Table Of Contents - Dell DR4100 Best Practices Manual

Table of contents

Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1 Administration guides ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Best practice guides ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
3 Case studies .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4 System setup ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Hardware .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.2 Expansion Shelves ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.3 Initial out of the box setup .................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.4 Container creation ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
4.4.1 Container limit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.4.2 Access Protocols ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.4.3 Marker Support .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
5 Replication setup and planning ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.1 Replication considerations .................................................................................................................................................. 12
5.2 Replicating Containers ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.3 Calculate Replication Interval ............................................................................................................................................ 12
5.4 Bandwidth Optimization .................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.5 Replication Encryption ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.6 Addressing Packet Loss ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.7 Replication Tuning ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.7.1 High Bandwidth Conditions .............................................................................................................................................. 14
5.7.2 Reducing Bandwidth Concerns ......................................................................................................................................... 14
5.8 Domain Access ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
6 Networking ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
6.1 Supported Network Cards .................................................................................................................................................. 16
6.2 Network Interface Card Bonding ....................................................................................................................................... 17
6.3 Secure Network Separation ................................................................................................................................................ 19
6.4 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
A Resources ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
3 DR4100 Best Practice Guide | April 2014