Chapter 3 Notes
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3.3 Connection Notes for PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series and Other Companies'
Industry Standard Servers
ETERNUS Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide (Fibre Channel) for Windows®
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All installed Fibre Channel cards must use the same connection method. FC-AL connection
and fabric connection cannot be mixed.
3.2.3
When Connecting PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series to an ETERNUS Disk
Storage System
When connecting the PRIMEQUEST 1000 series to an ETERNUS Disk storage system, the
following configurations are recommended:
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For 1-port Fibre Channel cards used in system configurations that emphasize redundancy,
8Gbit/s 1-port Fibre Channel cards (MC-0JFC11) are recommended for use.
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For 2-port Fibre Channel cards (MC-0JFC21), configurations in which both ports of any given
card connect to the same storage system are not recommended.
For other notes, contact a Fujitsu engineer.
3.3
Connection Notes for PRIMEQUEST 500/400 Series
and Other Companies' Industry Standard Servers
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To build a cluster configuration for Windows®, use Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS),
Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC), and MSCS- and WSFC-compatible applications.
This cluster configuration must also use only one type of Fibre Channel card. Operation
cannot be guaranteed if the cluster is configured using multiple types of Fibre Channel cards.
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When the PRIMEQUEST 500/400 series is connected to an ETERNUS Disk storage system,
LUN recognition by the Windows® Plug and Play function is not guaranteed.
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The following operation conditions are recommended to maintain storage system reliability:
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Multiple paths
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Use of drivers for ETERNUS Disk storage systems which support path redundancy control
Configure a multipath environment, and select a driver for ETERNUS Disk storage
systems which supports path redundancy control to increase redundancy and reliability of
the connection between the ETERNUS Disk storage systems and the server.
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When connecting the PRIMEQUEST 500/400 series to an ETERNUS Disk storage system,
the following configurations are recommended:
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For 1-port Fibre Channel cards used in system configurations that emphasize redundancy,
8Gbit/s 1-port Fibre Channel cards (MC-08FC81) or 4Gbit/s 1-port Fibre Channel cards
(MC-08FC31/MC-08FC51) are recommended for use.
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For 2-port Fibre Channel cards (MC-08FC41/MC-08FC61/MC-08FC91), configurations in
which both ports of any given card connect to the same storage system are not
recommended.
For other notes, contact a Fujitsu engineer.
