Dell PowerVault 770N Manual
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Brand: Dell
Category: Network Storage Server , Server , Storage
Type: Platform manual
Model: Dell PowerVault 775N , Dell CX200 , Dell PowerVault 770N
Pages: 10 (0.84 Mb)
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Platform Guide 9
Attaching Your Cluster Shared Storage System to a SAN
This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your NAS cluster nodes to the shared
storage systems through a Dell | EMC SAN using redundant Fibre Channel switch fabrics.
Rules and Guidelines
The rules and guidelines described in Table 1-4 apply to SAN-attached clusters.
Dell | EMC CX400 core
software
2.04.0 or later.
Dell | EMC CX200 core
software
2.04.0 or later.
Additional software
application programs
EMC Navisphere Agent 6.4 or later.
EMC Navisphere Manager 6.4 or later.
EMC PowerPath
®
3.00 (with 3.02 build 50 patch) or later.
EMC SnapView™ version 2.10.03 or later (not supported on the
Dell | EMC CX200).
Emulex Configuration Utility version 1.41a10 or later.
Table 1-4. SAN-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines
Rule/Guideline Description
Primary storage Each NAS cluster can support up to 22 unique drive letters for shared
logical drives.
Up to four Dell | EMC Fibre Channel disk arrays are supported per
cluster in a SAN environment.
Secondary storage Up to two PowerVault 132T, 136T or 160T tape libraries.
Any system attached to the SAN can share these devices.
Fibre Channel switch
configuration
Redundant switch fabrics required.
Fibre Channel switch
zoning
Single-initiator zoning.
Fibre Channel switches Dell | EMC DS-16B2 (Brocade SilkWorm 3800), Brocade
SilkWorm 3200, or Dell | EMC DS-24M2 (McData Spherion 4500).
Fibre Channel switch
firmware
Version 3.0.2m or later for Brocade 3200 and 3800.
Version 4.01.02 or later for McData.
Table 1-3. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines
(continued)
Rule/Guideline Description