EMC FC5700 User Manual
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Contents
RAID 1 Mirrored Pair ...............................................................2-7
RAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array) ..................................2-8
RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group) .........................2-8
Individual Disk Unit .................................................................2-9
Hot Spare ....................................................................................2-9
RAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array) ..................................2-8
RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group) .........................2-8
Individual Disk Unit .................................................................2-9
Hot Spare ....................................................................................2-9
Performance .............................................................................2-13
Storage Flexibility ....................................................................2-14
Data Availability and Disk Space Usage..............................2-14
Storage Flexibility ....................................................................2-14
Data Availability and Disk Space Usage..............................2-14
Guidelines for RAID Types ...........................................................2-17
Sample Applications for RAID Types..........................................2-19
Sample Applications for RAID Types..........................................2-19
Dual Paths to LUNs..........................................................................3-2
Sample Shared Switched Installation ............................................3-3
Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups....................3-6
Sample Shared Switched Installation ............................................3-3
Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups....................3-6
Application and LUN Planning ..............................................3-6
Application and LUN Planning Worksheet ..........................3-7
LUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet .....................3-8
LUN Details Worksheet..........................................................3-11
Application and LUN Planning Worksheet ..........................3-7
LUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet .....................3-8
LUN Details Worksheet..........................................................3-11
Sample Unshared Direct Installation......................................4-2
Sample Shared-or-Clustered Direct Installation ...................4-3
Sample Shared-or-Clustered Direct Installation ...................4-3
Application and LUN Planning ..............................................4-4
Application and LUN Planning Worksheet ..........................4-5
LUN Planning Worksheet ........................................................4-6
Completing the LUN Details Worksheet .............................4-12
Application and LUN Planning Worksheet ..........................4-5
LUN Planning Worksheet ........................................................4-6
Completing the LUN Details Worksheet .............................4-12
Storage Hardware — Rackmount DPE-Based Storage
Systems .......................................................................................5-3
Disks ............................................................................................5-4
Storage Processor (SP) ..............................................................5-5
Systems .......................................................................................5-3
Disks ............................................................................................5-4
Storage Processor (SP) ..............................................................5-5