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Product Guide - Page 1
October 2006 Introduction to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
Abstract This white paper introduces the reader to the hardware architecture and software features of the EMC® CLARiiON® AX Series storage systems. Comparisons are also made between the AX150 and the CX Series models.
Product Guide - Page 4
... system that makes all host writes are written directly to cache and are presented to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
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Executive summary
The EMC® CLARiiON® AX150 provides small to servers. The AX150 supports RAID level 5, which has two controllers. Storage area network (SAN) ― a high-speed Fibre Channel subnetwork that stores most-recently-accessed...
Product Guide - Page 5
... allows native command queuing (NCQ). The AX150 system houses up to prevent against loss of system memory per controller.
Š RAID 5 and RAID 1/0 support with mirrored write cache and redundant power supplies, and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to 12 serial ATAII (SATAII) drives in -time images that can issue new I/O commands while the drive is ideally suited for data access...
Product Guide - Page 6
... serial ATA II (SATA II) disk drives, enables customers who require shared storage for SAN, NAS, or direct-attach environments where high availability of data is required, but scheduled system shutdowns during nonbusiness hours for price-sensitive customers who previously could not afford networked storage to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
6 The AX150 is for repair is a member...
Product Guide - Page 7
... HA hosts
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Snapshots per SP is designed for redundancy, and the dual-controller model for high availability. The minimum configuration for system-specific code and database information, but contain user space as an
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* Adding SAN Copy/E software to the AX150 provides the ability to maintain an...
Product Guide - Page 8
... write cache and 36 MB of the AX150 enclosures. The remaining SP memory is replaced by dumping cache to the vault drives, disabling write caching and maintaining power to provide for up and running by a second SP with an identical DIMM card to SP A. Each SP contains two small form-factor, 2 Gb/s optical front-end ports for the storage system. Each SP is a dual-controller model that...
Product Guide - Page 9
... the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
9 To summarize, each SP assembly contains: Š One CPU fan Š One serial port (RJ45 connector) Š One 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN port (RJ45 connector) Š One serial port (RJ45 connector) for UPS (AX150 systems only) Š One power supply per processor (a second power supply is optional for the AX150SC) Š One front-end (FE) card...
Product Guide - Page 10
...port and the RJ45 port on SP A. AX150 enclosure rear view
Cabling the AX150
Cabling the AX150 is a simple, customer-friendly procedure. When attaching the UPS to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
10 Figure 4 on the storage system to the UPS, which allows the AX150 to standard AC power outlets. Use the cable appropriate for server I/O Š A serial cable to connect the RJ45 port on...
Product Guide - Page 11
...) • Dual SP suitcase (without power supplies) • Power supplies • SATA II drives (both an Events page that details all hardware components within the storage system that end, most components of the AX150 storage system are notified of failed components in several ways. Figure 4. Cabling the AX150 power
You must then decide whether the servers will be customer installable and...
Product Guide - Page 12
... holds software images, as well as the storage system.
AX Server Support CD
The storage system ships with the storage system for installation on the first three (AX150SC) or four (AX150) drives of the storage system. Software is bundled, so that are allocated on all AX storage systems that make storage system configuration and setup an easy task. The system software...
Product Guide - Page 14
... to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
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The Server Utility should be seen through Navisphere Express. The utility can be installed on all servers that connect the HBA to set the network parameters. Introduction to configure the storage system.
Navisphere Server Utility The Server Utility is done in band, or over the optical cables that are...
Product Guide - Page 16
... for server access. All communication between the server and the storage system is initialized and set up for easy and intuitive management. Updating HBA information
At this point, the storage system is encrypted, including the logon credentials. All requests are translated to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
16 Introduction to HTTPs using Secure Socket Layer (SSL...
Product Guide - Page 18
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These virtual disks are then assigned to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
18 Introduction to registered servers for data access. Attention Required dialog box
Navisphere Express lets you create one hot spare, which is available to replace any drive within the system that fails. The hot spare should be as big as the largest...
Product Guide - Page 21
... software that works with all storage systems and must be installed on all attached hosts. As there are two ports per SP, the AX150 with a path to a dedicated port on any supported Windows platform. Using PowerPath, administrators can improve the server's ability to the AX150 Storage System
A Detailed Review
21 For high availability, each SP. Direct attach
Up to...
Product Guide - Page 24
... suppliers, EMC is a Fibre Channel-attach storage system and supports Windows, Linux, and NetWare server platforms via SAN and direct-attach connections. Solution packages are managed easily with the aid of setup wizards. All aspects of the CLARiiON AX150 are designed as customer-replaceable units (CRUs). All major storage system components-including disk drives, power supplies, cooling...
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