Dell FluidFS Version 5.
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Contents About This Guide......................................................................................................4 Revision History..................................................................................................................................... 4 1 Deployment Prerequisites................................................................................... 5 Rack and Infrastructure...............................................................................................
About This Guide Use this document to prepare for FS8600 appliance deployment before the deployment team arrives. Items listed in this document are required for a successful deployment.
Deployment Prerequisites Verify that the prerequisites are met before proceeding with the deployment process. Rack and Infrastructure Make sure the rack space and related infrastructure are available for the FS8600 appliances. ■ Prerequisite □ 2U rack space for each FS8600 appliance in an industry-standard 48.3 cm (19 inch) rack • • • • • • □ The rack must be four-post, square-hole or round-hole, and tool-less. The rack must be rated for 540 kg (1200 pounds) static load or greater.
■ Prerequisite □ Cables for internal network □ • Fibre Channel with 1GbE appliance: • – Single appliance – Four RJ45/Cat 5e or better cables for each appliance (controllers are directly connected to each other) – Multiple appliances – Eight RJ45/Cat 5e or better cables for each appliance Fibre Channel with 10GbE appliance: • – Single appliance – Two LC optical fiber cables or Twinax cables (controllers are directly connected to each other; two Twinax cables shipped with each appliance) – Multiple
■ Prerequisite □ (LDAP/NIS only) Site information and credentials to configure LDAP or NIS directory services for the FluidFS cluster □ (Optional) Credentials to add DNS records for the FluidFS cluster SAN and Internal Network for Fibre Channel Appliances The following prerequisites apply to Fibre Channel with 1GbE appliances and Fibre Channel with 10GbE appliances. Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Make sure the Fibre Channel SAN fabric is ready for deployment.
■ Prerequisite □ IPv6 is enabled on the switch ports connected to FS8600 appliances IPv6 link-local addressing is used for internal network communication. Routing of IPv6 traffic is not required on the internal network switches.
Client Network Make sure the client network meets the following prerequisites. The client network is used by clients to access SMB shares or NFS exports. It is also the network used for replication, backup, and administration. ■ □ Prerequisite 1GbE or 10GbE switches can be reached from the rack To ensure high availability to the client network, Dell recommends using a switch stack or Director class switches.
■ Prerequisite • • (Optional) NIS server host name or IP addresses (Optional) NDMP DMA server IP addresses Network Ports Make sure the required and feature-specific ports are allowed on the network. For a list of ports used by the FluidFS cluster, see the Dell Fluid File System Version 5 Support Matrix. This matrix is available from dell.com/support.
