Table Of Contents - Avaya VSP 9000 Technical Configuration Manual

Table of Contents

Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Tables ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 9
1.1 Interoperability testing ................................................................................................................. 10
2. Reference configuration ...................................................................................................................... 11
3. Equipment and software validated ...................................................................................................... 12
4. Storage area network configuration .................................................................................................... 13
4.1 Virtual Services Platform 9000 configuration .............................................................................. 13
4.1.1 Configuring VLANs using the ACLI ........................................................................................................ 13
4.1.2 Configuring VLANs using EDM .............................................................................................................. 14
4.1.3 Enable jumbo frames ............................................................................................................................. 16
4.1.4 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol ............................................................................................................ 17
4.2 Server configuration .................................................................................................................... 18
4.3 EtherDrive SRX-Series storage appliance configuration ............................................................ 20
5. Test methodology ................................................................................................................................ 21
Test Case 1 - Baseline test ........................................................................................................ 22
5.1
Test Case 2 - Individual HBA link failure .................................................................................... 23
5.2
Test Case 3 - Restore the failed HBA link .................................................................................. 23
5.3
Test Case 4 - Simulate module failure by removing module 3 .................................................. 24
5.4
Test Case 5 - Reinsert the failed module 3 ................................................................................ 24
5.5
Test Case 6 - Simulate module failure by disabling the module ................................................ 25
5.6
Test Case 7 - Restore the failed module with the ACLI ............................................................. 25
5.7
Test Case 8 - Simulate module failure by removing module 6 .................................................. 26
5.8
Test Case 9 - Reinsert the failed module 6 ................................................................................ 26
5.9
Test Case 10 - Simulate primary CP failure to test HA .............................................................. 27
5.10
Test Case 11 - Reinsert the failed primary CP ........................................................................... 27
5.11
Test Case 12 - Simulate primary CP failure to test failover ....................................................... 28
5.12
Test Case 13 -Simulate HBA failure .......................................................................................... 29
5.13
6. Test results .......................................................................................................................................... 30
7. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 33
8. Additional Resources .......................................................................................................................... 34
Dec 2010
VSP 9000 with Coraid EtherDrive SRX-Series
Storage Appliances TCG
avaya.com
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