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Dell EqualLogic PS6110E User Manual

Dell EqualLogic PS6110E
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Dell EqualLogic
Configuration Guide
Dell Storage Engineering
Configure unified block and file storage solutions based on EqualLogic PS Series
arrays and the FS Series Family of NAS Appliances.
Recommendations and best practices for iSCSI SAN and scale-out NAS network fabric
design.
Updated capacity guidelines, capabilities, limitations, and feature sets for the
EqualLogic product family.
Version 14.1 March 2013

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Dell EqualLogic PS6110E Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandDell
ModelEqualLogic PS6110E
CategoryStorage
LanguageEnglish

Summary

PS Series storage arrays

1.1 Array models

Details array models available prior to the PS4100/PS6100 family.

1.2 PS Series supported configuration limits

Specifies the supported configuration limits for a PS Series group.

1.3 Array models prior to PS4100/PS6100

Describes array models released before the PS4100/PS6100 family.

1.4 Array models PS4100/PS6100

Details the array models in the PS4100 and PS6100 families.

1.5 Array model PS-M4110

Describes the PS-M4110 controller and its integration.

Controller firmware

2.1 About member firmware

Explains requirements for control module firmware versions within a group.

2.2 Firmware upgrade considerations

Details considerations and guidelines for performing firmware upgrades.

2.3 Optimizing for High Availability and preparing for Array Firmware updates

Provides recommendations for high availability during firmware updates.

RAID policies

3.1 Setting the RAID Policy for a member

Guides on setting the RAID policy for a group member after addition.

3.2 Guidelines for choosing a RAID policy

Factors to consider when selecting a RAID policy for members.

3.3 RAID level characteristics

Summarizes best practices for RAID policy selection and their characteristics.

3.4 Supported RAID policy conversions

Details supported conversions between different RAID policies.

Capacity planning

4.1 RAID 6 drive layouts and total reported usable storage

Explains RAID 6 drive layouts and usable storage for various configurations.

4.2 RAID 10 drive layouts and total reported usable storage

Details RAID 10 drive layouts and usable storage for different models.

4.3 RAID 50 drive layouts and total reported usable storage

Covers RAID 50 drive layouts and usable storage for various models.

4.4 RAID 5 drive layouts and total reported usable storage

Outlines RAID 5 drive layouts and usable storage, with recommendations.

4.5 Array RAID configurations and associated RAID sets

Shows RAID set relationships for different RAID types and drive counts.

PS Series array concepts

5.1 Groups and pools

Explains PS Series SAN groups, members, and the concept of pools.

5.2 Volumes

Describes volumes as storage allocation structures and their attributes.

5.3 Snapshots and clones

Details snapshot and clone capabilities for volumes.

5.4 Thin provisioning

Explains thin provisioning for managing data growth and logical capacity.

Array firmware features

6.1 Replication

Covers replication as a disaster recovery strategy for business applications and data.

6.2 Synchronous replication

Explains synchronous replication (SyncRep) for identical data copies across pools.

6.3 Protecting your EqualLogic group with Internet Protocol Security

Details IPsec for securing communication links and protecting data.

EqualLogic SAN design

7.1 General requirements

Outlines industry standards and requirements for EqualLogic SANs.

7.2 Ethernet switches and infrastructure

Specifies requirements for switches used in an EqualLogic SAN.

7.3 Building a high-availability SAN

Details design guidelines for redundant NICs and HBAs for high availability.

Mixed speed environments - Integrating 1GbE and 10GbE SANs

8.1 Design considerations

Key considerations for implementing a mixed speed SAN with 1GbE and 10GbE arrays.

8.2 Mixed speed SAN best practices

Summarizes design considerations for integrating 10Gb arrays into 1Gb SANs.

Blade server chassis integration

9.1 Designing a SAN using blade chassis I/O modules with arrays directly attached

Strategies for directly attaching arrays to M-Series blade I/O modules.

9.2 Designing a SAN using blade Pass-through module

Methods for connecting blade chassis to external switches using pass-through modules.

9.3 Designing a SAN using blade chassis I/O modules as host access to external switches for array connection

Strategies for connecting M1000e chassis to external switches for array connections.

Fluid File system

10.1 FS Series architecture

Describes the EqualLogic Unified Storage Architecture for FS Series appliances.

10.2 Dell FluidFS

Highlights features of Dell FluidFS, a high-performance clustered file system.

FS Series NAS Appliances

11.1 Equallogic NAS appliance supported configuration limits

Lists the features and supported configuration limits for NAS systems.

11.2 Initial NAS cluster valid configurations

Describes valid configurations allowed during initial NAS cluster setup.

11.3 FS7500 system components

Details the system components of the FS7500 NAS appliance.

11.4 FS7500 file system operation on controller failover

Explains FS7500 operation during controller failover events.

11.5 FS7600 components

Describes the system components of the FS7600 NAS appliance.

11.6 FS7610 components

Describes the system components of the FS7610 NAS appliance.

FS Series file level operations

12.1 NAS cluster

Defines the NAS cluster as a logical container for NAS containers and shares.

12.2 NAS reserve

Explains the storage space allocated to the NAS Cluster from a PS Series pool.

12.3 NAS Container

Describes how to provision NAS storage by creating NAS containers.

12.4 NAS Container snapshots

Details FluidFS container snapshots for file system level snapshot capability.

12.5 NAS Snapshots and Replication

Covers file system snapshots and asynchronous NAS replication.

FS Series NAS Configuration

13.1 FS7500 connection paths

Provides detailed connection diagrams for FS7500 client LAN and iSCSI SAN.

13.2 FS7600/7610 connection paths

Details network connections for FS7600 and FS7610 NAS appliances.

Data Center Bridging (DCB)

14.1 DCB Overview

Explains DCB for bandwidth allocation and lossless behavior in shared networks.

14.2 DCB requirements for EqualLogic

Specifies requirements for all devices in an EqualLogic SAN to support DCB.

14.3 Methods for configuring DCB

Details methods for configuring DCB, including manual and propagation.

14.4 Basic Deployment Topology Example

Illustrates a basic single-layer switching topology example with rack servers.

14.5 Tested SAN designs

Presents three tested DCB SAN designs for M1000e blade chassis integration.

14.6 Data Center In A Chassis DCB design

Guidance for incorporating a data center-in-a-chassis DCB solution.

14.7 VLANs for iSCSI

Explains the requirement for non-default VLANs for prioritized lossless iSCSI traffic in DCB.

Appendix A Network ports and protocols

A.1 Required ports and protocols

Lists ports and protocols required for operating an EqualLogic iSCSI SAN.

A.2 Optional ports and protocols

Lists optional ports and protocols for management and alerts.

Appendix B Recommended switches

Appendix C Supported iSCSI initiators

Appendix D Upgrade paths for EqualLogic PS Series Arrays

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