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... Channel Switched Fabric 42 Using Zoning in SAN Configurations Containing Multiple Hosts 43 Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning 43 Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System 45 Access Logix 45 Access Control 47 Storage Groups 47 Navisphere Manager 49 Navisphere Agent 49 EMC PowerPath 49 Enabling Access Logix and Creating Storage Groups Using Navisphere 6.x 50 Configuring the Hard Drives on the Shared Storage System(s 51 Optional Storage Features 55 Updating a Dell|EMC Storage System for...
... Channel Switched Fabric 42 Using Zoning in SAN Configurations Containing Multiple Hosts 43 Using Worldwide Port Name Zoning 43 Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System 45 Access Logix 45 Access Control 47 Storage Groups 47 Navisphere Manager 49 Navisphere Agent 49 EMC PowerPath 49 Enabling Access Logix and Creating Storage Groups Using Navisphere 6.x 50 Configuring the Hard Drives on the Shared Storage System(s 51 Optional Storage Features 55 Updating a Dell|EMC Storage System for...
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.... For a list of failure within the system that are run on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Introduction 7 For more Failover Clusters. This document provides information to configure your Dell|EMC CX3-series fibre channel storage array with one or more information on deploying your cluster with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the cluster. Introduction A Dell™ Failover Cluster combines specific hardware and software components...
.... For a list of failure within the system that are run on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Introduction 7 For more Failover Clusters. This document provides information to configure your Dell|EMC CX3-series fibre channel storage array with one or more information on deploying your cluster with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the cluster. Introduction A Dell™ Failover Cluster combines specific hardware and software components...
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... internal drives. The maximum number of two identical PowerEdge servers are identical, and that you use hardware-based RAID or software-based disk-fault tolerance for the cluster nodes. NOTE: For more information about supported systems, HBAs and operating system variants, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix on separate PCI buses to at least two internal hard drives for the private network. Cluster Node Requirements Component Cluster nodes RAM HBA ports NICs Internal disk controller Minimum Requirement...
... internal drives. The maximum number of two identical PowerEdge servers are identical, and that you use hardware-based RAID or software-based disk-fault tolerance for the cluster nodes. NOTE: For more information about supported systems, HBAs and operating system variants, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix on separate PCI buses to at least two internal hard drives for the private network. Cluster Node Requirements Component Cluster nodes RAM HBA ports NICs Internal disk controller Minimum Requirement...
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...; - Supported Cluster Configurations The following sections describe the supported cluster configurations. In this configuration, the RAID controllers (or storage processors) on page 45. For more information about Navisphere Manager, EMC Access Logix™, MirrorView, SnapView, and SAN Copy, see "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System" on the storage systems are directly attached to perform tasks such as creating RAID arrays, binding LUNs, and downloading firmware. You can use Navisphere Manager...
...; - Supported Cluster Configurations The following sections describe the supported cluster configurations. In this configuration, the RAID controllers (or storage processors) on page 45. For more information about Navisphere Manager, EMC Access Logix™, MirrorView, SnapView, and SAN Copy, see "Installing and Configuring the Shared Storage System" on the storage systems are directly attached to perform tasks such as creating RAID arrays, binding LUNs, and downloading firmware. You can use Navisphere Manager...
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... connections Fibre Channel switch storage system Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. Figure 1-2. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. • The Rack Installation Guide included with your rack...
... connections Fibre Channel switch storage system Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. Figure 1-2. NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. • The Rack Installation Guide included with your rack...
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... on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. • The HBA documentation provides installation instructions for the HBAs. • Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software. • Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. • Documentation for any components you purchased separately...
... on deploying your cluster with Windows Server 2008 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. • The HBA documentation provides installation instructions for the HBAs. • Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software. • Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software. • Documentation for any components you purchased separately...
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... ensure that the specific power requirements are recommended to the nodes. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a rack, you must include a switch box to connect the mouse, keyboard, and monitor to protect your cluster solution from separate electrical substations. Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor When installing a cluster configuration in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on cabling connections of all...
... ensure that the specific power requirements are recommended to the nodes. Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell PowerEdge cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a rack, you must include a switch box to connect the mouse, keyboard, and monitor to protect your cluster solution from separate electrical substations. Cabling the Mouse, Keyboard, and Monitor When installing a cluster configuration in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on cabling connections of all...
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... Channel host bus adapter (HBA) ports cabled directly to one or more storage systems in a SANattached configuration. Cabling the Storage Systems This section provides information on cabling your cluster to a storage system in a direct-attached configuration or to a Dell|EMC storage system. Direct-Attached Cluster Configuration cluster node public network private network Fibre Channel connections storage system cluster node Fibre Channel connections 22 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Direct-attached configurations are self...
... Channel host bus adapter (HBA) ports cabled directly to one or more storage systems in a SANattached configuration. Cabling the Storage Systems This section provides information on cabling your cluster to a storage system in a direct-attached configuration or to a Dell|EMC storage system. Direct-Attached Cluster Configuration cluster node public network private network Fibre Channel connections storage system cluster node Fibre Channel connections 22 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Direct-attached configurations are self...
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... information. 36 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Failover Clusters can fail over disk drives in Navisphere Manager, you have Access Control enabled in any cluster-attached shared storage array between the cluster nodes. Because drive letters A through D are reserved for your shared storage is not supported. • MSCS is a maximum of cabling the cluster nodes to either the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service or the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Failover...
... information. 36 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Failover Clusters can fail over disk drives in Navisphere Manager, you have Access Control enabled in any cluster-attached shared storage array between the cluster nodes. Because drive letters A through D are reserved for your shared storage is not supported. • MSCS is a maximum of cabling the cluster nodes to either the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service or the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Failover...
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... cluster configuration. The Dell PowerVault™ tape libraries may contain an integrated Fibre Channel bridge or Storage Network Controller (SNC) that connects directly to multiple fabrics, they do not provide path failover. NOTE: While tape libraries can add tape backup devices to add more servers and storage systems in the future, if needed. Figure 2-14 shows a supported Failover Cluster configuration using redundant Fibre Channel switches...
... cluster configuration. The Dell PowerVault™ tape libraries may contain an integrated Fibre Channel bridge or Storage Network Controller (SNC) that connects directly to multiple fabrics, they do not provide path failover. NOTE: While tape libraries can add tape backup devices to add more servers and storage systems in the future, if needed. Figure 2-14 shows a supported Failover Cluster configuration using redundant Fibre Channel switches...
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... relevant cluster configuration information in the Cluster Data Form located at support.dell.com. 3 Deploy the operating system (including any of your sales representative for information about safety precautions, working inside the system. Cluster Configuration Overview 1 Ensure that is used, it may be necessary to provide a network connection to remove and access any relevant service packs and hotfixes), network adapter drivers, and storage adapter drivers (including Multipath I/O (MPIO) drivers) on...
... relevant cluster configuration information in the Cluster Data Form located at support.dell.com. 3 Deploy the operating system (including any of your sales representative for information about safety precautions, working inside the system. Cluster Configuration Overview 1 Ensure that is used, it may be necessary to provide a network connection to remove and access any relevant service packs and hotfixes), network adapter drivers, and storage adapter drivers (including Multipath I/O (MPIO) drivers) on...
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... Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the cluster or creating new cluster resource groups. For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see the Dell Failover Clusters with the same release, edition, service pack, and processor architecture of the new resources. 13 Configure client systems to access the...
... Fibre Channel storage array, and to present disks from the storage array to the cluster or creating new cluster resource groups. For a list of Dell PowerEdge Servers, Fibre Channel HBAs and switches, and recommended list of operating system variants, specific driver and firmware revisions, see the Dell Failover Clusters with the same release, edition, service pack, and processor architecture of the new resources. 13 Configure client systems to access the...
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... installing and configuring QLogic HBAs and EMC-approved drivers, see the Emulex support website located at www.emulex.com or the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. For more Fibre Channel switches that form these barriers are called zones. 42 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering If the data is sent to one device (sender) to set up barriers between servers and storage devices. Placing the adapters...
... installing and configuring QLogic HBAs and EMC-approved drivers, see the Emulex support website located at www.emulex.com or the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. For more Fibre Channel switches that form these barriers are called zones. 42 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering If the data is sent to one device (sender) to set up barriers between servers and storage devices. Placing the adapters...
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... the HBAs and their target storage systems do not affect each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each CX3-series storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of four storage systems. • The integrated bridge/SNC or fibre-channel interface on the switch with the appropriate storage ports. Table 3-1. NOTICE: You must enable EMC Access Logix and Access Control. Otherwise, you create your zones...
... the HBAs and their target storage systems do not affect each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each CX3-series storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of four storage systems. • The integrated bridge/SNC or fibre-channel interface on the switch with the appropriate storage ports. Table 3-1. NOTICE: You must enable EMC Access Logix and Access Control. Otherwise, you create your zones...
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... are installed on your attached storage system(s) and running in dissimilar configurations. Table 3-2. Two or more clusters. - Using Navisphere Manager, you can secure your storage data by partitioning your storage system arrays into LUNs, assign the LUNs to one or more stand alone systems/non-clustered hosts OR Any combination of cluster and host system configurations and their Access Logix requirement. Access Logix Software Requirements Cluster Configuration...
... are installed on your attached storage system(s) and running in dissimilar configurations. Table 3-2. Two or more clusters. - Using Navisphere Manager, you can secure your storage data by partitioning your storage system arrays into LUNs, assign the LUNs to one or more stand alone systems/non-clustered hosts OR Any combination of cluster and host system configurations and their Access Logix requirement. Access Logix Software Requirements Cluster Configuration...
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...multiple SP ports. Optionally, you can access Navisphere Manager through an Internet connection. Navisphere components (Navisphere Manager user interface (UI) and Storage Management Server) are installed on the host system. Using Navisphere Manager, you can run Navisphere Storage Management Server on a Dell|EMC storage system. Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 49 Using Navisphere Manager, you to run Navisphere Management Server for any available path if a primary path fails for Windows. Navisphere Manager downloads components to a Dell|EMC storage system, allowing...
...multiple SP ports. Optionally, you can access Navisphere Manager through an Internet connection. Navisphere components (Navisphere Manager user interface (UI) and Storage Management Server) are installed on the host system. Using Navisphere Manager, you can run Navisphere Storage Management Server on a Dell|EMC storage system. Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 49 Using Navisphere Manager, you to run Navisphere Management Server for any available path if a primary path fails for Windows. Navisphere Manager downloads components to a Dell|EMC storage system, allowing...
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... the Status column, Navisphere Agent is set to access the storage system. You must stop all hosts connected to turn off all I/O before enabling Access Control. b In the Services window, verify the following subsection provides the required procedures for Clustering A dialog box appears, prompting you enable the Access Control software, it cannot be disabled. 1 Ensure that no hosts are given explicit access to the host systems using the Access Logix software...
... the Status column, Navisphere Agent is set to access the storage system. You must stop all hosts connected to turn off all I/O before enabling Access Control. b In the Services window, verify the following subsection provides the required procedures for Clustering A dialog box appears, prompting you enable the Access Control software, it cannot be disabled. 1 Ensure that no hosts are given explicit access to the host systems using the Access Logix software...
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... Configuring and Managing LUNs Configuring and managing LUNs is commonly called striping). If multiple NTFS partitions are used for the Shared Storage Subsystem The hard drives in your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Configuring the RAID Level for the quorum resource, should be configured into LUNs or virtual disks using the Navisphere Manager utility...
... Configuring and Managing LUNs Configuring and managing LUNs is commonly called striping). If multiple NTFS partitions are used for the Shared Storage Subsystem The hard drives in your cluster with Windows Server 2003 operating systems, see the Dell Failover Clusters with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation and Troubleshooting Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. Configuring the RAID Level for the quorum resource, should be configured into LUNs or virtual disks using the Navisphere Manager utility...
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... sequence. You can view all of the storage devices using Windows Server 2003 Disk Management. 2 To maintain proper drive letter assignments, ensure the first HBA detected by each node has access to hard drives that are in Navisphere Manager, you have Access Control enabled in a common storage array, each node must create storage groups and assign LUNs to the proper host systems. Configuring Hard Drive Letters When Using Multiple Shared Storage Systems Before installing MSCS, ensure...
... sequence. You can view all of the storage devices using Windows Server 2003 Disk Management. 2 To maintain proper drive letter assignments, ensure the first HBA detected by each node has access to hard drives that are in Navisphere Manager, you have Access Control enabled in a common storage array, each node must create storage groups and assign LUNs to the proper host systems. Configuring Hard Drive Letters When Using Multiple Shared Storage Systems Before installing MSCS, ensure...
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... A Access Control about, 47 Access Logix about, 45 C cable configurations cluster interconnect, 21 for client networks, 20 for mouse, keyboard, and monitor, 17 for power supplies, 17 cluster optional configurations, 12 cluster configurations connecting to multiple shared storage systems, 36 connecting to one shared storage system, 12 direct-attached, 12, 22 SAN-attached, 13 cluster storage requirements, 10 clustering overview, 7 D Dell | EMC CX3-40 Cabling a two-node cluster, 23 Dell...
... A Access Control about, 47 Access Logix about, 45 C cable configurations cluster interconnect, 21 for client networks, 20 for mouse, keyboard, and monitor, 17 for power supplies, 17 cluster optional configurations, 12 cluster configurations connecting to multiple shared storage systems, 36 connecting to one shared storage system, 12 direct-attached, 12, 22 SAN-attached, 13 cluster storage requirements, 10 clustering overview, 7 D Dell | EMC CX3-40 Cabling a two-node cluster, 23 Dell...