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... that lists the supported operating systems, storage systems, and server and storage-system software requirements. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide CX2001, CX400, CX600, FC4500, FC47002, FC53003, FC55003, and FC5700 Storage Systems This document describes the supported configurations for the EMC CLARiiON Fibre Channel disk-array storage-systems. It lists general configuration rules for...
... that lists the supported operating systems, storage systems, and server and storage-system software requirements. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide CX2001, CX400, CX600, FC4500, FC47002, FC53003, FC55003, and FC5700 Storage Systems This document describes the supported configurations for the EMC CLARiiON Fibre Channel disk-array storage-systems. It lists general configuration rules for...
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... DS-16B Topology Guide for CLARiiON Switch Models 123 • Backup Configurations (CX200, CX400, CX600, FC4500, FC4700, FC5300, FC5700 125 • Revision History ...145 For details on server environments, including supported host bus adapters (HBAs), see the CLARiiON sections in a Symmetrix Environment P/N 300-999-161 • EMC Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network System Topology Guide P/N 300...
... DS-16B Topology Guide for CLARiiON Switch Models 123 • Backup Configurations (CX200, CX400, CX600, FC4500, FC4700, FC5300, FC5700 125 • Revision History ...145 For details on server environments, including supported host bus adapters (HBAs), see the CLARiiON sections in a Symmetrix Environment P/N 300-999-161 • EMC Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network System Topology Guide P/N 300...
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... tested and/or qualified for use with EMC products. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide EMC Policies and Requirements for Open Systems Server Support This section describes EMC's policies and requirements for any document characterized as third-party application software for qualification with EMC storage hardware and software to simulate customer environments, but may remove...
... tested and/or qualified for use with EMC products. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide EMC Policies and Requirements for Open Systems Server Support This section describes EMC's policies and requirements for any document characterized as third-party application software for qualification with EMC storage hardware and software to simulate customer environments, but may remove...
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February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide General Configuration Rules This section explains • Mixing Configurations...7 • LUN Counts...8 • Storage Area Network (SAN) Configuration Rules 9 • Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Configuration Rules 13 • Hub Attached Configuration Rules ...13 • Port Speed Rules ...14 • Clustered Server Configuration Rules...... 16 • Access Logix Configuration Rules ...16 • SnapView Configuration Rules ...17 • MirrorView Configuration Rules...19 Document Rev 19 Page 6 EMC Confidential
February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide General Configuration Rules This section explains • Mixing Configurations...7 • LUN Counts...8 • Storage Area Network (SAN) Configuration Rules 9 • Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Configuration Rules 13 • Hub Attached Configuration Rules ...13 • Port Speed Rules ...14 • Clustered Server Configuration Rules...... 16 • Access Logix Configuration Rules ...16 • SnapView Configuration Rules ...17 • MirrorView Configuration Rules...19 Document Rev 19 Page 6 EMC Confidential
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... of 4 distinct direct attach (FC-AL) configurations or 4 separate fabrics in the same or different SAN (FC-SW) configurations. • A CX600 storage system to a maximum of 8 distinct direct attach (FC-AL) configurations or 8 separate fabrics in the same or different SAN (FC-SW) configurations...each with 4 HBA ports connected to one fabric and 2 HBA ports connected to the other fabric. CX200 storage systems available from selected channels only. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Mixing Configurations The ports on one SP to one fabric in a SAN configuration and...
... of 4 distinct direct attach (FC-AL) configurations or 4 separate fabrics in the same or different SAN (FC-SW) configurations. • A CX600 storage system to a maximum of 8 distinct direct attach (FC-AL) configurations or 8 separate fabrics in the same or different SAN (FC-SW) configurations...each with 4 HBA ports connected to one fabric and 2 HBA ports connected to the other fabric. CX200 storage systems available from selected channels only. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Mixing Configurations The ports on one SP to one fabric in a SAN configuration and...
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... Storage Group NetWare Storage Group Solaris Storage Group CX200, FC4500, or FC5300 SP A SP B LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN CX400, CX600, or FC4700 LUN Counts The maximum number of a Server and a Storage System in the EMC ...Support Matrix (ESM). This number may be lower depending on the operating system running on a storage system is 256 for a CX-Series storage system and 223 for an FC-Series storage system. Document Rev 19 Page 8 EMC Confidential February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON...
... Storage Group NetWare Storage Group Solaris Storage Group CX200, FC4500, or FC5300 SP A SP B LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN LUN CX400, CX600, or FC4700 LUN Counts The maximum number of a Server and a Storage System in the EMC ...Support Matrix (ESM). This number may be lower depending on the operating system running on a storage system is 256 for a CX-Series storage system and 223 for an FC-Series storage system. Document Rev 19 Page 8 EMC Confidential February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON...
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.... Switches 8-port, 16-port, 32-port departmental switches; 32-port and 64 port director-class switches. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Storage Area Network (SAN) Configuration Rules Switch Terminology Arbitrated Loop connection - Equivalent to four ISLs into a single link, which it... below, using WWPN switch zoning. Note that the failover software running on the type of the EMC Support Matrix; Refer to the restrictions in the CLARiiON sections of storage system and the connections between its SPs and the switch fabric, an HBA port can be zoned...
.... Switches 8-port, 16-port, 32-port departmental switches; 32-port and 64 port director-class switches. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Storage Area Network (SAN) Configuration Rules Switch Terminology Arbitrated Loop connection - Equivalent to four ISLs into a single link, which it... below, using WWPN switch zoning. Note that the failover software running on the type of the EMC Support Matrix; Refer to the restrictions in the CLARiiON sections of storage system and the connections between its SPs and the switch fabric, an HBA port can be zoned...
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...EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide For CX2001 15 initiators per SP, each with a maximum of 15 servers. maximum of one (single) path to an SP; In a remote mirror configuration, each path between SP B port 1 on one storage system and SP B port 1 on another storage system counts as one or both storage... to a LUN. With static load balancing, I /O to a LUN across the multiple paths to one initiator for each SP in a storage system. For CX600 32 initiators per CX600 available for I/O to SP that SP. Ports 0, 1, 2, and 3 on each port 3. Port 1 on each port 1. Paths from...
...EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide For CX2001 15 initiators per SP, each with a maximum of 15 servers. maximum of one (single) path to an SP; In a remote mirror configuration, each path between SP B port 1 on one storage system and SP B port 1 on another storage system counts as one or both storage... to a LUN. With static load balancing, I /O to a LUN across the multiple paths to one initiator for each SP in a storage system. For CX600 32 initiators per CX600 available for I/O to SP that SP. Ports 0, 1, 2, and 3 on each port 3. Port 1 on each port 1. Paths from...
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c. Document Rev 19 Page 11 EMC Confidential February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Path Rules The table below is for servers with CLR-ASL Alternate Path N/A 8 8 16 ATF Single Path N/A N/A 1 2 CDE Single Path N/A ... or multi-path access to an SP also supports single-path access to One Server Failover Software Access Typea CX200 SP CX400 or CX600 SP FC4700-Series SP Storage System AIX PowerPath Multi-Path N/A 8 8 16 Utility Kit Power Pathb Single Path N/A 1 1 1 ATF Single Path N/A N/A 1 2 CDE Single Path N/A N/A 1 1 HP-...
c. Document Rev 19 Page 11 EMC Confidential February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Path Rules The table below is for servers with CLR-ASL Alternate Path N/A 8 8 16 ATF Single Path N/A N/A 1 2 CDE Single Path N/A ... or multi-path access to an SP also supports single-path access to One Server Failover Software Access Typea CX200 SP CX400 or CX600 SP FC4700-Series SP Storage System AIX PowerPath Multi-Path N/A 8 8 16 Utility Kit Power Pathb Single Path N/A 1 1 1 ATF Single Path N/A N/A 1 2 CDE Single Path N/A N/A 1 1 HP-...
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... (32 HBA ports x 8 paths = 256 initiators, the maximum number per CX400 or FC4700) Note that each server has sixteen paths to the storage system. Each HBA port cabled and zoned to allow it a path to all four ports on one SP (256 HBA ports x 1 path ...port cabled and zoned to allow it a path to both ports on each SP - February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Sample CX600 configurations Some examples of valid server connections to a CX600 without MirrorView are • Highly-available dual-HBA configuration with minimum load-balancing - 64 servers, each ...
... (32 HBA ports x 8 paths = 256 initiators, the maximum number per CX400 or FC4700) Note that each server has sixteen paths to the storage system. Each HBA port cabled and zoned to allow it a path to all four ports on one SP (256 HBA ports x 1 path ...port cabled and zoned to allow it a path to both ports on each SP - February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Sample CX600 configurations Some examples of valid server connections to a CX600 without MirrorView are • Highly-available dual-HBA configuration with minimum load-balancing - 64 servers, each ...
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... = 126 initiators. AL400-Tx for CX400, AL600-Tx for CX600, and ACLG47-Tx for FC53001, where x is the storage tier and y is not supported for a total of Servers and Storage Systems Servers - 1 to only one port on each with 2 HBA ports - February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Some examples of valid server connections...
... = 126 initiators. AL400-Tx for CX400, AL600-Tx for CX600, and ACLG47-Tx for FC53001, where x is the storage tier and y is not supported for a total of Servers and Storage Systems Servers - 1 to only one port on each with 2 HBA ports - February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Some examples of valid server connections...
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...same operating system are required for cluster services. Document Rev 19 Page 14 EMC Confidential Supported Operating Systems All. The servers must be part of Nodes See the CLARiiON sections in the EMC Support Matrix. Note: Oracle9iRAC for an FC4700-2 SP is auto-negotiate.... and 1 for each port is 1 Gbit The speed of the each port on this page. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Port Speed Rules Storage-System SP Port Speed Storage System SP Port Speeds CX-Series 1 or 2 Gbitsa FC4500 FC4700-2 1 Gbit 1 or 2 Gbitsa FC4700 1 ...
...same operating system are required for cluster services. Document Rev 19 Page 14 EMC Confidential Supported Operating Systems All. The servers must be part of Nodes See the CLARiiON sections in the EMC Support Matrix. Note: Oracle9iRAC for an FC4700-2 SP is auto-negotiate.... and 1 for each port is 1 Gbit The speed of the each port on this page. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Port Speed Rules Storage-System SP Port Speed Storage System SP Port Speeds CX-Series 1 or 2 Gbitsa FC4500 FC4700-2 1 Gbit 1 or 2 Gbitsa FC4700 1 ...
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...PowerPath Base Linux, NetWare, and Windows 2000. DMP limits cluster support to each SP. DMP CX400 and CX600. PVLinks for CDE. FC-4700 Series storage systems connected directly to clustered servers must be used instead of PowerPath Basic. Utility Kit PowerPath is a ... a standard product. Cluster support is available from selected channels only. PowerPath Base is restricted to Veritas Cluster Server. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Paths to SP With PowerPath - 8 paths maximum from a server to each SP, and neither supports load ...
...PowerPath Base Linux, NetWare, and Windows 2000. DMP limits cluster support to each SP. DMP CX400 and CX600. PVLinks for CDE. FC-4700 Series storage systems connected directly to clustered servers must be used instead of PowerPath Basic. Utility Kit PowerPath is a ... a standard product. Cluster support is available from selected channels only. PowerPath Base is restricted to Veritas Cluster Server. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Paths to SP With PowerPath - 8 paths maximum from a server to each SP, and neither supports load ...
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..., but Linux without PowerPath Base, PowerPath or Utility Kit PowerPath. Document Rev 19 Page 16 EMC Confidential February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide ATF or CDE All except CX200, CX400, and CX600. Only one path connected to a storage system. Multiple paths connected to each path to each SP: PowerPath, PowerPath Base, DMP with...
..., but Linux without PowerPath Base, PowerPath or Utility Kit PowerPath. Document Rev 19 Page 16 EMC Confidential February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide ATF or CDE All except CX200, CX400, and CX600. Only one path connected to a storage system. Multiple paths connected to each path to each SP: PowerPath, PowerPath Base, DMP with...
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.... Snapshot Sessions 8 maximum per source LUN. 50 maximum concurrent sessions (sessions running at the same time) per CX400 storage system. 100 maximum concurrent sessions per CX600 or FC4700 storage system. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Access Logix is not required for • Single server or single cluster in a SAN or direct-attach...
.... Snapshot Sessions 8 maximum per source LUN. 50 maximum concurrent sessions (sessions running at the same time) per CX400 storage system. 100 maximum concurrent sessions per CX600 or FC4700 storage system. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Access Logix is not required for • Single server or single cluster in a SAN or direct-attach...
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... for the snapshot LUNs. Only a server outside the cluster should access the snapshot. Number of Servers At least 1 whose LUNs you want to the Storage Group with Tape Backup Windows 2000 Microsoft Cluster Server Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Backup Server Windows 2000 H H B B A A H H B B A ... February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Supported Servers All. Clustered Servers You can configure a clustered server to access a source LUN, but not to -SCSI Bridge Backup Storage Group Tape Library Tape Drive Tape Drive Tape Drive LUN 15 Document Rev...
... for the snapshot LUNs. Only a server outside the cluster should access the snapshot. Number of Servers At least 1 whose LUNs you want to the Storage Group with Tape Backup Windows 2000 Microsoft Cluster Server Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Backup Server Windows 2000 H H B B A A H H B B A ... February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Supported Servers All. Clustered Servers You can configure a clustered server to access a source LUN, but not to -SCSI Bridge Backup Storage Group Tape Library Tape Drive Tape Drive Tape Drive LUN 15 Document Rev...
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...EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide MirrorView Configuration Rules Supported Storage Systems CX400, CX600, and FC4700, mirrored to themselves or each other storage systems concurrently. Models MV-Tx where x is also using port 1 for remote mirror data, you should be included in the same switch zone. Mirror Images 1 primary image per storage...Connections - Document Rev 19 Page 19 EMC Confidential Port 3 on each CX600 SP and port 1 on secondary storage system - For MirrorView-over -IP. 0 to use the write intent log. Note: A storage system can each CX400 or FC4700 SP...
...EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide MirrorView Configuration Rules Supported Storage Systems CX400, CX600, and FC4700, mirrored to themselves or each other storage systems concurrently. Models MV-Tx where x is also using port 1 for remote mirror data, you should be included in the same switch zone. Mirror Images 1 primary image per storage...Connections - Document Rev 19 Page 19 EMC Confidential Port 3 on each CX600 SP and port 1 on secondary storage system - For MirrorView-over -IP. 0 to use the write intent log. Note: A storage system can each CX400 or FC4700 SP...
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February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Switch Topology Rules • General Switch... Switch Topology Rules For information on the quality of 3 hop may exist between a communicating server and a storage system. Switches in Fabric All switches except ED-12000B A fabric can measure the quality of switches in the...the number of the fiber cable and compare it to hire a fiber-cable specialist who can contain only EMC storage, supported non-EMC storage, and EMC supported servers. • A maximum of 16 switches may interrupt I/O flow. Maximum ISL lengths - 500 ...
February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Switch Topology Rules • General Switch... Switch Topology Rules For information on the quality of 3 hop may exist between a communicating server and a storage system. Switches in Fabric All switches except ED-12000B A fabric can measure the quality of switches in the...the number of the fiber cable and compare it to hire a fiber-cable specialist who can contain only EMC storage, supported non-EMC storage, and EMC supported servers. • A maximum of 16 switches may interrupt I/O flow. Maximum ISL lengths - 500 ...
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... length (SWL) GBICs. You connect the remaining three ports in the quad to HBA ports or to ports on each other; Note: Refer to the CLARiiON sections in the example, SP B Port 0 connects to fabric Y, and SP B port 1 to fabric Z. Extended Distances DS-8B, DS-16B, DS-...-32B2 switches in a quad to a storage-system SP port. One HBA port and one storage-system SP must be set to operate at 2 Gigabit speeds. For maximum availability, the port connections on attach-specific support for switch auto negotiation. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Common Rules for...
... length (SWL) GBICs. You connect the remaining three ports in the quad to HBA ports or to ports on each other; Note: Refer to the CLARiiON sections in the example, SP B Port 0 connects to fabric Y, and SP B port 1 to fabric Z. Extended Distances DS-8B, DS-16B, DS-...-32B2 switches in a quad to a storage-system SP port. One HBA port and one storage-system SP must be set to operate at 2 Gigabit speeds. For maximum availability, the port connections on attach-specific support for switch auto negotiation. February 3, 2003 EMC CLARiiON Open Systems Configuration Guide Common Rules for...