
... determine if an infrastructure component will operate well within an EqualLogic SAN. Dell Labs has developed a set of tests to test every device for use in Section 4.3) required for use with the EqualLogic SAN, but we present tables listing Ethernet switches that are recommended for use within a Dell EqualLogic SAN infrastructure. B.1 Recommended 1GbE Switches Vendor Brocade Cisco Systems...
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... our ability, but to provide a clear statement of products available for use within an EqualLogic SAN. Dell's goal is not to restrict which infrastructure components a customer can integrate with EqualLogic storage solutions. We will be compatible with the EqualLogic SAN, but we make no guarantee that have not been tested and validated by the switch... 4.0 Microsoft Windows 2008R2 Microsoft Windows 2008 Microsoft Windows 2003 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Vista Solaris 9 Solaris 10 RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 51
... our ability, but to provide a clear statement of products available for use within an EqualLogic SAN. Dell's goal is not to restrict which infrastructure components a customer can integrate with EqualLogic storage solutions. We will be compatible with the EqualLogic SAN, but we make no guarantee that have not been tested and validated by the switch... 4.0 Microsoft Windows 2008R2 Microsoft Windows 2008 Microsoft Windows 2003 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Vista Solaris 9 Solaris 10 RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 51
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In future versions of EqualLogic SANs. registration required) Integrating EqualLogic PS6x10 Arrays with Existing SANs Understanding Data Replication Between Dell EqualLogic PS Series Groups Published in an OLTP Environment Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series (EqualLogic support site - registration required) Dell PowerVault DL Backup-to-Disk Appliance Powered by CommVault Simpana DELL PowerVault DL Backup-to extract and include more information from the...
In future versions of EqualLogic SANs. registration required) Integrating EqualLogic PS6x10 Arrays with Existing SANs Understanding Data Replication Between Dell EqualLogic PS Series Groups Published in an OLTP Environment Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series (EqualLogic support site - registration required) Dell PowerVault DL Backup-to-Disk Appliance Powered by CommVault Simpana DELL PowerVault DL Backup-to extract and include more information from the...
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... Data Protection Examples using PS Series Snapshots in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure Integrating Blade Solutions with EqualLogic SANs MSTP Interoperability of Dell PowerConnect 62XX Switches Using Active Directory for Account Authentication to a PS Series Group VLAN Interoperability of the Dell PowerConnect M6220 Published in 2006 Aligning Disk Sectors for Optimal Performance in Microsoft Windows Published...
... Data Protection Examples using PS Series Snapshots in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure Integrating Blade Solutions with EqualLogic SANs MSTP Interoperability of Dell PowerConnect 62XX Switches Using Active Directory for Account Authentication to a PS Series Group VLAN Interoperability of the Dell PowerConnect M6220 Published in 2006 Aligning Disk Sectors for Optimal Performance in Microsoft Windows Published...