Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions NX3600/NX3610 Deployment Guide
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 Setting Up The Environment.....................................................................................................................................5 Selecting The Topology...........................................
Overview 1 Setting Up The Environment To set up the environment: 1. Choose the topology and cable your solution. 2. Complete the NAS system setup worksheet. See Appendix. 3. Prepare your management station. NOTE: Your solution requires a properly grounded electrical outlet, a compatible rack, and a rack installation kit. For information on installing the solution in the rack, see Setting Up Your PowerVault Network Attached Storage Solution that shipped with your product.
Figure 1. The MD Switch Topology MD32x0i controllers have four iSCSI data ports. Note the following when configuring the ports: 6 • Ports 2 and 3 must not be configured on the same subnets as ports 0 and 1. • Ports 2 and 3 can be used for additional block level iSCSI access by other hosts.
Choosing The Switch Topology The PowerVault NX3600/NX3610 supports four switch topologies. The topologies are listed in the table with their benefits and challenges. Choose the ideal topology for your environment and cable the solution accordingly. Table 1.
Figure 2. NX3600/NX3610 Controller NIC Cabling NOTE: • NX3600 supports one NAS appliance and one MD storage array. • NX3610 supports up to two NAS appliances and two MD storage arrays. Best Practice Solution In The HA Option It is recommended to isolate the SAN traffic from the LAN or client traffic with redundant switches for HA. All the client cables are split between the redundant client switches, and the SAN or internal network cables are split between the redundant SAN switches.
Figure 3. Dedicated SAN Solution in the High Availability Option Dedicated SAN Solution In The Non-Redundant Option The dedicated SAN solution in the non-redundant option isolates the SAN traffic from the client traffic, but without redundant switches. All the client cables are connected to the client switch and the SAN or internal network cables are connected to the SAN switch. Peer connections are always back to back. CAUTION: In this configuration, the switches become a single point of failure.
Figure 4. Dedicated SAN Solution in the Non-Redundant Option All-In-One High-Availability Option In an all-in-one high-availability option, the redundant switches host both SAN or internal and client network traffic. The SAN or internal and client cables are split between the redundant switches. Peer connections are always back to back. NOTE: It is recommended that you separate the SAN subnets using virtual LANs.
Figure 5. All-in-One High-Availability Option All-In-One Non-Redundant Option In an all-in-one non redundant option, both the SAN or internal and client cables are connected to the same switch. CAUTION: In this configuration, the switch is a single point of failure. NOTE: It is recommended that you separate the SAN subnets using virtual LANs.
Figure 6. All-in-One Non-Redundant Option Preparing Your Management Station A management station is required to manage and configure the NAS cluster solution. The NAS cluster solution can be accessed using either the CLI or the Dell PowerVault NAS Manager. NOTE: You can either log on to the CLI or the NAS Manager. It is highly recommended that you do not attempt to log on to both the CLI and NAS Manager at the same time.
• The NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) must be installed. NOTE: You can download and install the Dell NAS IDU from support.dell.com. • The NAS cluster solution must be cabled appropriately and for the initial deployment, both the management station and NAS Appliance(s) must be connected to the same physical client or LAN switch. • Either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox must be installed with JavaScript enabled.
Running The NAS IDU 2 The Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU) guides you through the steps necessary to set up the network configuration and pair the controllers together. It also starts the process of pairing the system to the PowerVault MD32x0i storage appliance. It is recommended that you determine your network configuration and IP address allocation for your controllers before executing this utility.
The NAS Initial Deployment Utility Screen is displayed. 2. Click Next. The NAS Discovery screen is displayed. 3. – All un-configured NAS appliances are displayed in the NAS Discovery screen. Select the appropriate NAS appliance model and go to step 8. – If un-configured NAS controllers are not discovered automatically, go to step 3. On the NAS Discovery screen, click Next. The MAC Controller Discovery screen is displayed. 4. Connect a monitor and keyboard to an un-configured controller.
NOTE: If you select Advanced in the Network Configuration screen and enter the relevant IP addresses in the Client access network screen, the fields in the Management network screen are populated automatically. The NAS iSCSI network screen is displayed. 14. Enter the IP addresses for the following: – SAN Network A – SAN Network B – Subnet mask For SAN Networks A and B, enter the first IP address and as you enter the SAN network IP addresses the IP Range for Controllers get updated. 15.
Setting Up Your MD Storage Solution 3 This section assumes you have discovered and completed the initial configuration (naming, assigning iSCSI, and management port IPs) of your PowerVault MD32x0i/MD36x0i storage arrays in accordance with the topology you plan to use. This section provides the steps necessary to configure the host group and virtual disks that are required for the NAS cluster solution.
3. Start the Create Disk Group Wizard using one of the following methods: a) On the Logical tab, select Unconfigured Capacity, or right-click Unconfigured Capacity and select Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu. b) On the Physical tab, select one or more unassigned physical disks of the same physical disk type, or right-click the unassigned physical disks and select Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu. The Introduction (Create Disk Group) window is displayed. 4.
NOTE: You can select multiple physical disks at the same time by holding Ctrl or Shift and selecting additional physical disks. To view the capacity of the new disk group, click Calculate Capacity. 9. Click Finish. The Disk Group Created screen is displayed. If you are going to use two disk groups, repeat step 3 to step 9 and then proceed to Creating Virtual Disks. Creating Virtual Disks NOTE: Create a minimum of two virtual disks of the same size dedicated for the NAS storage.
5. Type the name of the new host group in Enter New Host Group Name (for example, PowerVault_NX3600). NOTE: Host group name must have 30 alphanumeric characters. NOTE: No host other than the NX3600/NX3610 controllers must be added to this host group. 6. Click OK. The mappings are saved. The Topology pane and the Defined Mappings pane in the Mappings tab are updated to reflect the mappings. Creating A Host To create a host in the host group you created: 1. Right-click the host group you created. 2.
The second virtual disk you selected is added and the Logical unit number (LUN) (0–255) list is populated. 9. Click Close. Creating Host-To-Virtual Disk Mappings To create host-to-virtual disk mappings: 1. Launch PowerVault MDSM and target the MD storage array you plan to use for your NAS storage. 2. In the Topology pane, expand Default Group and select the host group you created. 3. Right-click the host group and select Define → Host. The Specify Host Name (Define Host) screen is displayed. 4.
NOTE: The Security Alert window is displayed after you install the PowerVault NAS cluster solution, or after upgrading the system. Clicking Yes enables the current session. Clicking View Certificate, as explained in the following step, enables all future sessions. The Security Alert window is displayed. 2. Click View Certificate. 3. Click Install Certificate. 4. Click Next. The Certificate Import Wizard is displayed. The Certificate Store screen is displayed. 5.
NAS Manager Configuration Wizard 4 The NAS Manager Configuration Wizard helps complete the PowerVault NAS cluster solution configuration and integrate the solution into the environment. You can set up the DNS, time management, user identification, authentication parameters, and monitoring options as well as formatting and starting the file system. You can leave the wizard at any time by selecting another page from the navigation pane.
c) Read community d) Trap recipient NOTE: Click Add to add multiple Trap recipients. 12. Click Next. The Configuration Wizard (File System Formation) step 5 of 14 screen is displayed. 13. Click Next. The following message is displayed: Are you sure you want to format the file system? 14. Click OK. A message confirming that the file system has been formatted is displayed. 15. Click Next. The Configuration Wizard (System Stop/Start) step 6 of 14 screen is displayed.
26. Click Next. The Configuration Wizard (Cross-protocol User Mapping) step 11 of 14 screen is displayed. 27. To automatically map users in Active Directory to users in the UNIX user repository, select Map users in Active Directory to users in the UNIX repository automatically. NOTE: By default, Map unmapped users to the guest account is selected. 28. Click Next. The Configuration Wizard (NAS Volumes Configuration) step 12 of 14 screen is displayed. 29. Click Add to define NAS volumes. 30.
The Configuration Wizard (NFS export) step 14 of 14 screen with the existing NFS exports is displayed. 43. To add additional NFS exports, click Add and repeat step 38 to step 41. 44. Click Next. The system Configuration Wizard is complete. Configuring Additional Client VIPs NOTE: • If the client network is routed to get to the FluidFS cluster, one client VIP is needed for each port. Each appliance can have up to four VIPs.
PowerVault FluidFS NAS Setup Worksheet 5 Complete the worksheet to record the layout of your PowerVault FluidFS NAS.
*Client VIP # 8 Use one IP for iSCSI Discovery in NAS IDU Environment Setup DNS Server IP SNMP Read Community NIS Domain DNS Suffix SNMP Trap Recipient NIS Server NTP Server IP NetBIOS Name LDAP Server SMTP Server IP Active Directory Domain LDAP Distinguished Name SMTP From E-mail Address Interconnect Private Network Switch Requirements Checklist Select a private Class C subnet SAN/Internal Network 10.255.254.x Jumbo Frames Enabled 9216 MTU Recommended Required 172.31.254.
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