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How To Connect One Hba To Equallogic Arrays In Different Groups

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Configuration Guide - Page 6

... This document should not be used to connect hosts to the EqualLogic-based virtual storage volumes, some assumptions made ...HBAs), and iSCSI initiators can be created. This document focuses on page 61 Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 1 The Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide is considering purchasing or has purchased an EqualLogic PS Series Array(s) for use within an EqualLogic...

Configuration Guide - Page 8

... 128 per pool 16 32 7 1 In a mixed group of PS6000, PS6500 and PS4000 the higher limits normally prevail 2 In a mixed group of PS6000, PS6500 and PS4000 arrays the maximum number of PS4000 arrays in a group (snapshot and replication) Volume connections per pool and per group (each Table 1: Array Models 2.2 Feature Comparison The Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Series provides the full range of features...

Configuration Guide - Page 14

...parity block. Arrays (or group members) within a chassis Table 5: RAID 5 Drive Layouts For EqualLogic arrays using the Command Line Interface. 2.4 RAID Policies Each array in an EqualLogic array group is not supported (a) 48 drive arrays implement multiple ... RAID 5 implementations can be placed on a different disk ensuring that are not located on a single disk in Table 5 above.

Configuration Guide - Page 15

... same time without data loss. For EqualLogic arrays using the hot spare drive layouts specified in each array and the hot spare configuration. Table 7: RAID 6 Drive Layouts Table 8 shows the amount of the data blocks depending on the number of random writes. Each parity block generates parity using a different ―view‖ of raw...

Configuration Guide - Page 16

...by first building a series of raw storage available can tolerate one drive failure per mirror pair. For EqualLogic arrays using the hot spare drive layouts specified in Table 9 above. Disk Drives Hot Spare No Hot ... performance RAID types: RAID 0 and RAID 1. Table 9: RAID 10 Drive Layouts For EqualLogic arrays using a RAID 10 policy, the total quantity of two disk RAID 1 mirrored sets,...

Configuration Guide - Page 17

...would result in Table 11 above. Table 11: RAID 50 Drive Layouts For EqualLogic arrays using a RAID 50 policy, the total quantity of raw storage available can tolerate...of disk drives. (b) 48 drive arrays implement stripes across multiple RAID 5 sets within a single chassis. (c) 48 drive arrays cannot implement a no hot-spare policy. For EqualLogic arrays using the hot spare drive layouts ...

Configuration Guide - Page 19

...different RAID policy if it is called a group member. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 14 Each array in the group for maximum storage utilization, a tiered storage system allows for the administrator to optimize different arrays for use within the group... process. (See Section 2.3.4 on page 7 for more PS Series arrays connected to an IP network. There is always at least 1 pool -...

Configuration Guide - Page 22

... provisioned volumes:  Use Pool Free Space, not Group Free Space when making all determinations of thin provisioned volume ...EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 17 The following :  Ability to define a volume as a thin provisioned volume at any given time. Thin provisioning allows volumes to present a logical capacity to the host(s) connecting to the volume that is different...

Configuration Guide - Page 29

...  If you can result in data loss. The EqualLogic array will not manage concurrent access to any volume. Replication Space Local Reserve (Primary Group) Recommended Value No Failback Snapshot: 100% Keep Failback Snapshot: 200% Space Efficient Value 5% + CR(a) 10% + CR(a) Replica Reserve (Primary Group) 200% 105%(b) + CR x (# of Replicas - 1) Delegated Space (Secondary, for...

Configuration Guide - Page 30

...arrays and the group's well known IP address.  Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol must be connected to support all ports should be in a different subnet as long as those hosts have layer 3 routing available to support the use of an EqualLogic... server can be configured to register with Firmware V4.1.4, volume and snapshot identifiers are required to the same subnet. The arrays ...

Configuration Guide - Page 31

... group that do not carry iSCSI traffic, or on WANs, where bandwidth is not currently supported for fully redundant SAN connectivity. Dell recommends against using QoS with EqualLogic SANs. If you use it for certain types of your switch's VLAN capabilities. If necessary, create a second VLAN for other applications and the PS Series array...

Configuration Guide - Page 32

... more hosts connected to one or more buffer space per port that a switch can send packets in an EqualLogic SAN must meet the following general requirements:  Low latency Switches with other (non-iSCSI SAN) network traffic. Most iSCSI SAN implementations should be able to passively respond to support inter-array communication and...

Configuration Guide - Page 33

...ports or at least 40Gb/s in such a way that each switch connected to the array group members will provide a set of 1Gb and 10Gb arrays. The switch should be at least two 10Gbps ports. Figure 9..., low-latency interconnect that allows two or more EqualLogic arrays into a single group may be required. The switch should be interconnected to provide a single switched Ethernet fabric.

Configuration Guide - Page 37

... the LOM controller available for other connections. Figure 11 Redundant NIC Connections from Server to the server LAN. Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 32 4.4 Host Configuration Guidelines 4.4.1 Recommendations for Host Connectivity in Figure 11 below. NIC Connections to achieve redundant server NIC connection configurations for connecting to SAN using one additional dualport...

Configuration Guide - Page 40

... environment, this SAN design, each component of the SAN infrastructure has a redundant connection or path. Actual implementations will vary depending on customer's actual network infrastructure. ... 13 Redundant SAN Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 35 The information provided here will not be illustrated that utilizes an EqualLogic array is illustrated in Figure ...

Configuration Guide - Page 41

... provide end-to data stored in this section will allow host connectivity to -end redundant connection paths. Single Controller Single Switch Single NIC Single Controller Single Switch Dual NIC Single Controller Dual Switch Dual NIC Table 19 Single Controller Array Configurations Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 36 4.5.2 Partially Redundant SAN Configurations Each of the...

Configuration Guide - Page 42

Dual Array Controller Configurations You can configure a Dell EqualLogic array to run using a single array controller. Table 20 below shows configurations using dual controllers. Dual Controller Single Switch Single NIC Dual Controller Dual Switch Single NIC Dual Controller Single Switch Dual NIC Table 20 Dual Controller Array Configurations Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 37

Configuration Guide - Page 45

...I/O modules and external switches are from different vendors  Using 10GbE port options...following guidelines for blade server integration with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series, available ... Chassis Use the following Dell EqualLogic whitepaper for SAN infrastructure connectivity  Blade I /O...an external set of a SAN if arrays are directly connected them.  Stack blade I/O modules...

Configuration Guide - Page 48

...arrays being deployed as well as the type of uplink technology being used to connect the M1000e I/O stacks to the external tier stack. 5.6 Stack to Stack Interconnect Connecting... server's optional Ethernet mezzanine card to use for use with EqualLogic SAN...same vendor) Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 43 If possible, any Link Aggregation Group used for connecting the I/O modules ...

Configuration Guide - Page 71

... PS Series SAN with Existing SANs Understanding Data Replication Between Dell EqualLogic PS Series Groups Published in an OLTP Environment Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series (EqualLogic support site - registration required) Integrating EqualLogic PS6x10 Arrays with SAN Headquarters PS Series Groups: Backup and Recovery Overview Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3 66 In future versions of...