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... CX700 Storage Systems Introducing CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Table 1-1 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 disk-array storage systems provide terabytes of DAE2s are provided by two storage processors (SPs). Their hardware RAID ... Enclosure (DPE2) 15 Fibre Channel disks 7 separate DAE2s for 15 disks. Figure 1-1 shows a typical CX700 storage system. 1-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Table 1-1 outlines each storage system enclosure and disk capacities. Each DAE2 enclosure has slots ...
... CX700 Storage Systems Introducing CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Table 1-1 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 disk-array storage systems provide terabytes of DAE2s are provided by two storage processors (SPs). Their hardware RAID ... Enclosure (DPE2) 15 Fibre Channel disks 7 separate DAE2s for 15 disks. Figure 1-1 shows a typical CX700 storage system. 1-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide Table 1-1 outlines each storage system enclosure and disk capacities. Each DAE2 enclosure has slots ...
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... The shared-or-clustered direct installation can be either shared (that is the simplest and least costly. ◆ Shared-or-clustered direct, with a limit of two servers, lets two servers share storage resources with high availability. ◆ Shared switched, with two switch fabrics, lets two... types of installation: ◆ Unshared direct with one server is , use a storage system in any shared installation require EMC Access LogixTM software to control server access to the storage-system LUNs. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Types of Storage-System Installations ...
... The shared-or-clustered direct installation can be either shared (that is the simplest and least costly. ◆ Shared-or-clustered direct, with a limit of two servers, lets two servers share storage resources with high availability. ◆ Shared switched, with two switch fabrics, lets two... types of installation: ◆ Unshared direct with one server is , use a storage system in any shared installation require EMC Access LogixTM software to control server access to the storage-system LUNs. About CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Types of Storage-System Installations ...
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...) ◆ RAID 3 Group (parallel access array) ◆ RAID 1 mirrored pair ◆ RAID 1/0 Group (mirrored RAID 0 Group); Table 2-1 compares the read and write performance and relative cost per gigabyte (Gbyte) of that LUN without unbinding it, and this means losing all data on it. no inherent high-availability features ◆ Hot spare...
...) ◆ RAID 3 Group (parallel access array) ◆ RAID 1 mirrored pair ◆ RAID 1/0 Group (mirrored RAID 0 Group); Table 2-1 compares the read and write performance and relative cost per gigabyte (Gbyte) of that LUN without unbinding it, and this means losing all data on it. no inherent high-availability features ◆ Hot spare...
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...10 disks Individual unit 1x 1x 1 Notes: These performance numbers are not based on the server and storage system. RAID Types and Trade-offs Table 2-1 Performance, Availability, and Cost of RAID Types (Individual Unit = 1.0) Disk Configuration Relative Read Performance Without Cache Relative ... 2 RAID 1/0 Group with Up to 10x Up to 1 Mbyte. Performance multipliers vary with RAID 5 or RAID 1/0. 2-14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide RAID 3 uses SP memory without caching, which means you do not recommend using RAID ...
...10 disks Individual unit 1x 1x 1 Notes: These performance numbers are not based on the server and storage system. RAID Types and Trade-offs Table 2-1 Performance, Availability, and Cost of RAID Types (Individual Unit = 1.0) Disk Configuration Relative Read Performance Without Cache Relative ... 2 RAID 1/0 Group with Up to 10x Up to 1 Mbyte. Performance multipliers vary with RAID 5 or RAID 1/0. 2-14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide RAID 3 uses SP memory without caching, which means you do not recommend using RAID ...
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... 6th Disk User Data EMC1820 Figure 2-7 Disk Space Usage in Figure 2-7 above. A RAID 1/0 Group provides the best combination of performance and availability, at the highest cost per Gbyte of disk space. All its disk space for user data, as shown in the RAID Configuration A RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array) provides...
... 6th Disk User Data EMC1820 Figure 2-7 Disk Space Usage in Figure 2-7 above. A RAID 1/0 Group provides the best combination of performance and availability, at the highest cost per Gbyte of disk space. All its disk space for user data, as shown in the RAID Configuration A RAID 0 Group (nonredundant individual access array) provides...
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... system must allow transfers aligned to weigh these factors: ◆ Importance of data availability ◆ Importance of performance ◆ Amount of data stored ◆ Cost of multiple LUNs per RAID Group. Use a RAID 5 Group (individual access array) for applications where ◆ Data availability is very important. ◆ Large... hot spare), you decide on RAID types. Use a RAID 1/0 Group (mirrored nonredundant array) for applications where ◆ Data availability is very important. 2-18 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
... system must allow transfers aligned to weigh these factors: ◆ Importance of data availability ◆ Importance of performance ◆ Amount of data stored ◆ Cost of multiple LUNs per RAID Group. Use a RAID 5 Group (individual access array) for applications where ◆ Data availability is very important. ◆ Large... hot spare), you decide on RAID types. Use a RAID 1/0 Group (mirrored nonredundant array) for applications where ◆ Data availability is very important. 2-18 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide
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... Adapter Adapter Server Component Interconnect Component FC Switch or LAN FC Switch or LAN Storage SP A SP B Component Storage System SP A SP B Storage System SP A SP B SP A SP B SP A SP B Storage System Storage System Storage System Path 1 Path 2 EMC1826a Figure 6-1 Types of Fibre Channel Storage-System Installations 6-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700...
... Adapter Adapter Server Component Interconnect Component FC Switch or LAN FC Switch or LAN Storage SP A SP B Component Storage System SP A SP B Storage System SP A SP B SP A SP B SP A SP B Storage System Storage System Storage System Path 1 Path 2 EMC1826a Figure 6-1 Types of Fibre Channel Storage-System Installations 6-2 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700...