Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Fibre Channel Cluster Systems Platform Guide www.dell.com | support.dell.
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Contents Supported Cluster Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High-Availability Cluster Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HBA Support for NAS Cluster Configurations HBA Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fibre Channel Switches . . . . . . . . . . Rules and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Distance Between Cluster Nodes Obtaining More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This document provides information for installing and connecting peripheral hardware, storage, and storage area network (SAN) components to your Dell™ PowerVault™ NAS Fibre Channel Cluster solution. The configuration information in this document is specific to the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition operating system.
www.dell.com | support.dell.com High-Availability Cluster Configurations This section provides information about the supported operating systems, HBAs, and HBA drivers for your NAS cluster configuration. NOTICE: All cluster nodes in a NAS cluster must run the same operating system. NOTICE: HBAs installed in NAS clusters using redundant paths must be identical. PowerVault NAS cluster configurations are tested and certified using identical HBAs installed in all cluster nodes.
• The maximum cable length is 100 meters for Fast Ethernet and copper Gigabit Ethernet and 550 meters for optical Gigabit Ethernet. This distance may be extended using switches and VLAN technology. The maximum latency for a round-trip network packet between nodes is 500 milliseconds. Obtaining More Information See the Dell PowerVault NAS Fibre Channel Cluster Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for installation instructions.
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 1-2. PCI Slot Assignments for NAS Cluster Nodes (continued) PowerVault NAS System PCI Buses HBA RAID Controller 775N PCI/PCI-X bus 1: PCI slot 1 is 64 bit, 33/66/100 MHz. For dual HBA configurations, Dell recommends installing the HBAs on separate PCI buses to balance the load on the system. Install in any available PCI slot, or use the integrated RAID controller on the system board. PCI/PCI-X bus 1: PCI slot 2 is 64 bit, 33/66/100/133 MHz.
Table 1-3. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued) Rule/Guideline Description Dell | EMC CX400 core software 2.04.0 or later. Dell | EMC CX200 core software 2.04.0 or later. Additional software application programs EMC Navisphere Agent 6.4 or later. EMC Navisphere Manager 6.4 or later. EMC PowerPath® 3.00 (with 3.02 build 50 patch) or later. EMC SnapView™ version 2.10.03 or later (not supported on the Dell | EMC CX200). Emulex Configuration Utility version 1.41a10 or later.
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 1-4. SAN-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued) Rule/Guideline Description Fibre Channel HBAs Emulex LP9002L, Emulex LP982, LP9802, or QLogic QLA2340. Emulex driver version Storport miniport driver 5-1.00a15 or later. QLogic driver version Storport miniport driver 8.2.2.20 or later. Operating system Each cluster attached to the SAN must run Windows Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. Dell | EMC CX600 core software 2.04.
