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- Page 1 Sun StorEdge 3000 Family ™ Best Practices Manual Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 819-1275-12 May 2005, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
- Page 2 All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Dot Hill Systems Corporation may have intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in this product or document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the U.S. patents listed at http://www.sun.com/patents and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the U.S.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI Array Features 2 Underlying Concepts and Practices 2 Supported RAID Levels 2 Logical Drives 3 Saving and Restoring Configuration Information 3 Array Management Tools 4 Direct-Attached Storage 5 Dual-Controller Configurations 5 Single-Controller Configurations 5 Scaling Capacity 6 First Steps in Designing a Solution 6 When Designing a Storage Solution for an Existing Environment 7... - Page 4 Best Practices: File Servers 13 File Server Architecture and Configuration 13 File Server Tips and Techniques 14 Best Practices: Application Servers 15 Application Server Architecture and Configuration 15 Application Server Tips and Techniques 16 Best Practices: Mail Servers 17 Mail Server Architecture and Configuration 17 Mail Server Tips and Techniques 18 Best Practices: Database Servers 19 Database Server Architecture and Configuration 19...
- Page 5 The Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI array is a next-generation Ultra320 SCSI storage system designed to provide direct-attached storage (DAS) to entry-level servers, or a JBOD...
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Page 6: Sun Storedge 3000 Family Scsi Array Features
Since it is not possible to predict the side-effects of all current and future security software products, place your Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI arrays on private subnets. Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI Array Features On Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI arrays, RAID controller channels 1 and 3 are designated host channels. -
Page 7: Logical Drives
Using the array’s firmware application, the configuration information (NVRAM) can be saved to disk. This provides a backup of the controller-dependent configuration information such as Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 8: Array Management Tools
channel settings, host IDs, and cache configuration. It does not save LUN mapping information. The NVRAM configuration file can restore all configuration settings but does not rebuild logical drives. The Sun StorEdge Configuration Service software can be used to save and restore all configuration data, including LUN mapping information. -
Page 9: Direct-Attached Storage
See “General Configuration Considerations” on page 7 for more information. Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 10: Scaling Capacity
Scaling Capacity Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI arrays are available in a number of configurations to address a broad range of storage capacities. Base systems include single or redundant controllers and a choice of five or twelve disks. This results in storage capacities as small as: 0.175 Tbyte with five 36-Gbyte disks (3310 only). -
Page 11: When Designing A Storage Solution For An Existing Environment
SCSI storage system: To ensure power redundancy, connect the two power modules to two separate ■ circuits, such as one commercial circuit and one UPS. Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... - Page 12 In a single-controller configuration, disable the Write-Back Cache feature to avoid ■ the possibility of data corruption in the event of a controller failure. This will have a negative effect on performance. To avoid either issue, use dual controllers. Using two single-controllers in a clustering environment with host-based ■...
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Page 13: Single Processor Server Applications
Performance scales by adding server memory and processors while capacity scales by adding enclosures and disks. Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... - Page 14 Storage Requirements for Multiple Processor Servers TABLE 2 Mail Server Database Server Consolidated Server Availability High High High Storage Capacity Medium to high Medium to high Medium to high Special Needs High transaction High transaction High transaction and data rates and data rates and data rates Access Pattern...
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Page 15: Best Practices: Print Servers
StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI array. Print Server Architecture and Configuration Scalability Large configuration Small configuration Optimized Architecture for Print Servers FIGURE 1 describes possible print server configurations. TABLE 3 Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 16: Print Server Tips And Techniques
Configuration Details for Print Servers (JBOD Only) TABLE 3 Small Configuration Large Configuration RAID Enclosures JBOD Enclosures Number of Controllers Not applicable Not applicable Number of Disks Bus Configuration Split Bus Split Bus Cache Optimization Not applicable Not applicable RAID Levels Used Host-based Host-based Drive Configuration... -
Page 17: Best Practices: File Servers
StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI array. File Server Architecture and Configuration Scalability Small configuration Large configuration Optimized Architecture for File Servers FIGURE 2 describes typical file server configurations. TABLE 4 Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 18: File Server Tips And Techniques
Configuration Details for File Servers TABLE 4 Small Configuration Large Configuration RAID Enclosures JBOD Enclosures Number of Controllers Number of Disks Bus Configuration Single Bus Single Bus Cache Optimization Sequential Sequential RAID Levels Used RAID 3 RAID 5 Drive Configuration One LUNs Two LUNs One spare drive... -
Page 19: Best Practices: Application Servers
Sun StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI array. Application Server Architecture and Configuration Scalability Small configuration Large configuration Optimized Architecture for Application Servers FIGURE 3 describes typical application server configurations. TABLE 5 Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 20: Application Server Tips And Techniques
Configuration Details for Application Servers TABLE 5 Small Configuration Large Configuration RAID Enclosures JBOD Enclosures Number of Controllers Number of Disks Bus Configuration Split Bus Split Bus Cache Optimization Random Random RAID Levels Used RAID 5 RAID 5 Drive Configuration One LUN Two LUNs One spare drive... -
Page 21: Best Practices: Mail Servers
StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI array. Mail Server Architecture and Configuration Scalability Small configuration Large configuration Optimized Architecture for Mail Servers FIGURE 4 describes typical mail server configurations. TABLE 6 Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 22: Mail Server Tips And Techniques
Configuration Details for Mail Servers TABLE 6 Small Configuration Large Configuration RAID Enclosures JBOD Enclosures Number of Controllers Number of Disks Bus Configuration Split Bus Split Bus Cache Optimization Random Random RAID Levels Used RAID 3 and 5 RAID 3 and 5 Drive Configuration Two LUNs Two LUNs... -
Page 23: Best Practices: Database Servers
StorEdge 3000 Family SCSI array. Database Server Architecture and Configuration Scalability Small configuration Large configuration Optimized Architecture for Database Servers FIGURE 5 describes typical database server configurations. TABLE 7 Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 24: Database Server Tips And Techniques
Configuration Details for Database Servers TABLE 7 Small Configuration Large Configuration RAID Enclosures JBOD Enclosures Number of Controllers Number of Disks Bus Configuration Split Bus Split Bus Cache Optimization Random Random RAID Levels Used RAID 1 and 5 RAID 1 and 5 Drive Configuration Two LUNs Two LUNs... -
Page 25: Best Practices: Consolidated Servers
Sun StorEdge 33x0 SCSI array. Consolidated Server Architecture and Configuration Scalability Small configuration Large configuration Optimized Architecture for Consolidated Servers FIGURE 6 describes typical consolidated server configurations. TABLE 8 Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... -
Page 26: Consolidated Server Tips And Techniques
Configuration Details for Consolidated Servers TABLE 8 Small Configuration Large Configuration RAID Enclosures JBOD Enclosures Number of Controllers Number of Disks Bus Configuration Split Bus Split Bus Cache Optimization Random Random RAID Levels Used RAID 1, 3 and 5 RAID 1, 3 and 5 Drive Configuration Three LUNs Three LUNs... -
Page 27: Best Practices Summary
Configuration preferences include user-selectable RAID protection levels, controller optimization and more. Modularity and flexibility allow the storage solution to quickly and easily adapt to a particular environment. Best Practices for the Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array and Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array... - Page 28 Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Best Practices Manual • May 2005...
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