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..., CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Fibre Channel Storage Components A Fibre Channel storage system has three main components: ◆ Server component (host bus adapter driver with adapter and software) ◆ Interconnect components (cables based on Fibre Channel standards, and switches) ◆ Storage component (storage system with storage processors, power supply, cooling hardware, and disks) Server Component...
..., CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Fibre Channel Storage Components A Fibre Channel storage system has three main components: ◆ Server component (host bus adapter driver with adapter and software) ◆ Interconnect components (cables based on Fibre Channel standards, and switches) ◆ Storage component (storage system with storage processors, power supply, cooling hardware, and disks) Server Component...
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...CX500 2 2 CX700 4 4 1-8 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Number of a Fibre Channel system. EMC2434 Figure 1-6 CX700 Storage Processor Enclosure (SPE) Table 1-3 Each CX300 (DPE2), CX500 (DPE2), and CX700 (SPE) has two SPs. Storage Component (Storage System Enclosures) EMC CX300, CX500, and CX700 disk-array storage systems, with their storage processor (SPs), power supplies...as convenient. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems If your servers and storage systems will be far apart, you can place...
...CX500 2 2 CX700 4 4 1-8 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Number of a Fibre Channel system. EMC2434 Figure 1-6 CX700 Storage Processor Enclosure (SPE) Table 1-3 Each CX300 (DPE2), CX500 (DPE2), and CX700 (SPE) has two SPs. Storage Component (Storage System Enclosures) EMC CX300, CX500, and CX700 disk-array storage systems, with their storage processor (SPs), power supplies...as convenient. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems If your servers and storage systems will be far apart, you can place...
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...◆ Initiator components: servers containing host adapters, drivers, and software. ◆ LAN components: LAN cables and LAN devices such as switches. Nodes are not nodes. Figure 1-2 shows an initiator node and a target node. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems... network components such as switches and routers. ◆ Target components: storage systems with storage processors, power supply, cooling hardware, and disks. 1-10 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide each connection is a set of both network and I/O ...
...◆ Initiator components: servers containing host adapters, drivers, and software. ◆ LAN components: LAN cables and LAN devices such as switches. Nodes are not nodes. Figure 1-2 shows an initiator node and a target node. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems... network components such as switches and routers. ◆ Target components: storage systems with storage processors, power supply, cooling hardware, and disks. 1-10 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide each connection is a set of both network and I/O ...
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... Target components are iSCSI storage systems, namely CX500i disk-array storage systems, with disks. 1-12 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide The iSCSI front-end (data) ports communicate with switches or servers and the Fibre Channel back-end ports communicate with storage processors (SPs), power supplies, and cooling hardware. The controlling unit...
... Target components are iSCSI storage systems, namely CX500i disk-array storage systems, with disks. 1-12 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide The iSCSI front-end (data) ports communicate with switches or servers and the Fibre Channel back-end ports communicate with storage processors (SPs), power supplies, and cooling hardware. The controlling unit...
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... port is connected for the LAN to which the storage system is connected. 3-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide For example, 255.255.255.0. Table ...3-1 Management Port Worksheet Storage-System Serial Number Management Ports - Your network administrator should provide most of the storage system. Each port must be configured with a 10/100 management port of the chassis, on the far left, between power supply...
... port is connected for the LAN to which the storage system is connected. 3-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide For example, 255.255.255.0. Table ...3-1 Management Port Worksheet Storage-System Serial Number Management Ports - Your network administrator should provide most of the storage system. Each port must be configured with a 10/100 management port of the chassis, on the far left, between power supply...
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...main hardware component for a CX300, CX500, or CX500i storage system is required to support write caching. for a CX700 storage system, it is more highly available with a front door, midplane, and slots for the two storage processors (SPs), two power supplies, and fan modules. Table 1-1 on... page 1-2 outlines each storage-system enclosure and disk capacity. All components are similar. Two are required for CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems 6-3 only one SPS is required ...
...main hardware component for a CX300, CX500, or CX500i storage system is required to support write caching. for a CX700 storage system, it is more highly available with a front door, midplane, and slots for the two storage processors (SPs), two power supplies, and fan modules. Table 1-1 on... page 1-2 outlines each storage-system enclosure and disk capacity. All components are similar. Two are required for CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems 6-3 only one SPS is required ...
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Storage-System Hardware DAE2 DAE2 DAE2 SPE Front Figure 6-2 Mounting Tray with Standby Power Supplies (Behind the Bezel) CX700 Storage System DAE2 DAE2 DAE2 SPE Rear Standby Power Supply B (SPS B) Standby Power Supply A (SPS A) EMC2381 6-4 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
Storage-System Hardware DAE2 DAE2 DAE2 SPE Front Figure 6-2 Mounting Tray with Standby Power Supplies (Behind the Bezel) CX700 Storage System DAE2 DAE2 DAE2 SPE Rear Standby Power Supply B (SPS B) Standby Power Supply A (SPS A) EMC2381 6-4 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
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...-cache memory instead of RAID Groups. the storage system writes updated information to a Gigabit Ethernet port on an HBA or NIC. 6-6 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide therefore, a disk's role as a switch or router, or directly to continue as if ... allowing the server to an initiator iSCSI port on a network device such as a vault disk has no I/O occurs with the vault; If the request modifies information that's in the cache waiting to be written to the file systems on its destination. A standby power supply (SPS) ...
...-cache memory instead of RAID Groups. the storage system writes updated information to a Gigabit Ethernet port on an HBA or NIC. 6-6 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide therefore, a disk's role as a switch or router, or directly to continue as if ... allowing the server to an initiator iSCSI port on a network device such as a vault disk has no I/O occurs with the vault; If the request modifies information that's in the cache waiting to be written to the file systems on its destination. A standby power supply (SPS) ...
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...(standby power supplies) are allowed). 6-8 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide You can use more storage systems (up to four are allowed). Components for Unshared Direct Storage The minimum hardware required for shared switched storage is one server with two... Storage Systems Components for Shared Switched Storage The minimum hardware configuration required for unshared direct storage is two servers, each server in your installation. Components for Shared-or-Clustered Direct Storage The minimum hardware required for each with two...
...(standby power supplies) are allowed). 6-8 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide You can use more storage systems (up to four are allowed). Components for Unshared Direct Storage The minimum hardware required for shared switched storage is one server with two... Storage Systems Components for Shared Switched Storage The minimum hardware configuration required for unshared direct storage is two servers, each server in your installation. Components for Shared-or-Clustered Direct Storage The minimum hardware required for each with two...