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xEMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration Planning GuideTables

55-16EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareiDAE Data SheetYou can use a rackmount or deskside DPE and D

5Hardware Data Sheets5-17Storage System HardwarePower cables (single or dual)ac inlet connector: IEC 320-C14 power inletDeskside power cord: USA: 1.8

55-18EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareDAE Data SheetThe DAE storage-system dimensions and requirem

5Hardware Data Sheets5-19Storage System HardwarePower cables (single or dual)ac inlet connector: IEC 320-C14 power inletDeskside power cord: USA: 1.8

55-20EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareCabinets for Rackmount EnclosuresPrewired 19-inch-wide cabin

5Cable and Configuration Guidelines5-21Storage System HardwareCable and Configuration GuidelinesWe recommend that all copper-interconnected nodes be c

55-22EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareYou can use any existing FDDI, multimode, 62.5 micron cable

5Cable and Configuration Guidelines5-23Storage System HardwareTable 5-4 Cable Sizes — CopperComponent planning diagrams and worksheets follow.Length T

55-24EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareHardware Planning WorksheetsFollowing are worksheets to note

5Hardware Planning Worksheets5-25Storage System HardwareHardware Component Worksheet for Shared StorageNumber of servers:____ Adapters in servers:____

EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration Planning GuidexixiPrefaceThis planning guide provides an overview of Fibre Channel disk-array storage-s

55-26EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareFigure 5-12 Sample Shared Storage InstallationSwitch 2Switch

5Hardware Planning Worksheets5-27Storage System HardwareHardware for Unshared StorageThe cable identifiers used in the following figure and on the fol

55-28EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareFigure 5-13 Cable Identifier — Unshared System without HubsA

5Hardware Planning Worksheets5-29Storage System HardwareFigure 5-14 Cable Identifier — Unshared Full-Fibre System with HubsHub 2Hub 1AdapterAdapterAda

55-30EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareHardware Component Worksheet for Unshared StorageNumber of s

5Hardware Planning Worksheets5-31Storage System HardwareFigure 5-15 Sample Unshared Deskside System — Basic ConfigurationSample Component WorksheetA1

55-32EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareFigure 5-16 Sample Unshared Deskside System — Dual-Adapter/D

5Hardware Planning Worksheets5-33Storage System HardwareSample Component WorksheetHardware Component Worksheet for Unshared StorageNumber of servers:

55-34EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareFigure 5-17 Sample Component Worksheet for DPE-Based System

5Hardware Planning Worksheets5-35Storage System HardwareWhat Next? This chapter explained hardware components of shared and unshared storage systems.

xiiEMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration Planning GuidePrefaceOrganization of the ManualChapter 1 Provides background information on the Fibr

55-36EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System Hardware

Storage-System Management6-16This chapter explains the management applications you can use to manage storage systems from servers. Topics are • Using

66-2EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningStorage-System ManagementNavisphere software lets you bind and unbind disks, manipulate cac

6Using Navisphere Manager Software6-3Storage-System ManagementUsing Navisphere Manager SoftwareNavisphere Manager software (Manager) lets you manage m

66-4EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningStorage-System ManagementFigure 6-1 Sample Shared Switched Environment with Navisphere Mana

6Storage Management Worksheets6-5Storage-System ManagementStorage Management WorksheetsThis section includes two worksheets: one for shared storage an

66-6EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningStorage-System ManagementFor unshared storage (unshared direct or shared-or-clustered direc

6Storage Management Worksheets6-7Storage-System ManagementManagement Utility Worksheet – Unshared StorageHostname: Operating system:Storage system typ

66-8EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningStorage-System Management

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guidei-1Aac power requirementsDAE-only storage system 5-18DPE storage system 5-14iDAE stora

About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)1-11This chapter introduces Fibre Channel disk-array storage systems and storage area networks

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guidei-2Indexsite requirements 5-18weight 5-18data sheets, hardware 5-14device name, opera

i-3EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideIndexiDAEstorage system 5-16high availabilityoptions for unshared storage 5-13share

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guidei-4IndexPpage size, cache 3-14, 4-13parallel access array, see RAID 3 Grouppaths to LUN

i-5EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideIndexSP (storage processor)description 5-5, 5-9FC-AL address ID 3-14, 4-12SPS (stan

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guidei-6Index

11-2EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Introducing EMC Fibre Channel Storag

1Fibre Channel Background1-3About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Fibre Channel BackgroundFibre Channel is a high-performance serial

11-4EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Fibre Channel Storage ComponentsA Fi

1Fibre Channel Storage Components1-5About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)The maximum length of copper cable is 30 meters (99 feet) b

11-6EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)You can cascade switches (connect on

1Fibre Channel Storage Components1-7About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Figure 1-4 A Switch ZoneIf you do not define a zone in a sw

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideiiCopyright © EMC Corporation 2000, 2001. All rights reserved.Printed May 2001No part of

11-8EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)If your servers and storage systems

1Fibre Channel Storage Components1-9About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Storage Component (Storage Systems, Storage Processors (SPs

11-10EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Types of Storage System Installatio

1About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area Networks)1-11About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)About Switched Shared Storag

11-12EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)However, switch zoning cannot selec

1About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area Networks)1-13About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Figure 1-10 Sample SAN Confi

11-14EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)The following figure shows both dat

1About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area Networks)1-15About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Storage System Hardware for

11-16EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)About Unshared StorageUnshared stor

1About Unshared Storage1-17About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)Figure 1-13 Storage System Hardware for Unshared StorageWhat Next? F

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideiiiPreface...

11-18EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningAbout Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs)

RAID Types and Tradeoffs2-12This chapter explains RAID types you can choose for your storage system LUNs. If you already know about RAID types and kno

22-2EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsIntroducing RAIDThe storage system uses RAID (redundant array of in

2Introducing RAID2-3RAID Types and TradeoffsRAID Groups and LUNsSome RAID types let you create multiple LUNs on one RAID Group. You can then allot eac

22-4EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsRAID TypesYou can choose from the following RAID types: RAID 5, RAI

2RAID Types2-5RAID Types and TradeoffsFigure 2-2 RAID 5 GroupRAID 5 Groups offer excellent read performance and good write performance. Write performa

22-6EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsThe following figure shows user and parity data with a data block s

2RAID Types2-7RAID Types and TradeoffsFor each write to a RAID 3 Group, the storage system1. Calculates the parity data.2. Writes the new user and par

22-8EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsRAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array)A RAID 0 Group consists of three t

2RAID Types2-9RAID Types and TradeoffsFigure 2-5 RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group)A RAID 1/0 Group can survive the failure of multiple disks, pro

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideivContentsRAID 1 Mirrored Pair ...

22-10EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and Tradeoffsreplace the failed disk, the SP copies the data from the former ho

2RAID Types2-11RAID Types and TradeoffsFigure 2-6 How a Hot Spare WorksHot spare0123456789101112131415161718191. RAID 5 group consists of disk modules

22-12EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsRAID Benefits and TradeoffsThis section reviews RAID types and exp

2RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs2-13RAID Types and TradeoffsTable 2-1 Performance, Availability, and Cost of RAID Types (Individual Unit = 1.0)Performance

22-14EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsWe do not recommend using RAID 3 in the same storage-system chassi

2RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs2-15RAID Types and Tradeoffsspace usage is critical, bind an individual unit or RAID 0 Group without software mirroring.A

22-16EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsFigure 2-7 Disk Space Usage in the RAID ConfigurationsA RAID 0 Gro

2Guidelines for RAID Types2-17RAID Types and TradeoffsGuidelines for RAID TypesTo decide when to use a RAID 5 Group, RAID 3 Group, mirror (that is, a

22-18EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsUse a RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array) for appl

2Sample Applications for RAID Types2-19RAID Types and TradeoffsSample Applications for RAID TypesThis section describes some types of applications in

vEMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideContentsHardware for Unshared Storage...

22-20EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningRAID Types and TradeoffsRAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array) — Use a RAID 0

Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched Storage3-13This chapter shows a sample RAID, LUN, and Storage Group configuration with shared stor

33-2EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageDual Paths to LUNsA shared stora

3Sample Shared Switched Installation3-3Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageSample Shared Switched InstallationThe following fig

33-4EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageThe storage-system disk IDs and

3Sample Shared Switched Installation3-5Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageMail Server — 576 Gbytes on four LUNsUnit O on five

33-6EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StoragePlanning Applications, LUNs, and

3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3-7Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageApplication and LUN Planning WorksheetA

33-8EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageRAID type of LUN. This is the RA

3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3-9Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageLUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet

EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideviContents

33-10EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StoragePart of a sample LUN and Storag

3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3-11Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageStorage Group will be dedicated (not ac

33-12EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageLUN Details WorksheetStorage sy

3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3-13Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageLUN Details WorksheetStorage system (co

33-14EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageCompleting the LUN Details Work

3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3-15Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageLUN ID. The LUN ID is a hexadecimal num

33-16EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched Storageper RAID Group may adversely im

3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3-17Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched StorageFile system, partition, or drive. Write

33-18EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration PlanningPlanning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched Storage

Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct Storage4-14Invisible Body Tag This chapter shows sample RAID and LUN configurations with direc

EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration Planning Guidevii1-1 Storage System Models ...

44-2EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageDual SPs and Paths to LUN

4Unshared Direct and Shared-or-Clustered Direct Storage4-3Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageThe storage system disk IDs and L

44-4EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StoragePlanning Applications and

4Planning Applications and LUNs4-5Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageApplication and LUN Planning WorksheetA sample worksheet

44-6EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageRAID configuration. For e

4Planning Applications and LUNs4-7Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageLUN Planning Worksheet - RackmountFull-fibre storage syst

44-8EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageLUN Planning Worksheet -

4Planning Applications and LUNs4-9Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageA sample LUN worksheet follows.Completing the LUN Plannin

44-10EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageLUN Details WorksheetSto

4Planning Applications and LUNs4-11Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageLUN Details WorksheetStorage system (complete this secti

viiiEMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration Planning GuideFigures5-8 Storage System with Two SPs Connected to the Same Server ... 5-

44-12EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageCompleting the LUN Detai

4Planning Applications and LUNs4-13Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct Storageyou would specify 80 Mbytes for the read cache and 160 M

44-14EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct StorageFor example,• A five-dis

4Planning Applications and LUNs4-15Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct Storageunits that will benefit from it. Read and write caching

44-16EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuidePlanning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct Storage

Storage System Hardware5-15Invisible Body Tag This chapter describes the storage-system hardware components. Topics are• Hardware for Shared Stor

55-2EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareThe storage systems attach to the server and the interconnect

5Hardware for Shared Storage5-3Storage System HardwareHardware for Shared StorageThe primary hardware component for shared storage is a ten-slot Disk-

55-4EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareFigure 5-3 Rackmount System with DPE and DAEsDisksThe disks —

5Hardware for Shared Storage5-5Storage System HardwareDisk Modules and Module IDs — Rackmount DPE-Based SystemStorage Processor (SP)The SP provides th

EMC Fibre Channel Storage-System Configuration Planning Guideix2-1 Performance, Availability, and Cost of RAID Types (Individual Unit = 1.0) ...

55-6EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareHardware for Unshared StorageUnshared storage systems are les

5Hardware for Unshared Storage5-7Storage System HardwareFigure 5-5 Storage System Types for Unshared StorageDeskside DPE with DAERackmount DPE, one en

55-8EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareThe following figure shows some components of a deskside DPE.

5Hardware for Unshared Storage5-9Storage System HardwareFigure 5-7 Disks and Disk IDsStorage Processor (SP)The SP provides the intelligence of the sto

55-10EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareFigure 5-8 Storage System with Two SPs Connected to the Same

5Planning Your Hardware Components5-11Storage System HardwareStorage-system caching provides significant performance enhancement. Read caching is avai

55-12EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareConfiguration Tradeoffs - Unshared StorageFor each storage-s

5Planning Your Hardware Components5-13Storage System HardwareTable 5-1 High-Availability Options, Deskside Unshared StorageFor rackmount systems, the

55-14EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning GuideStorage System HardwareHardware Data SheetsThe hardware data sheets shown in this s

5Hardware Data Sheets5-15Storage System HardwarePower requirementsVoltage rating: 100 V ac to 240 V ac –10%/+15%, single-phase, 47 Hz to 63 Hz; power