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Dell FS7500 manuals available for free PDF download: Installation And Setup, Technical Manual, Manual, Overview, Hardware Setup
Dell FS7500 Installation And Setup (88 pages)
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 3.24 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Preface
5
1 Before You Begin
7
Introduction to the Equallogic FS7500
7
Steps for Getting Started
9
Preliminary Tasks
9
Installation Safety Recommendations
9
Hardware Protection
10
Environmental Requirements
11
FS7500 Controller Technical Specifications
12
FS7500 Backup Power Supply Technical Specifications
12
Shipping Box Contents
13
FS7500 Controller Front and Back Panels
14
FS7500 BPS Front and Back Panels
15
Required Hardware that Is Not Supplied
16
Rack Requirements
17
Switch Requirements
18
Required Tools
18
2 Hardware Rack Mounting
19
Guidelines for Installing Mounting Rails in a Rack
19
Steps for Installing an FS7500 Backup Power Supply into a Rack
20
Attaching the BPS Rails to the Rack
21
Removing the Power Modules from the BPS Chassis
22
Installing the Empty BPS Chassis into a Rack
23
Connecting the Battery in a BPS Power Module
24
Inserting each Power Module into the BPS Chassis
28
Attaching the BPS Bezel
28
Steps for Installing an FS7500 Controller in a Rack
29
Positioning the Controllerrails
30
Attaching the Controller Rails to the Rack
30
Installing the Controllers into the Rack
31
Securing the Controllers to the Rack
31
Attaching the Controller Bezel
32
3 Power Connections
35
Steps for Connecting a BPS to Power
35
Connecting a BPS Power Module to a Power Source
35
Removing the BPS Bezel
37
Turning on Power to a BPS Power Module
38
Attaching the BPS Bezel
39
Steps for Connecting a Controller to a BPS and Power
39
Removing the Controller Bezel
41
Turning on Power to a Controller
42
Attaching the Controller Bezel
42
Powering down the Controller
42
4 Network Cable Connections
43
Network Configuration Overview
43
Controller Network Interface Ports
43
Network Connection Requirements and Recommendations
44
Steps for Connecting Network Cables
45
Connecting SAN and Internal Network Cables
47
Connecting the Client Network Cables
47
Managing the Controller Cables
47
Steps for Managing Cables in a Standard Installation
47
Routing the Power Cables through the Strain Relief Straps
48
Bundling the Signal and Power Cables
49
Securing the Signal and Power Cable Bundles to the Rails
49
Steps for Managing Cables Using a Service Loop
51
Routing the Power Cables through the Strain Relief Straps
51
Extending the Controller into Service Position
52
Bundling the Signal and Power Cables
52
5 NAS Service Configuration
55
Steps for Configuring a NAS Service
55
Gathering the NAS Service Configuration Information
55
Using the LCD Screen to Display Service Tag Information
56
NAS Service Network Requirements and Recommendations
57
NAS Configuration Reference Table
58
Security and Permissions
59
Transferring Share Ownership
60
Discovering Controllers and Configuring a NAS Service
60
6 NAS Storage Allocation
67
Steps for Allocating NAS Storage
67
Gathering the NAS File System Information
67
Creating a NAS File System
68
Accessing a CIFS Share
71
Accessing an NFS Export
72
7 What to Do Next
73
NAS Service Documentation
73
NAS Service Post-Setup Tasks
73
NAS File System Post-Setup Tasks
74
Appendix 1: Custom Racking Instructions
77
Reconfiguring the BPS Rails for a Tooled Rack (Special Configuration)
77
Cable Management for Controllers Installed on Static Rails
78
Removing the Brackets from the Controller Rails
79
Glossary
81
Index
83
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Dell FS7500 Manual (18 pages)
Unified block and file storage for virtual workload
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.69 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Audience
4
Introduction
4
Sections
5
Storage Options for Vmware
5
Vmware I/O Stacks
6
Figure 1. Wmware I/O Stacks
7
The Dell Equallogic FS7500 Storage Solution for Vmware
8
Figure 2. Unified Scale-Out Dell Equallogic FS7500 Storage System
9
Storage Performance Metrics
10
Test Methodology
11
Figure 3. Multiple Virtual Workloads in a Vmware Environment on Dell Equallogic FS7500
12
Test Hardware Configurations
12
Figure 4. Logical Network Connectivity Diagram of the Test Environment
13
Test Network Configuration
13
Virtual Workload Description
14
Mail Server Operations Using Microsoft Exchange
14
Social Networking Operations Using Olio, Web 2.0 Based Applications
14
E-Commerce Transactional Operations Using Dvdstore and MS-SQL Databases
14
Test Results
15
Conclusion
16
Figure 5. Performance of Multiple Virtual Workloads in Vmware Using FS7500 over NFS
16
Appendix A
17
Test System Components
17
IP and Subnet Information
17
Dell FS7500 Technical Manual (22 pages)
EqualLogic Best Practices Series Network Attached Storage
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.46 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction
5
Audience
5
Terminology
6
2 Dell Equallogic FS7500
7
Equallogic FS7500 Support for Network Attached Storage
7
3 Test Topology and Architecture
9
4 Test Methodology
11
5 Test Results and Analysis
12
6 Planning and Design Considerations
15
Network Ports
15
IP Addresses
15
Pool Configuration
16
Volume Configuration
17
Monitoring an Existing SAN
17
7 Summary
19
Appendix A Vdbench Scripts
20
Related Publications
21
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Dell FS7500 Overview (7 pages)
EqualLogic PS Series storage products
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 0.24 MB
Dell FS7500 Hardware Setup (2 pages)
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Network Hardware
| Size: 3.22 MB
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