Quantum 2.4.1 User Manual
6
September 2004, ADIC
System Requirements
To successfully install SNMS 2.4.1, the requirements listed in the following tables must be met.
StorNext FS Requirements
For each StorNext FS mount, these requirements must be met.
System/Component
Requirement
AIX
StorNext FS clients: A minimum of 128 MB of RAM is required.
IRIX
StorNext FS clients: A minimum of 128 MB of RAM is required.
Solaris
StorNext FS clients: A minimum of 128 MB of RAM is required.
Linux
StorNext FS clients: A minimum of 128 MB of RAM is required.
Intel Pentium 2, 3, or 4 processor
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Windows NT
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
StorNext FS clients: A minimum of 256 MB of RAM is required. This
requirement can be reduced by using custom cache settings.
requirement can be reduced by using custom cache settings.
Intel Pentium 2, 3, or 4 processor
Network LAN using TCP/IP
(all clients and servers
must be interconnected)
(all clients and servers
must be interconnected)
For the StorNext FS metadata traffic, ADIC requires that a separate,
dedicated, switched Ethernet LAN be used.
dedicated, switched Ethernet LAN be used.
SAN
StorNext FS clients: An FC-HBA or equivalent SAN communication
device where the storage is visible and accessible to multiple SAN clients.
device where the storage is visible and accessible to multiple SAN clients.
StorNext FS does not support multiple hosts connected through an FC
hub device because the resulting propagation of Loop Initialization
Protocol resets can cause data corruption.
hub device because the resulting propagation of Loop Initialization
Protocol resets can cause data corruption.
Server Memory
For the first 2 file systems, a minimum of 512 MB of RAM. For each
subsequent file system (up to 8 total), either passive or active, a minimum
of 256 MB of RAM.
subsequent file system (up to 8 total), either passive or active, a minimum
of 256 MB of RAM.
Server Hard Disk
StorNext FS requires 350 MB of hard disk space for binaries,
documentation, configuration, and log files. If internal meta-data is used,
approximately 2.5 GB of additional hard disk space is required per 1M
files.
documentation, configuration, and log files. If internal meta-data is used,
approximately 2.5 GB of additional hard disk space is required per 1M
files.
Client Hard Disk
StorNext FS requires 200 MB of hard disk space for binaries,
documentation, configuration, and log files.
documentation, configuration, and log files.
Disk Drives
StorNext FS only supports the file system when it is running on FC-3
SCSI drives.
SCSI drives.
Failover
To make sure that data corruption does not occur, an addressable power
switch must be used to forcibly shut down the failed meta-data controller.
ADIC has qualified the WTI RPS-10m as an addressable power switch.
switch must be used to forcibly shut down the failed meta-data controller.
ADIC has qualified the WTI RPS-10m as an addressable power switch.