Virtual Machine ports
Virtual machine (VM) ports are associated with virtual machines to avoid contention
with physical connectivity. VM ports are addressed as ports 32-63 per director FA
emulation.
LUNs are provisioned on VM ports using the same methods as provisioning physical
ports.
A VM port can be mapped to one and only one VM.
A VM can be mapped to more than one port.
Embedded Network Attached Storage
Embedded Network Attached Storage (eNAS) is fully integrated into the VMAX3
array. eNAS provides flexible and secure multi-protocol file sharings (NFS 2.0, 3.0,
4.0/4.1), CIFS/SMB 3.0) and multiple file server identities (CIFS and NFS serves).
eNAS enables:
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File server consolidation/multi-tenancy
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Built-in asynchronous file level remote replication (File Replicator)
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Built-in Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)
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VDM Synchronous replication with SRDF/S and optional automatic failover
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File Auto Recovery (FAR) with optional File Auto Recover Manager (FARM)
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FAST.X in external provisioning mode
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Anti-virus
eNAS provides file data services that enable customers to:
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Consolidate block and file storage in one infrastructure
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Eliminate the gateway hardware, reducing complexity and costs
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Simplify management
Consolidated block and file storage reduces costs and complexity while increasing
business agility. Customers can leverage rich data services across block and file
storage including FAST, service level provisioning, dynamic Host I/O Limits, and Data
at Rest Encryption.
eNAS solutions and implementation
The eNAS solution runs on standard array hardware and is typically pre-configured at
the factory. In this scenario, EMC provides a one-time setup of the Control Station
and Data Movers, containers, control devices, and required masking views as part of
the factory eNAS pre-configuration. Additional front-end I/O modules are required to
implement eNAS. However, starting with HYPERMAX OS 5977.945.890, eNAS can be
added to VMAX arrays in the field. Contact your EMC representative for more
information.
eNAS uses the HYPERMAX OS hypervisor to create virtual instances of NAS Data
Movers and Control Stations on VMAX3 controllers. Control Stations and Data Movers
are distributed within the VMAX3 based upon the number of engines and their
associated mirrored pair.
By default, VMAX3 arrays are configured with:
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Two Control Station virtual machines
VMAX3 with HYPERMAX OS
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