Manual Dell MD3600f/3620f/MD3660f

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    Dell PowerVault MD Series Fibre Channel Storage Array Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f/3620f/ MD3660f Series Storage Arrays ...

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    Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2012 Dell Inc ...

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    Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ...................................................................................................2 1 Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f/3620f/MD3660f Series Storage Arrays ................................................................................................................................ ...

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    Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f/ 3620f/MD3660f Series Storage Arrays This document provides information about configuring Fibre Channel communication between the host server and the storage array. For basic setup information such as racking, power cabling, and recommended handling procedures, see the Getting Started Guide for your Stora ...

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    Table 1. Configuring Fibre Channel Direct-Attached Storage Arrays SAN-Attached Storage Arrays* 1. Install the supported HBAs on your host server. 2. Cable the host server to the storage array. For more information, see Direct-Attached Cabling Examples. 3. Install the required HBA drivers and firmware versions listed in the Support Matrix. 4. Instal ...

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    Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning A Fibre Channel switch allows you to connect multiple devices to the SAN without compromising bandwidth or data throughput. Switch zoning implemented on each Fibre Channel switch hardware component using the manufacturer’s embedded utility, allows you to divide port traffic between the host server and storage arr ...

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    Switch Zoning Guidelines The storage array imposes specific requirements that must be followed when setting up Fibre Channel switch zoning: • If a Fibre Channel switch is used to connect your host server and storage array, it must be zoned. Un-zoned or open switches cannot be used. • WWN port zoning is recommended. While hard zoning (zoning by ...

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    Direct-Attached Cabling Direct-attached cabling configurations provide simple, non-switched connections between the host server and storage array. Redundancy is achieved in a direct-attached configuration if two RAID controllers are installed in the storage array and multiple paths between the host sever and storage array are established. A single ...

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    Figure 3. Two Host Servers With Two Single-Port HBAs Connected to a Single-Controller Storage Array 10 ...

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    Figure 4. Four Host Servers With Single-Port HBAs Connected to a Single-Controller Storage Array Dual Controller Configurations Figure 5 through Figure 7 show two and four host servers, each connected to two RAID controller modules. Since each host server has redundant paths, loss of a single path allows access to the storage array through the alte ...

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    Figure 5. Two Host Servers With Two Dual-Port HBAs Connected to a Dual-Controller (Duplex) Storage Array 12 ...

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    Figure 6. Four Host Servers With Single-Port HBAs Connected to a Dual-Controller (Duplex) Storage Array 13 ...

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    Figure 7. Four Host Servers With Single-Port HBAs Connected to a Dual-Controller (Duplex) Storage Array Using Cluster Cabling Figure 7 shows a four-cluster node connected to two RAID controller modules. Since each cluster node has redundant paths, loss of a single path still allows access to the storage array through the alternate path. SAN-Attache ...

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    Figure 8. Three SAN-Attached Host Servers Connected to a Storage Array Using Multiple Paths Switch Fabric A Switch Fabric B Zone_1_Server_1_HBA_0 Zone_5_Server_1_HBA_1 Server1-HBA_0 Server1-HBA_1 Array_Ctrl-0-1 Array_Ctrl-0-0 Array_Ctrl-1-0 Array_Ctrl-1-1 Zone_2_Server_2_HBA_0 Zone_6_Server_2_HBA_1 Server2-HBA_0 Server2-HBA_1 Array_Ctrl-0-3 Array_C ...

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    for Remote Replication traffic. No other data traffic is allowed on that port until the Remote Replication feature is deactivated. A dedicated zone on each Fibre Channel switch is also required. Figure 9. Remote Replication Cabling Switch Fabric A Switch Fabric B Zone_1_Server_1_HBA_0 Zone_5_Server_1_HBA_1 Server-1-HBA_0 Server1-HBA_1 Array-1_Ctrl- ...

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    Switch Fabric A Switch Fabric B Array-1_Ctrl-0-1 Array-1_Ctrl-0-0 Array-1_Ctrl-1-0 Array-1_Ctrl-1-1 Zone_4_Server_3_HBA_0 Zone_8_Server_3_HBA_1 Server3-HBA_0 Server3-HBA_1 Array-2_Ctrl-0-1 Array-1_Ctrl-0-2 Array-2_Ctrl-1-2 Array-1_Ctrl-1-1 Replication_Zone_1 Replication_Zone_2 Array-1_Ctrl-0-3 Array-1_Ctrl-1-3 Array-2_Ctrl-0-3 Array-2_Ctrl-1-3 17 ...

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