Appendix: Example Configurations; Large Heterogeneous Stornext Configuration - IBM SYSTEM STORAGE DS3000 Installation Manual

APPENDIX: EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS

Large Heterogeneous StorNext configuration

Apple
OSX
XSAN Client
HBA HBA
Celerity Celerity
FC-81EN, FC-81EN,
FC-82EN, FC-82EN,
or FC-84EN or FC-84EN
Driver: .3.1b12 Driver: .3.1b12
Controller A
IBM
DS5300
Controller B
SATA Drives
Up 480 SATA drives maximum
(with EXP5060)
Example 1.Drawing depicts large and expandable SAN with heterogeneous client connectivity. Multiple DS5300 connected to
meshed SAN fabric with a minimum of two Fibre Channel switches. For DS5100/DS5300 configurations, a minimum of two
switches is recommended. Drawing shows multiple DS5300 for Data storage and a separate DS5020 for Meta Data.
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MetaData Ethernet Network
LINUX
Linux
STORNEXT
StorNext
Meta Data
Client
Controller
RHEL or SLES
RHEL or SLES
RDAC
HBA
HBA
Celerity
Standard
FC-81EN,
supported
FC-82EN,
or FC-84EN Emulex or
Driver: .3.1b12 Qlogic
Zone 1
Controller A
FibreChannel Switch
And all host
ports
IBM
DS5300
FibreChannel Drives
Up to 448 FC and/or SATA drives maximum
LINUX
STORNEXT
Meta Data
Controller
RHEL or SLES
RDAC
HBA HBA HBA
Standard Standard Standard
supported supported supported
Emulex or Emulex or Emulex or
Qlogic Qlogic Qlogic
FibreChannel Switch
Controller A
Controller B
(with EXP5000)
Windows Windows XP,
Vista, 7
200x Server
StorNext
StorNext
Client
Client
HBA
RDAC
Celerity
HBA
FC-81EN,
FC-82EN,
Standard supported
or FC-84EN
Emulex or Qlogic
Driver: .3.1b12
Zone 2
Controller B
And all host
ports
Minimal Configuration Represented.
Multiple Connections supported.
Cntr A
Cntr B
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RAID 1 MD
RAID 1 MD
H H
S S
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