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Drives per RAID group
Select 5, 9, 2, or 1 for the number of drives per RAID group.
 5= 4+1 RAID 5
 9 = 8+1 RAID 5
 2 = 1+1 RAID 1 or RAID 1/0
 1 = Hot spare
Cabinets
A second cabinet is required once a total of 11 DAEs has been reached.
A third cabinet is required once a total of 13 DAEs has been reached in the second cabinet.
CONCLUSION
This white paper describes the Dell/EMC CX Series storage system and the connection settings
that satisfy 80 percent of the Dell/EMC CX Series environments. This is a recommendations or
best practices document— not a requirements document. It is also a living document, which
means that as better settings are discovered, changes will be made to the document.
REFERENCES
Replication software
Several replication software applications run on Dell/EMC CX Series. The following list of best
practices papers address the special capabilities of replication software. Consult the appropriate
paper for the replication software being used.
Replication Manager and SnapView for Replication on Dell/EMC CX Series Storage Arrays - Best
Practices Planning
Dell/EMC CX Series Reserved LUN Pool Configuration Considerations for SnapView, SAN Copy,
and MirrorView/Asynchronous
EMC Dell/EMC CX Series SnapView Clones - A Detailed Review
EMC Dell/EMC CX Series SAN Copy - A Detailed Review
EMC Dell/EMC CX Series MirrorView/Asynchronous Disaster Recovery Software
MirrorView Knowledgebook: CX Series FLARE 19 and CX3 Series FLARE 22 - Applied
Technology
Other references
EMC Dell/EMC CX Series Best Practices for Fibre Channel Storage on EMC Powerlink
EMC Dell/EMC CX Series Storage Solutions Microsoft Exchange 2003 Best Practices on EMC
Powerlink
EMC Dell/EMC CX Series Data Replication Scenarios for Oracle Deployments - Technology
Concepts and Business Considerations on EMC Powerlink
SQL Server Data Warehouse Deployments with EMC Dell/EMC CX Series Storage Systems
Applied Technology White Paper on EMC Powerlink
Dell/EMC CX Series Initial Configuration
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