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... NAS Cluster Solution With A Local NTP Server 67 Managing Licenses...67 Viewing Licenses...67 Adding A License...67 Removing A License...67 Configuring E-mail Parameters On PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Solutions 68 Viewing SMTP Servers...68 Configuring An SMTP Server...68 Modifying An SMTP Server Configuration...69 Delete An E-mail Sender...69 Configuring...
... NAS Cluster Solution With A Local NTP Server 67 Managing Licenses...67 Viewing Licenses...67 Adding A License...67 Removing A License...67 Configuring E-mail Parameters On PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Solutions 68 Viewing SMTP Servers...68 Configuring An SMTP Server...68 Modifying An SMTP Server Configuration...69 Delete An E-mail Sender...69 Configuring...
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... Cluster Storage Capacity...102 Expanding The NAS Pool On The Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Solution 102 Expanding The NAS Pool On The FS8600 NAS Solution 102 Adding LUNs To The PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Cluster Solution 103 Running Diagnostics...103 Online Diagnostics...103......105 Expanding The NAS Cluster...105 Adding An Additional NAS Appliance To The NAS Cluster 105 Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 107 Replacing A NAS Cluster Solution Controller...107 Prerequisites...107 Detaching The FluidFS NAS Cluster Solution Controller 108 Removing And ...
... Cluster Storage Capacity...102 Expanding The NAS Pool On The Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Solution 102 Expanding The NAS Pool On The FS8600 NAS Solution 102 Adding LUNs To The PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Cluster Solution 103 Running Diagnostics...103 Online Diagnostics...103......105 Expanding The NAS Cluster...105 Adding An Additional NAS Appliance To The NAS Cluster 105 Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 107 Replacing A NAS Cluster Solution Controller...107 Prerequisites...107 Detaching The FluidFS NAS Cluster Solution Controller 108 Removing And ...
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...In The Document Term Backup Power Supply Client access VIP NAS appliance Controller (NAS controller or nodes) Data Management Application (DMA) Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Enterprise Manager Fluid File System (FluidFS) Host Port Identifier LAN or client network (primary network...ships with Storage Center. Replication between two FluidFS NAS solutions or between the paired NAS controllers within the appliance. 1 Introduction The Dell FluidFS network attached storage (NAS) solution is also the network used to UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows clients as a separate ...
...In The Document Term Backup Power Supply Client access VIP NAS appliance Controller (NAS controller or nodes) Data Management Application (DMA) Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Enterprise Manager Fluid File System (FluidFS) Host Port Identifier LAN or client network (primary network...ships with Storage Center. Replication between two FluidFS NAS solutions or between the paired NAS controllers within the appliance. 1 Introduction The Dell FluidFS network attached storage (NAS) solution is also the network used to UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows clients as a separate ...
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...peer NAS controller with the FluidFS software but not part of the NAS cluster solution software, used for the initial setup. Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Architecture The FluidFS NAS solutions combined with storage arrays provides you with a pair of controllers and storage ...arrays. Term Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) Peer controller PowerVault MD3xx0i Storage Center Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) NAS Manager FluidFS NAS solution Standby controller SAN network Description Network Data Management Protocol...
...peer NAS controller with the FluidFS software but not part of the NAS cluster solution software, used for the initial setup. Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Architecture The FluidFS NAS solutions combined with storage arrays provides you with a pair of controllers and storage ...arrays. Term Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) Peer controller PowerVault MD3xx0i Storage Center Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) NAS Manager FluidFS NAS solution Standby controller SAN network Description Network Data Management Protocol...
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...for a minimum of five minutes in the storage subsystem is administered using the iSCSI protocol for Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610, or the fibre channel protocol for example, a Dell Compellent FS8600 (1 GbE) with more than two controllers, the interconnect network includes two switches. Storage... order to achieve complete data distribution and to maintain high availability, each controller, which requires the BPS to you, for Dell Compellent FS8600. RAID storage subsystems are used. Interconnect Network The interconnect network is a critical part of power for redundancy and...
...for a minimum of five minutes in the storage subsystem is administered using the iSCSI protocol for Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610, or the fibre channel protocol for example, a Dell Compellent FS8600 (1 GbE) with more than two controllers, the interconnect network includes two switches. Storage... order to achieve complete data distribution and to maintain high availability, each controller, which requires the BPS to you, for Dell Compellent FS8600. RAID storage subsystems are used. Interconnect Network The interconnect network is a critical part of power for redundancy and...
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...of the NAS solution using the Monitor tab in this chapter refers to file management using : • Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Management (MDSM) for the Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/ NX3610 NAS solution • Enterprise Manager for each section, in the Dashboard, click each section. Here, you...8226; Load Balancing NOTE: The information in a single view. Status The Status section displays the system status and a list of the Dell Fluid File System. By default, the Dashboard page is done using the NAS Manager. 2 Monitoring The FluidFS NAS Solution NOTE: The information...
...of the NAS solution using the Monitor tab in this chapter refers to file management using : • Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Management (MDSM) for the Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/ NX3610 NAS solution • Enterprise Manager for each section, in the Dashboard, click each section. Here, you...8226; Load Balancing NOTE: The information in a single view. Status The Status section displays the system status and a list of the Dell Fluid File System. By default, the Dashboard page is done using the NAS Manager. 2 Monitoring The FluidFS NAS Solution NOTE: The information...
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Configuring E-mail Parameters On PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/ NX3610 NAS Solutions NOTE: This feature is displayed. Dell Fluid File System uses e-mail as the basis for feature. An SMTP server lets you enter in the same domain. This enables the remote...alerting and remote support. For more information, see the Enterprise Manager Users Guide. Select The SMTP server requires authentication to authenticate all e-mail on Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS Solutions. From the list of messages that you forward trap messages from the license file are periodically sent to the e-mail ...
Configuring E-mail Parameters On PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/ NX3610 NAS Solutions NOTE: This feature is displayed. Dell Fluid File System uses e-mail as the basis for feature. An SMTP server lets you enter in the same domain. This enables the remote...alerting and remote support. For more information, see the Enterprise Manager Users Guide. Select The SMTP server requires authentication to authenticate all e-mail on Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS Solutions. From the list of messages that you forward trap messages from the license file are periodically sent to the e-mail ...
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...Your system cannot be reverted back to the clients. Expanding The NAS Cluster Storage Capacity Expanding The NAS Pool On The Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Solution You can add additional LUNs from the storage capacity that service pack installations occur during the installation process. The ...Open. 5. Start the NAS Manager on disk group and virtual disk expansion, see the Modular Disk Storage Manager Administrator's Guide, at support.dell.com/manuals. Navigate to the NAS cluster solution. Click Expand NAS Pool from the left pane. 3. Click Upload. 6. For more ...
...Your system cannot be reverted back to the clients. Expanding The NAS Cluster Storage Capacity Expanding The NAS Pool On The Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS Solution You can add additional LUNs from the storage capacity that service pack installations occur during the installation process. The ...Open. 5. Start the NAS Manager on disk group and virtual disk expansion, see the Modular Disk Storage Manager Administrator's Guide, at support.dell.com/manuals. Navigate to the NAS cluster solution. Click Expand NAS Pool from the left pane. 3. Click Upload. 6. For more ...
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...Dell FluidFS. Select Cluster Management → Maintenance → Add LUNs. The Add Luns page is 512 TB per Storage Center. Click Add LUNs to add the new LUNs to the NAS cluster solution. Click Finish. The following the prefix is the worldwide name. Adding LUNs To The PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610... few minutes to the cluster's Host Group. 3. For more information, see the MD Series Storage Array Administrator's Guide, at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: By default, the admin password is recommended that you use . 6. This process takes some time depending on ...
...Dell FluidFS. Select Cluster Management → Maintenance → Add LUNs. The Add Luns page is 512 TB per Storage Center. Click Add LUNs to add the new LUNs to the NAS cluster solution. Click Finish. The following the prefix is the worldwide name. Adding LUNs To The PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610... few minutes to the cluster's Host Group. 3. For more information, see the MD Series Storage Array Administrator's Guide, at support.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: By default, the admin password is recommended that you use . 6. This process takes some time depending on ...
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... number of appliances in a cluster solution is four (total eight controllers). • For Dell PowerVault NX3600, the maximum number of supported appliances is 1 (2 controllers). • For Dell PowerVault NX3610, the maximum number of supported appliances is 4 (8 controllers). When the software installation is ... Power OFF the controller using the recessed power button located at the back of supported appliances is 2 (4 controllers). • For Dell Compellent FS8600, the maximum number of the system. 2. You can expand the number of the system. 3. A NAS appliance consists of...
... number of appliances in a cluster solution is four (total eight controllers). • For Dell PowerVault NX3600, the maximum number of supported appliances is 1 (2 controllers). • For Dell PowerVault NX3610, the maximum number of supported appliances is 4 (8 controllers). When the software installation is ... Power OFF the controller using the recessed power button located at the back of supported appliances is 2 (4 controllers). • For Dell Compellent FS8600, the maximum number of the system. 2. You can expand the number of the system. 3. A NAS appliance consists of...
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... new NAS appliance is displayed. 7. For more information on virtual host creation and IQN associations, see Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610. For Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS solution, the WWN information for all required subnets and click Next. Note the new WWNs and define the...the newly added controllers are adding an additional appliance to the NAS cluster and click Next. If you want to add to the Dell PowerVault NX3610 NAS solution. 11. After the NAS appliance is successfully attached to restart the validation or click Next. From the Modular Data ...
... new NAS appliance is displayed. 7. For more information on virtual host creation and IQN associations, see Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610. For Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS solution, the WWN information for all required subnets and click Next. Note the new WWNs and define the...the newly added controllers are adding an additional appliance to the NAS cluster and click Next. If you want to add to the Dell PowerVault NX3610 NAS solution. 11. After the NAS appliance is successfully attached to restart the validation or click Next. From the Modular Data ...
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... from the Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier list. 6. The Creation Successful (Define Host) screen is displayed. 3. Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 For PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions, you created: 1. The Preview (Define Host) screen is displayed. 5. To create a host in the host group you can create hosts manually...
... from the Add by selecting a known unassociated host port identifier list. 6. The Creation Successful (Define Host) screen is displayed. 3. Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 For PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions, you created: 1. The Preview (Define Host) screen is displayed. 5. To create a host in the host group you can create hosts manually...
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......22 Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings...23 Accessing The NAS Manager Web Interface...23 4 NAS Manager Configuration Wizard 25 Configuring Additional Client VIPs...28 5 PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet 29 6 Getting Help...31 Contacting...
......22 Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings...23 Accessing The NAS Manager Web Interface...23 4 NAS Manager Configuration Wizard 25 Configuring Additional Client VIPs...28 5 PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet 29 6 Getting Help...31 Contacting...
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For information on installing the solution in the rack, see Setting Up Your PowerVault Network Attached Storage Solution that shipped with eight iSCSI ports across two controllers. MD Topology Your PowerVault MD32x0i array is equipped with your solution to serve both NAS and Block. 5 You can configure the MD32x0i array for your product...
For information on installing the solution in the rack, see Setting Up Your PowerVault Network Attached Storage Solution that shipped with eight iSCSI ports across two controllers. MD Topology Your PowerVault MD32x0i array is equipped with your solution to serve both NAS and Block. 5 You can configure the MD32x0i array for your product...
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Choosing The Switch Topology The PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 supports four switch topologies. Yes 4 No 2 All-in-one solution - Non-Dell switches may require a different MTU configuration for non-Dell switches, see the switch-specific manual. Table 1. The client No cables are connected to a client switch...sizes. The topologies are enabled in the following settings are listed in -one solution - Switch Topologies for PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 in the HA option, connect the PowerVault NX3600/3610 and MD ports to a SAN switch. NOTE: For the best practice solution in the Non...
Choosing The Switch Topology The PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 supports four switch topologies. Yes 4 No 2 All-in-one solution - Non-Dell switches may require a different MTU configuration for non-Dell switches, see the switch-specific manual. Table 1. The client No cables are connected to a client switch...sizes. The topologies are enabled in the following settings are listed in -one solution - Switch Topologies for PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 in the HA option, connect the PowerVault NX3600/3610 and MD ports to a SAN switch. NOTE: For the best practice solution in the Non...
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All-in-One Non-Redundant Option Preparing Your Management Station A management station is highly recommended that you do not attempt to log on to manage and configure the NAS cluster solution. NOTE: You can be enabled. 12 Figure 6. The NAS cluster solution can either the CLI or the Dell PowerVault NAS Manager. The minimum requirements for the management station are as follows: • IPv6 must be accessed using either log on to both the CLI and NAS Manager at the same time. It is required to the CLI or the NAS Manager.
All-in-One Non-Redundant Option Preparing Your Management Station A management station is highly recommended that you do not attempt to log on to manage and configure the NAS cluster solution. NOTE: You can be enabled. 12 Figure 6. The NAS cluster solution can either the CLI or the Dell PowerVault NAS Manager. The minimum requirements for the management station are as follows: • IPv6 must be accessed using either log on to both the CLI and NAS Manager at the same time. It is required to the CLI or the NAS Manager.
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...entries. The NAS IDU welcome screen is connected to the same switch as the client connections on fully configured or clustered PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions or to set up the network configuration and pair the controllers together. This utility does not check for initial ...configuration. 2 Running The NAS IDU The Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) guides you determine your network configuration and IP address allocation for PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 table). It also starts the process of pairing the system to the configuration....
...entries. The NAS IDU welcome screen is connected to the same switch as the client connections on fully configured or clustered PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions or to set up the network configuration and pair the controllers together. This utility does not check for initial ...configuration. 2 Running The NAS IDU The Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) guides you determine your network configuration and IP address allocation for PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 table). It also starts the process of pairing the system to the configuration....
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... the virtual disks to use . See the Dell PowerVault MD32x0i storage array Deployment Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. CAUTION: Correctly preparing the PowerVault Modular Disk (MD) storage array is required after completing the steps in the PowerVault Configuration Utility. Launch the PowerVault MDSM software on support.dell.com. NOTE: PowerVault MDSM is highly recommended that you set...
... the virtual disks to use . See the Dell PowerVault MD32x0i storage array Deployment Guide at support.dell.com/manuals. CAUTION: Correctly preparing the PowerVault Modular Disk (MD) storage array is required after completing the steps in the PowerVault Configuration Utility. Launch the PowerVault MDSM software on support.dell.com. NOTE: PowerVault MDSM is highly recommended that you set...