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... 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 Offline Diagnostics...104 Reinstalling The NAS Cluster Solution...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...
... 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 Offline Diagnostics...104 Reinstalling The NAS Cluster Solution...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...
User Manual
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...order to achieve complete data distribution and to you, for example, a Dell Compellent FS8600 (1 GbE) with four appliances has 32 Client VIPs. The interconnect network provides the connectivity for Dell FluidFS clustering, including the heartbeat monitor, transferring data, mirroring information between... protocol for Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610, or the fibre channel protocol for Dell Compellent FS8600. LAN Or Client Network After the initial configuration, a virtual IP (VIP) address connects the NAS cluster solution to safely shut down. It enables the NAS cluster solution to...
...order to achieve complete data distribution and to you, for example, a Dell Compellent FS8600 (1 GbE) with four appliances has 32 Client VIPs. The interconnect network provides the connectivity for Dell FluidFS clustering, including the heartbeat monitor, transferring data, mirroring information between... protocol for Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610, or the fibre channel protocol for Dell Compellent FS8600. LAN Or Client Network After the initial configuration, a virtual IP (VIP) address connects the NAS cluster solution to safely shut down. It enables the NAS cluster solution to...
User Manual
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...Block management and monitoring is done using: • Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Management (MDSM) for the Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/ NX3610 NAS solution • Enterprise Manager for each section, in a single view. 2 Monitoring The FluidFS NAS Solution NOTE: The information in this chapter refers to... quotas usage report, and receive remote replication job status reports. The list includes controllers and their associated NAS appliances. The current network throughput includes data read-write throughput (MBps) and the number of problematic components. NOTE: To...
...Block management and monitoring is done using: • Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Management (MDSM) for the Dell PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/ NX3610 NAS solution • Enterprise Manager for each section, in a single view. 2 Monitoring The FluidFS NAS Solution NOTE: The information in this chapter refers to... quotas usage report, and receive remote replication job status reports. The list includes controllers and their associated NAS appliances. The current network throughput includes data read-write throughput (MBps) and the number of problematic components. NOTE: To...
User Manual
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... 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 2 (4 controllers). • For Dell Compellent FS8600, the maximum number of two NAS controllers within a single chassis. NOTE: The NAS cluster solution software cannot be erased after reinstalling the NAS solution software. After the appliance(s) are available (to...
... 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 2 (4 controllers). • For Dell Compellent FS8600, the maximum number of two NAS controllers within a single chassis. NOTE: The NAS cluster solution software cannot be erased after reinstalling the NAS solution software. After the appliance(s) are available (to...
User Manual
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... Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610. Click Next. After IP addresses for NAS Appliances) page is displayed. 7. To skip the validation, click Skip. 8. From the Chassis number list, select the NAS appliance that the system is displayed. 9. If you can also view the Fibre Channel WWNs Configuration. 10. For the Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS solution, apart from the...
... Creating A Host In PowerVault NX3500/NX3600/NX3610. Click Next. After IP addresses for NAS Appliances) page is displayed. 7. To skip the validation, click Skip. 8. From the Chassis number list, select the NAS appliance that the system is displayed. 9. If you can also view the Fibre Channel WWNs Configuration. 10. For the Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS solution, apart from the...
Deployment Guide
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...: Before deploying the NAS IDU, ensure that : • The NAS IDU is enabled on fully configured or clustered PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions or to the configuration. Follow the prompts in the Configuration Summary screen. NOTE: Use this utility only to complete the installation. Launch the NAS Deployment Utility. 15 2 Running The NAS IDU The Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility...
...: Before deploying the NAS IDU, ensure that : • The NAS IDU is enabled on fully configured or clustered PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 NAS solutions or to the configuration. Follow the prompts in the Configuration Summary screen. NOTE: Use this utility only to complete the installation. Launch the NAS Deployment Utility. 15 2 Running The NAS IDU The Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility...
Setting Up Your Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage Solution
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... and guides you create a disk group for your web browser: https:// The NAS Management VIP is not used to access the PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 controllers. is displayed. 2. Number of 1 NAS Appliances 2* NAS Cluster Name: PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet Number of 1 MD Series Arrays 2* Type of Dell Inc. NOTE: The following steps using the Start Configuration Wizard: •...
... and guides you create a disk group for your web browser: https:// The NAS Management VIP is not used to access the PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 controllers. is displayed. 2. Number of 1 NAS Appliances 2* NAS Cluster Name: PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet Number of 1 MD Series Arrays 2* Type of Dell Inc. NOTE: The following steps using the Start Configuration Wizard: •...
Dell PowerVault FluidFS NAS Solutions Release Notes
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 2 1 Introduction...5 What's New In the System...5 Introduction Of The Dell PowerVault NX3600 And NX3610 Appliances 5 Introduction Of The NAS Initial Deployment Utility 5 Known Issues And Limitations...5 Fluid FS Version 2.0...5 NAS Initial Deployment Utility...7 Contacting Dell ...8
Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 2 1 Introduction...5 What's New In the System...5 Introduction Of The Dell PowerVault NX3600 And NX3610 Appliances 5 Introduction Of The NAS Initial Deployment Utility 5 Known Issues And Limitations...5 Fluid FS Version 2.0...5 NAS Initial Deployment Utility...7 Contacting Dell ...8
Dell PowerVault FluidFS NAS Solutions Release Notes
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... a NX3600/NX3610 appliance, the NAS IDU uses non-routable IPv6 unicast traffic to take over the failed controller. The NX3600/NX3610 appliances are built for the Dell PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 NAS appliances, Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) version 2.0, and the NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU). In a NAS cluster, any single controller can contain up to two NAS appliances or four active NAS controllers in the same appliance to discover the appliance...
... a NX3600/NX3610 appliance, the NAS IDU uses non-routable IPv6 unicast traffic to take over the failed controller. The NX3600/NX3610 appliances are built for the Dell PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 NAS appliances, Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) version 2.0, and the NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU). In a NAS cluster, any single controller can contain up to two NAS appliances or four active NAS controllers in the same appliance to discover the appliance...