User ManualTable of ContentsIntroducing EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems1Fibre Channel Background1Fibre Channel Storage Components1Software)1Interconnect Components1(SPs), and Other Hardware)1Types of Storage System Installations1Networks)1Storage Groups1Storage System Hardware for Shared Storage1About Unshared Storage1Storage System Hardware for Unshared Storage1Storage System Models1Nodes - Initiator and Target1Switch and Hub Topologies Compared1A Switch Zone116-Port Switch, Back View1Nine-Port Hub1Disk-Array Processor Enclosure (DPE)1Types of Storage System Installation1Components of a SAN1Sample SAN Configuration1Data and Configuration Access Control with Shared Storage1Storage System with a DPE and Three DAEs1Storage System Hardware for Unshared Storage1• Introducing EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems1• Fibre Channel Background1• Fibre Channel Storage Components1Networks)1• About Unshared Storage1Introducing RAID2Disk Striping2Mirroring2RAID Groups and LUNs2RAID Types2RAID 5 Group (Individual Access Array)2RAID 3 Group (Parallel Access Array)2RAID 1 Mirrored Pair2RAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array)2RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group)2Individual Disk Unit2Hot Spare2RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs2Performance2Storage Flexibility2Data Availability and Disk Space Usage2Guidelines for RAID Types2Sample Applications for RAID Types2Multiple LUNs in a RAID Group2RAID 5 Group2RAID 3 Group2RAID 1 Mirrored Pair2RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group)2How a Hot Spare Works2Disk Space Usage in the RAID Configurations2(Individual Unit = 1.0)2Introducing RAID2RAID Types2RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs2Guidelines for RAID Types2Sample Applications for RAID Types2Dual Paths to LUNs3Sample Shared Switched Installation3Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3Application and LUN Planning3Application and LUN Planning Worksheet3LUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet3LUN Details Worksheet3Sample Shared Switched High Availability installation3Cache Recommendations for Different RAID Types3• Dual Paths to LUNs3• Sample Shared Switched Installation3• Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups3Dual SPs and Paths to LUNs4Unshared Direct and Shared-or-Clustered Direct Storage4Sample Unshared Direct Installation4Sample Shared-or-Clustered Direct Installation4Planning Applications and LUNs4Application and LUN Planning4Application and LUN Planning Worksheet4LUN Planning Worksheet4Completing the LUN Details Worksheet4Unshared Direct Installation4Sample Clustered Installation4Cache Recommendations for Different RAID Types4• Dual SPs and Paths to LUNs4• Unshared Direct and Shared-or-Clustered Direct Storage4• Planning Applications and LUNs4Disk IDs4Hardware for Shared Storage5Systems5Disks5Storage Processor (SP)5Hardware for Unshared Storage5Types of Storage System for Unshared Storage5Disks5Storage Processor (SP)5Planning Your Hardware Components5Configuration Tradeoffs - Shared Storage5Configuration Tradeoffs - Unshared Storage5Hardware Data Sheets5DPE Data Sheet5iDAE Data Sheet5DAE Data Sheet5Cabinets for Rackmount Enclosures5Cable and Configuration Guidelines5Hardware Planning Worksheets5Hardware for Shared Storage5Hardware Component Worksheet for Shared Storage5Hardware Component Worksheet for Shared Storage5Hardware for Unshared Storage5Shared and Unshared Storage5DPE Storage-System Components – Rackmount Model5Rackmount System with DPE and DAEs5Shared Storage Systems5Storage System Types for Unshared Storage5DPE Components - Deskside Model5Disks and Disk IDs5Storage System with Two SPs Connected to the Same Server5Storage System with Two SPs Connected to Different Servers5Comparison Between Optical and Copper Cabling5Cable Identifier — DPE-Based System for Shared Storage5Sample Shared Storage Installation5Cable Identifier — Unshared System without Hubs5Cable Identifier — Unshared Full-Fibre System with Hubs5Sample Unshared Deskside System — Basic Configuration5Configuration5Loops5High-Availability Options, Deskside Unshared Storage5High-Availability Options, Rackmount Unshared Storage5Cable Sizes — Optical5Cable Sizes — Copper5Hardware for Shared Storage5Hardware for Unshared Storage5Planning Your Hardware Components5Hardware Data Sheets5Cabinets for Rackmount Enclosures5Cable and Configuration Guidelines5Hardware Planning Worksheets5Using Navisphere Manager Software6Storage Management Worksheets6Sample Shared Switched Environment with Navisphere Manager6Sample Unshared Environment with Navisphere Manager6• Using Navisphere Manager Software6• Storage Management Worksheets6Size: 2.24 MBPages: 134Language: EnglishOpen manual