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... Snapshot Trade-offs 4-7 SnapView Worksheets 4-8 What Is MirrorView 4-11 MirrorView Example 4-11 MirrorView Features and Benefits 4-13 MirrorView Planning Worksheet 4-15 What Is MirrorView/A 4-17 MirrorView/A Example 4-18 MirrorView/A Features and Benefits 4-19 MirrorView/A Planning Worksheets 4-22 What Is EMC SAN Copy 4-24 iv EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
... Snapshot Trade-offs 4-7 SnapView Worksheets 4-8 What Is MirrorView 4-11 MirrorView Example 4-11 MirrorView Features and Benefits 4-13 MirrorView Planning Worksheet 4-15 What Is MirrorView/A 4-17 MirrorView/A Example 4-18 MirrorView/A Features and Benefits 4-19 MirrorView/A Planning Worksheets 4-22 What Is EMC SAN Copy 4-24 iv EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
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Contents SAN Copy Example 4-26 SAN Copy Features and Benefits 4-27 Implementing SAN Copy Over Extended Distances ... Worksheet 5-9 LUN Details Worksheet 5-14 Chapter 6 Storage-System Hardware Storage-System Installation Types 6-2 Hardware for CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems 6-3 Storage Hardware 6-3 Storage Processor (SP 6-5 Disks 6-7 Planning Your Hardware Components 6-8 Components for...System iSCSI Data Port Worksheet 7-2 iSCSI Initiator Port Worksheet 7-3 Index ...i-1 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide v
Contents SAN Copy Example 4-26 SAN Copy Features and Benefits 4-27 Implementing SAN Copy Over Extended Distances ... Worksheet 5-9 LUN Details Worksheet 5-14 Chapter 6 Storage-System Hardware Storage-System Installation Types 6-2 Hardware for CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems 6-3 Storage Hardware 6-3 Storage Processor (SP 6-5 Disks 6-7 Planning Your Hardware Components 6-8 Components for...System iSCSI Data Port Worksheet 7-2 iSCSI Initiator Port Worksheet 7-3 Index ...i-1 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide v
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... planning guide introduces EMC® CLARiiON® CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 disk-array storage systems and offers useful background information and worksheets to -date information on the servers. or ◆ before you will be familiar with the host servers that will use . Read this guide, you plan the installation of its features; If a product does...
... planning guide introduces EMC® CLARiiON® CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 disk-array storage systems and offers useful background information and worksheets to -date information on the servers. or ◆ before you will be familiar with the host servers that will use . Read this guide, you plan the installation of its features; If a product does...
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... as follows: Chapter 1 Provides background information about Fibre Channel and iSCSI features and explains the major types of storage systems. Explains how to hardware or software. x EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Chapter 4 Describes the optional EMC storage-system based applications for replicating data or copying data within or...
... as follows: Chapter 1 Provides background information about Fibre Channel and iSCSI features and explains the major types of storage systems. Explains how to hardware or software. x EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Chapter 4 Describes the optional EMC storage-system based applications for replicating data or copying data within or...
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...for a total of 240 disks a. Figure 1-1 shows a typical CX700 storage system. 1-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Storage System Enclosures and Disk Capacities Storage System Enclosure ...features are available: ◆ a standard DAE2 version with high-performance Fibre Channel disks ◆ a DAE2-ATA version with Fibre Channel disks. 16 separate DAE2s for 15 disks. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Introducing CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Table 1-1 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i...
...for a total of 240 disks a. Figure 1-1 shows a typical CX700 storage system. 1-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Storage System Enclosures and Disk Capacities Storage System Enclosure ...features are available: ◆ a standard DAE2 version with high-performance Fibre Channel disks ◆ a DAE2-ATA version with Fibre Channel disks. 16 separate DAE2s for 15 disks. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Introducing CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Table 1-1 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i...
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...storage system lets you configure and manage it. that let multiple servers share disk-array storage systems on page 1-6. 1-14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Server Server Server Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Path 1 Path 2 FC ... SAN (storage area network). About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area Networks) This section explains the features that is, the SAN requires EMC Access Logix software to provide flexible access control to storage...
...storage system lets you configure and manage it. that let multiple servers share disk-array storage systems on page 1-6. 1-14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Server Server Server Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Path 1 Path 2 FC ... SAN (storage area network). About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area Networks) This section explains the features that is, the SAN requires EMC Access Logix software to provide flexible access control to storage...
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no inherent high-availability features ◆ Individual unit; Figures shown are theoretical maximums. RAID Benefits and Trade-offs 2-13 Table 2-1 compares the read and write performance and relative cost per ... in a RAID type other than 0; You can bind disks into a LUN, you cannot change the RAID type of the RAID types. no inherent high-availability features ◆ Hot spare; a RAID 0 Group mirrored by the storage-system hardware ◆ RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array); does not store data during normal system...
no inherent high-availability features ◆ Individual unit; Figures shown are theoretical maximums. RAID Benefits and Trade-offs 2-13 Table 2-1 compares the read and write performance and relative cost per ... in a RAID type other than 0; You can bind disks into a LUN, you cannot change the RAID type of the RAID types. no inherent high-availability features ◆ Hot spare; a RAID 0 Group mirrored by the storage-system hardware ◆ RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array); does not store data during normal system...
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... in the RAID Configuration A RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array) provides all its disk space for user files, but does not provide any high availability features. RAID Types and Trade-offs RAID 5 Group 1st Disk User and Parity Data RAID 3 Group 1st Disk User Data RAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array) 1st Disk... cost per Gbyte of disk space. For high availability, you can use a RAID 1/0 Group instead. An individual unit, like a RAID 0 Group, provides no high-availability features.
... in the RAID Configuration A RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array) provides all its disk space for user files, but does not provide any high availability features. RAID Types and Trade-offs RAID 5 Group 1st Disk User and Parity Data RAID 3 Group 1st Disk User Data RAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array) 1st Disk... cost per Gbyte of disk space. For high availability, you can use a RAID 1/0 Group instead. An individual unit, like a RAID 0 Group, provides no high-availability features.
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...run the Host Agent for a LUN). Navisphere Analyzer Navisphere Analyzer lets you manage multiple storage systems on how the server maps devices to another, and examine events recorded in addition to commands that checks storage systems for fault conditions ...With Manager you and/or customer service if any fault condition occurs. Navisphere Management Suites 3-5 Manager features a user interface (UI) with information on multiple servers simultaneously. Navisphere Integrator Navisphere Integrator provides an interface between Navisphere products and HP OpenView®, CA...
...run the Host Agent for a LUN). Navisphere Analyzer Navisphere Analyzer lets you manage multiple storage systems on how the server maps devices to another, and examine events recorded in addition to commands that checks storage systems for fault conditions ...With Manager you and/or customer service if any fault condition occurs. Navisphere Management Suites 3-5 Manager features a user interface (UI) with information on multiple servers simultaneously. Navisphere Integrator Navisphere Integrator provides an interface between Navisphere products and HP OpenView®, CA...
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...; MirrorView Example 4-11 ◆ MirrorView Features and Benefits 4-13 ◆ MirrorView Planning Worksheet 4-15 Data Replication and Data Mobility Software 4-1 Invisible Body Tag 4 Data Replication and Data Mobility Software This chapter introduces EMC CLARiiON data replication software (SnapView™, MirrorView...™, and MirrorView/Asynchronous software) and the EMC data mobility software (SAN Copy™ software) for the CX500 and...
...; MirrorView Example 4-11 ◆ MirrorView Features and Benefits 4-13 ◆ MirrorView Planning Worksheet 4-15 Data Replication and Data Mobility Software 4-1 Invisible Body Tag 4 Data Replication and Data Mobility Software This chapter introduces EMC CLARiiON data replication software (SnapView™, MirrorView...™, and MirrorView/Asynchronous software) and the EMC data mobility software (SAN Copy™ software) for the CX500 and...
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...- For a full copy, SAN Copy must be installed on the storage system with the source logical unit. 4-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide For an incremental copy, SAN Copy must be installed on either the storage...◆ MirrorView/A Example 4-18 ◆ MirrorView/A Features and Benefits 4-19 ◆ MirrorView/A Planning Worksheets 4-22 SAN Copy ◆ What Is EMC SAN Copy 4-24 ◆ Implementing SAN Copy Over Extended Distances 4-28 ◆ MirrorView/A Features and Benefits 4-19 ◆ MirrorView/A Planning Worksheets ...
...- For a full copy, SAN Copy must be installed on the storage system with the source logical unit. 4-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide For an incremental copy, SAN Copy must be installed on either the storage...◆ MirrorView/A Example 4-18 ◆ MirrorView/A Features and Benefits 4-19 ◆ MirrorView/A Planning Worksheets 4-22 SAN Copy ◆ What Is EMC SAN Copy 4-24 ◆ Implementing SAN Copy Over Extended Distances 4-28 ◆ MirrorView/A Features and Benefits 4-19 ◆ MirrorView/A Planning Worksheets ...
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Production Host Second Host Continuous I/O Storage System Source LUN Reserved LUN Pool Snapshot Figure 4-2 Snapshot Example EMC2764 4-6 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide You can do this by using SnapView's rollback feature. Data Replication and Data Mobility Software SnapView also allows you to instantly restore a session's point-in-time...
Production Host Second Host Continuous I/O Storage System Source LUN Reserved LUN Pool Snapshot Figure 4-2 Snapshot Example EMC2764 4-6 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide You can do this by using SnapView's rollback feature. Data Replication and Data Mobility Software SnapView also allows you to instantly restore a session's point-in-time...
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...server writes are resilient to an SP failure in the primary of RAID protect against disk failure, and mirrors are acknowledged only after all secondary storage systems commit the data. Provision for Disaster Recovery with EMC SnapView LUN snapshot and clone copy software CLARiiON... transparent to servers and their applications. Data Replication and Data Mobility Software MirrorView Features and Benefits MirrorView mirroring adds value to customer systems by offering the following features: ◆ Provision for disaster recovery with minimal overhead ◆ CLARiiON environment ◆...
...server writes are resilient to an SP failure in the primary of RAID protect against disk failure, and mirrors are acknowledged only after all secondary storage systems commit the data. Provision for Disaster Recovery with EMC SnapView LUN snapshot and clone copy software CLARiiON... transparent to servers and their applications. Data Replication and Data Mobility Software MirrorView Features and Benefits MirrorView mirroring adds value to customer systems by offering the following features: ◆ Provision for disaster recovery with minimal overhead ◆ CLARiiON environment ◆...
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The high-availability features of the primary site. A storage system can use of server resources at a remote site. Data Replication and Data Mobility Software Local High Availability MirrorView operates in time. Mirrors are resilient to have a ...the primary site replicates to make backup copies at both sites. This allows the use SnapView in conjunction with minimal overhead. 4-14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide You can maintain the primary image for another mirror. MirrorView ensures that can take snapshot ...
The high-availability features of the primary site. A storage system can use of server resources at a remote site. Data Replication and Data Mobility Software Local High Availability MirrorView operates in time. Mirrors are resilient to have a ...the primary site replicates to make backup copies at both sites. This allows the use SnapView in conjunction with minimal overhead. 4-14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide You can maintain the primary image for another mirror. MirrorView ensures that can take snapshot ...
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Optional Write Intent Log Worksheet First LUN Second LUN LUN Name or ID LUN Size (128 Mbytes minimum) 4-16 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Data Replication and Data Mobility Software If you decide to use the write intent log feature for even one remote mirror, then you must bind two LUNs of at least 128 Mbytes for the write intent log.
Optional Write Intent Log Worksheet First LUN Second LUN LUN Name or ID LUN Size (128 Mbytes minimum) 4-16 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Data Replication and Data Mobility Software If you decide to use the write intent log feature for even one remote mirror, then you must bind two LUNs of at least 128 Mbytes for the write intent log.
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... Accounts Server Storage Group Secondary Images SP A SP B LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN Storage system 1 Storage system 2 EMC2000a Figure 4-4 Sample Remote Mirror Configuration MirrorView/A Features and Benefits MirrorView/A mirroring has the following features: ◆ Provision for disaster recovery with minimal overhead ◆ CLARiON environment ◆ Bidirectional mirroring ◆ Integration with EMC SnapView...
... Accounts Server Storage Group Secondary Images SP A SP B LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN Storage system 1 Storage system 2 EMC2000a Figure 4-4 Sample Remote Mirror Configuration MirrorView/A Features and Benefits MirrorView/A mirroring has the following features: ◆ Provision for disaster recovery with minimal overhead ◆ CLARiON environment ◆ Bidirectional mirroring ◆ Integration with EMC SnapView...
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... server is transparent to the source LUN. The secondary image is not host-based; MirrorView/A lets data processing operations resume with minimal overhead. MirrorView/A is not viewable to perform data verification and run parallel processes. 4-20 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i,...processing for mirroring is the major benefit of RAID protect against disk failure, and mirrors are periodically updated. The highly-available features of MirrorView/A mirroring. Bidirectional Mirroring A single storage system can never hold the secondary image) for some mirrors and secondary...
... server is transparent to the source LUN. The secondary image is not host-based; MirrorView/A lets data processing operations resume with minimal overhead. MirrorView/A is not viewable to perform data verification and run parallel processes. 4-20 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i,...processing for mirroring is the major benefit of RAID protect against disk failure, and mirrors are periodically updated. The highly-available features of MirrorView/A mirroring. Bidirectional Mirroring A single storage system can never hold the secondary image) for some mirrors and secondary...
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...for the snapshot, clone, or BCV source logical unit to continue during the copy process ◆ Simultaneous sessions that copy data to multiple CLARiiON and Symmetrix storage systems ◆ Easy-to-use in the copy process and the data migration takes place on the SAN, the copy ... have more than a LAN-based, host-involved copy process. What Is EMC SAN Copy? 4-27 Data Replication and Data Mobility Software SAN Copy Features and Benefits SAN Copy adds value to customer systems by offering the following features: ◆ Storage-system-based data mover application that offloads the host, ...
...for the snapshot, clone, or BCV source logical unit to continue during the copy process ◆ Simultaneous sessions that copy data to multiple CLARiiON and Symmetrix storage systems ◆ Easy-to-use in the copy process and the data migration takes place on the SAN, the copy ... have more than a LAN-based, host-involved copy process. What Is EMC SAN Copy? 4-27 Data Replication and Data Mobility Software SAN Copy Features and Benefits SAN Copy adds value to customer systems by offering the following features: ◆ Storage-system-based data mover application that offloads the host, ...
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..., or drive name here. RAID type of its Storage Group or RAID Group. The features of RAID types are identified by adding other RAID types, you find that describes the ... create a partition on a LUN, you use the disk administrator software to it . 5-8 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide For example, for this application will then identify the...bound is the RAID Group type you know the name, a short description that identifies the server) and the operating system name, if you want for drive T, assign the volume ID RAID5_T...
..., or drive name here. RAID type of its Storage Group or RAID Group. The features of RAID types are identified by adding other RAID types, you find that describes the ... create a partition on a LUN, you use the disk administrator software to it . 5-8 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide For example, for this application will then identify the...bound is the RAID Group type you know the name, a short description that identifies the server) and the operating system name, if you want for drive T, assign the volume ID RAID5_T...
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A CX700 SP consists of the storage system. For CX500i storage systems, each SP has two iSCSI front-end ports that provides SAN features (called FLARE™ Operating Environment), the SP processes the data written to or read from the disk modules, and monitors the...board), and status lights. For Fibre Channel storage systems, each SP in a CX500i has two Fibre Channel back-end ports to a storage system and also lets the storage system use write caching (described in a client system. Server Server Server Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Path 1 Path 2 LAN/Switch SP A SP...
A CX700 SP consists of the storage system. For CX500i storage systems, each SP has two iSCSI front-end ports that provides SAN features (called FLARE™ Operating Environment), the SP processes the data written to or read from the disk modules, and monitors the...board), and status lights. For Fibre Channel storage systems, each SP in a CX500i has two Fibre Channel back-end ports to a storage system and also lets the storage system use write caching (described in a client system. Server Server Server Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Path 1 Path 2 LAN/Switch SP A SP...