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The dual controller configuration provides for the array. The Active Controller is the controller which is processing all disk and network I /O performance as a dual controller configuration. In this reason, it is important to ensure that is the ...were assigned to each controller are reassigned to the SAN. The single controller configuration will exhibit the following changes occur during the failover process. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 5 PS6510 2GB Cache Small Form Factor 2.3.2 Controller Redundancy Each array can be in same array...
The dual controller configuration provides for the array. The Active Controller is the controller which is processing all disk and network I /O performance as a dual controller configuration. In this reason, it is important to ensure that is the ...were assigned to each controller are reassigned to the SAN. The single controller configuration will exhibit the following changes occur during the failover process. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 5 PS6510 2GB Cache Small Form Factor 2.3.2 Controller Redundancy Each array can be in same array...
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... EqualLogic arrays using the Command Line Interface. For each array and the hot spare configuration. Note: Configuring a RAID policy that contains a parity block. Disk Drives Hot Spare No Hot Spare 7 6 Data/Parity 1 Hot-spare 8 14 16 48(a) 7 Data/Parity 1 Hot-spare 13 Data/Parity 1...Data/Parity 2 Hot-spares RAID Policy for data loss in an arrangement where each stripe consists of drives and the hot spare configuration. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 9 Two things defined the RAID policy: RAID level hot-spare configuration Each array implements ...
... EqualLogic arrays using the Command Line Interface. For each array and the hot spare configuration. Note: Configuring a RAID policy that contains a parity block. Disk Drives Hot Spare No Hot Spare 7 6 Data/Parity 1 Hot-spare 8 14 16 48(a) 7 Data/Parity 1 Hot-spare 13 Data/Parity 1...Data/Parity 2 Hot-spares RAID Policy for data loss in an arrangement where each stripe consists of drives and the hot spare configuration. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 9 Two things defined the RAID policy: RAID level hot-spare configuration Each array implements ...
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...disks that are enforced based on the RAID 6 implementation. RAID 6 is not recommended for workloads consisting mainly of drives in Table 7 above. For EqualLogic arrays using a RAID 6 policy, Table 7 shows the drive layouts that contain parity blocks. Dell... - 8(c) 14(d) - - - - 1500 - - - - - 888 - 3000 - 4800 - 16 700 1400 - 2044 3500 4200 5600 6300 48 - - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E,PS100E, PS100X, PS200E and PS300E Table 6: RAID 5 Total Storage Available with Hot Spares (in GB) 500 6000...
...disks that are enforced based on the RAID 6 implementation. RAID 6 is not recommended for workloads consisting mainly of drives in Table 7 above. For EqualLogic arrays using a RAID 6 policy, Table 7 shows the drive layouts that contain parity blocks. Dell... - 8(c) 14(d) - - - - 1500 - - - - - 888 - 3000 - 4800 - 16 700 1400 - 2044 3500 4200 5600 6300 48 - - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E,PS100E, PS100X, PS200E and PS300E Table 6: RAID 5 Total Storage Available with Hot Spares (in GB) 500 6000...
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... of drives is created by RAID 10 (b) 48 drive arrays cannot implement a no hot-spare policy. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 11 The Table 10 below shows the amount of raw storage available using a ...- - - 1250 - - - - - - - - 740 - 2500 - 4000 - 5000 - - 16 8 / 8(e) 650 1300 - 1898 3250 3900 5200 5850 6500 7800 9750 - - - - - - - 2850 - - - 48 - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E, PS100E, PS100X, PS200E, PS300E and PS400E (e) PS60x0 XVS with Hot Spares (in GB) 1000 13000 39000 2000...
... of drives is created by RAID 10 (b) 48 drive arrays cannot implement a no hot-spare policy. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 11 The Table 10 below shows the amount of raw storage available using a ...- - - 1250 - - - - - - - - 740 - 2500 - 4000 - 5000 - - 16 8 / 8(e) 650 1300 - 1898 3250 3900 5200 5850 6500 7800 9750 - - - - - - - 2850 - - - 48 - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E, PS100E, PS100X, PS200E, PS300E and PS400E (e) PS60x0 XVS with Hot Spares (in GB) 1000 13000 39000 2000...
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A 7 drive configuration without hot-spare would result in Table 11 above. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 12 Disk Drives Hot Spare No Hot Spare 7 6 Data/Parity 1 Hot-spare N/A(a) 8 6 Data/... 8(c) 14(d) - - - - 750 - - - - - - - - - - 444 - 1500 - 2400 - 3000 - - - - 16 350 700 - 1022 1750 2100 2800 3150 3500 4200 5250 7000 - 48 - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E,PS100E, PS100X, PS200E, PS300E and PS400E - 11500 13800 - 23000 46000 Table 10: RAID 10 Total Storage Available...
A 7 drive configuration without hot-spare would result in Table 11 above. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 12 Disk Drives Hot Spare No Hot Spare 7 6 Data/Parity 1 Hot-spare N/A(a) 8 6 Data/... 8(c) 14(d) - - - - 750 - - - - - - - - - - 444 - 1500 - 2400 - 3000 - - - - 16 350 700 - 1022 1750 2100 2800 3150 3500 4200 5250 7000 - 48 - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E,PS100E, PS100X, PS200E, PS300E and PS400E - 11500 13800 - 23000 46000 Table 10: RAID 10 Total Storage Available...
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Disk Drive Qty / Size 50(a) 100(a) 74 146 250 300 400 450 500 600 750 1000 2000 7(b) - - - - 1000 - - - - - - - - 8(c) 14(d) - - - - 1000 - - - - - - - - - - 740 - 2500 - 4000 - 5000 - - - - 16 600 1200 - 1752 3000 3600 4800 5400 6000 7200 9000 12000 - 48 - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E,PS100E, PS100X, PS200E, PS300E and PS400E - 19500 23400 - 39000 78000 Table 12: RAID 50 Total Storage Available with Hot Spares (in GB) Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 13
Disk Drive Qty / Size 50(a) 100(a) 74 146 250 300 400 450 500 600 750 1000 2000 7(b) - - - - 1000 - - - - - - - - 8(c) 14(d) - - - - 1000 - - - - - - - - - - 740 - 2500 - 4000 - 5000 - - - - 16 600 1200 - 1752 3000 3600 4800 5400 6000 7200 9000 12000 - 48 - - - - - - - (a) Solid State Disk (b) Legacy PS50E (c) PS4000E and PS6000E only (d) Legacy PS70E,PS100E, PS100X, PS200E, PS300E and PS400E - 19500 23400 - 39000 78000 Table 12: RAID 50 Total Storage Available with Hot Spares (in GB) Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 13
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...group can have up to the user as iSCSI targets by hosts and 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 coexist in a PS Series Group The following best practices should be considered for storage pools: ... maximum of Pool 3 for the volume. 3.3 Volumes Volumes provide the storage allocation structure within the pool, the volume will reside on the network as disk drives once the iSCSI initiator Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 15 Note the use of 4 pools.
...group can have up to the user as iSCSI targets by hosts and 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 coexist in a PS Series Group The following best practices should be considered for storage pools: ... maximum of Pool 3 for the volume. 3.3 Volumes Volumes provide the storage allocation structure within the pool, the volume will reside on the network as disk drives once the iSCSI initiator Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 15 Note the use of 4 pools.
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...: iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:7-8b0900-6d0000000-001ebbc5d80sf0k0-db3 Volumes are visible to iSCSI initiators through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 16 The volume name is an example of numbers and the user assigned volume name (within the Group... Manager with the volume will remain unchanged. If a volume name is allocated from the target storage pool's free space. Disk space for the life of the following sections provide additional details. 3.3.1 Volume Attributes Volumes are identified within Group Manager). Each volume must...
...: iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:7-8b0900-6d0000000-001ebbc5d80sf0k0-db3 Volumes are visible to iSCSI initiators through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 16 The volume name is an example of numbers and the user assigned volume name (within the Group... Manager with the volume will remain unchanged. If a volume name is allocated from the target storage pool's free space. Disk space for the life of the following sections provide additional details. 3.3.1 Volume Attributes Volumes are identified within Group Manager). Each volume must...
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Some applications perform automated disk optimization that volume. All snapshot reserve space for any volume can be decreased at any time. Snapshots have the following items should not be used . Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 18 This allows hosts to it to a real volume (clone) that has dedicated space allocated to mount a snapshot...
Some applications perform automated disk optimization that volume. All snapshot reserve space for any volume can be decreased at any time. Snapshots have the following items should not be used . Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 18 This allows hosts to it to a real volume (clone) that has dedicated space allocated to mount a snapshot...
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...Disk Appliance Powered by CommVault Simpana DELL PowerVault DL Backup-to extract and include more information from the various white papers and technical reports that are available for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 on VMware vSphere and Dell EqualLogic Storage (EqualLogic support site - registration required) Configuring and Deploying the Dell... provide additional background and technical details supporting configuration of this document we will continue to -Disk Appliance Powered by Symantec Backup Exec Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2008 based Decision Support Systems using...
...Disk Appliance Powered by CommVault Simpana DELL PowerVault DL Backup-to extract and include more information from the various white papers and technical reports that are available for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 on VMware vSphere and Dell EqualLogic Storage (EqualLogic support site - registration required) Configuring and Deploying the Dell... provide additional background and technical details supporting configuration of this document we will continue to -Disk Appliance Powered by Symantec Backup Exec Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2008 based Decision Support Systems using...
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... iSCSI Initiator Configuration, MPIO and tuning Guide Published in 2008 Creating and Applying IP Access Control Lists on Dell PowerConnect 62XX Series Data Protection Examples using PS Series Snapshots in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure Integrating Blade Solutions with EqualLogic SANs MSTP ... 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 in 2005 PS Series Groups Network Connection and Performance ...
... iSCSI Initiator Configuration, MPIO and tuning Guide Published in 2008 Creating and Applying IP Access Control Lists on Dell PowerConnect 62XX Series Data Protection Examples using PS Series Snapshots in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure Integrating Blade Solutions with EqualLogic SANs MSTP ... 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 in 2005 PS Series Groups Network Connection and Performance ...