Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide v11.3
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Table of Contents
1
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1
1.1
Audience ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2
Document Structure ......................................................................................... 1
2
PS Series Storage Arrays .......................................................................................... 2
2.1
Array Models .................................................................................................. 2
2.2
Feature Comparison ......................................................................................... 3
2.3
Controllers .................................................................................................... 4
2.3.1
Controller Types ........................................................................................ 4
2.3.2
Controller Redundancy................................................................................. 5
2.3.3
Controller Failover ..................................................................................... 5
2.3.4
Firmware ................................................................................................. 7
2.4
RAID Policies .................................................................................................. 9
2.4.1
RAID 5 ..................................................................................................... 9
2.4.2
RAID 6 .................................................................................................... 10
2.4.3
RAID 10 .................................................................................................. 11
2.4.4
RAID 50 .................................................................................................. 12
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Peer Storage Operations ......................................................................................... 14
3.1
Groups ........................................................................................................ 14
3.2
Pools ........................................................................................................... 14
3.3
Volumes ....................................................................................................... 15
3.3.1
Volume Attributes ..................................................................................... 16
3.3.2
Volume Features ....................................................................................... 17
3.3.3
Thin Provisioning ....................................................................................... 17
3.3.4
Snapshots ............................................................................................... 18
3.3.5
Cloning .................................................................................................. 18
3.3.6
Replication .............................................................................................. 19
3.3.7
Clustering ............................................................................................... 24
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SAN Design ......................................................................................................... 25
4.1
Implementation of Standards ............................................................................. 25
4.2
General Requirements and Recommendations ......................................................... 25
4.2.1
Quality of Service (QoS) .............................................................................. 26
Summary of Contents for EqualLogic PS4000
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