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...procedure for your system data. The firmware update procedures are available to update your host system's operating system. See the Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Compatibility Guide available on the primary and secondary enclosure management modules (EMMs) in this document: • Read "...your system. Before You Begin Before you need to download and the tool required to apply the update to your Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S or 221S storage system. Table 1-1 lists the files that automate the update process. • Update utilities - Self-contained ...
...procedure for your system data. The firmware update procedures are available to update your host system's operating system. See the Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Compatibility Guide available on the primary and secondary enclosure management modules (EMMs) in this document: • Read "...your system. Before You Begin Before you need to download and the tool required to apply the update to your Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S or 221S storage system. Table 1-1 lists the files that automate the update process. • Update utilities - Self-contained ...
Optimizing Dell SCSI Solutions
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...profile 4 General RAID Configuration Guidelines ...5 Application specific guidelines...6 E-Mail Servers...6 Database Servers ...7 Web Servers...8 Online Transaction Processing Servers...9 File Servers...10 Streaming Media Servers...12 Additional configuration factors...13 Hot Spares ...13 Clustering Considerations...13... Availability Needs - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL SCSI SOLUTIONS 3 1. DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - Virtual Disk Size......
...profile 4 General RAID Configuration Guidelines ...5 Application specific guidelines...6 E-Mail Servers...6 Database Servers ...7 Web Servers...8 Online Transaction Processing Servers...9 File Servers...10 Streaming Media Servers...12 Additional configuration factors...13 Hot Spares ...13 Clustering Considerations...13... Availability Needs - A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 TABLE OF CONTENTS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL SCSI SOLUTIONS 3 1. DELL'S PRODUCT OFFERING...14 PowerVault™ 220S & 221S Storage Enclosure 14 PERC - Virtual Disk Size......
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... are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. Basic features and options common to support multiple Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance ƒ U320 SCSI speed ƒ dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity... Externally accessible Ultra3 (Ultra160) or Ultra 320 (U320) SCSI ƒ 3U form factor for easy upgrades. Dell offers a conversion kit to change from host server ƒ Configurable in Figure 3-1. Each system offers maximized drive-spindle count, hot-plug hard drives, optional redundant...
... are hot-pluggable and can be removed and replaced easily. Basic features and options common to support multiple Dell storage environments and RAID configurations. PowerVault 220S/221S Storage Arrays Performance ƒ U320 SCSI speed ƒ dual channel PCI-Express PERC 4 U320 controller Capacity... Externally accessible Ultra3 (Ultra160) or Ultra 320 (U320) SCSI ƒ 3U form factor for easy upgrades. Dell offers a conversion kit to change from host server ƒ Configurable in Figure 3-1. Each system offers maximized drive-spindle count, hot-plug hard drives, optional redundant...
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... RAID addin HBA) SCSI Cabling HBA and PERC controllers support a low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution: • Table 3-1: PERC Solution supported by PV22xS Maximum Speed 80 MB/s 160 MB/s 320 MB/s Card PERC ... (PERC 4e/Di on this server) PE6850 ROMB (PERC 4e/Di on each solution. PAGE 15 11/17/2005 The following matrix describes the benefits of PERC have included the PERC 2, PERC 3 and PERC 4 families. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 ...
... RAID addin HBA) SCSI Cabling HBA and PERC controllers support a low-voltage differential (LVD) SCSI bus. The following PERC solutions support the PowerVault 220S and 221S External SCSI Storage solution: • Table 3-1: PERC Solution supported by PV22xS Maximum Speed 80 MB/s 160 MB/s 320 MB/s Card PERC ... (PERC 4e/Di on this server) PE6850 ROMB (PERC 4e/Di on each solution. PAGE 15 11/17/2005 The following matrix describes the benefits of PERC have included the PERC 2, PERC 3 and PERC 4 families. A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ SCSI SOLUTIONS VER A02 ...
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... HD to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to help ensure the best possible customer experience, Dell highly recommends purchasing all PowerEdge, PowerVault NAS and many PowerEdge SC servers. PAGE 16 11/17/2005 SCSI solutions...
... HD to Wide HD SCSI Hard Drive Support PowerVault disk-based storage solutions (such as the PowerVault 220S) support the latest SCSI hard drives, currently specified as PowerEdge servers), to help ensure the best possible customer experience, Dell highly recommends purchasing all PowerEdge, PowerVault NAS and many PowerEdge SC servers. PAGE 16 11/17/2005 SCSI solutions...
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Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S and 221S Systems Documents (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor-sys/spv22xs/en/index.htm) 3. ANSI T10/1365D SCSI Parallel Interface - 4 (SPI-4) and SCSI Block Commands - 2 (SBC-2) (http://www.t10.org) 2. Dell 'Getting Started with RAID' document (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/RAID/RAIDbk0.pdf) 4. Dell...Implementing Software RAID on Dell PowerEdge Servers (http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps3q03_nadon?c =us &cs=555&l=en&s=biz) 5. Beyond The 2-TB SCSI Logical Unit (http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/...
Dell™ PowerVault™ 220S and 221S Systems Documents (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor-sys/spv22xs/en/index.htm) 3. ANSI T10/1365D SCSI Parallel Interface - 4 (SPI-4) and SCSI Block Commands - 2 (SBC-2) (http://www.t10.org) 2. Dell 'Getting Started with RAID' document (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/RAID/RAIDbk0.pdf) 4. Dell...Implementing Software RAID on Dell PowerEdge Servers (http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps3q03_nadon?c =us &cs=555&l=en&s=biz) 5. Beyond The 2-TB SCSI Logical Unit (http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/...
