Config Guide
AssuredSAN 3xx4
83-00006911-00-01 Rev B
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1.
WHAT’S NEW .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.
CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW: .............................................................................................................................. 6
3.
MODEL NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.
Shipping Notes, Components, & Weights: ............................................................................................................................. 7
3.1.1.
Notes: ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.2.
Components/Cables: ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.3.
Weights: ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.
CONTROLLERS ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1.
Protocols – CNC (FC&iSCSI) & SAS ....................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2.
SFPs .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.3.
SAS Port Expansion Cables .................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.4.
RAID Levels Supported ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
4.5.
Performance Overview
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5.
CHASSIS: ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.1.
2U12 TLA Overview
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5.2.
2U24 Overview
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5.3.
How many RBOD/JBOD Chassis are Supported
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5.4.
Hot Plug Expansion & Replacement Support
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5.5.
Power Supplies/Rail Kits
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6.
EXPANSION JBODS ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
6.1.
Expansion JBOD Overview
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6.2.
JBOD Enclosure
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6.3.
What JBODs are supported behind 3xx4 RBODs
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7.
DRIVES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
7.1.
What Drives Are Supported
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7.2.
How many SSDs are supported (SFF in LFF Chassis)
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7.3.
Drive Sleds & Air Management Sleds (AMS)
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7.3.1.
Drive Sleds: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
7.3.2.
Air Management Sleds:........................................................................................................................................................ 17
7.4.
512e Drives
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8.
SOFTWARE / FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................... 18
8.1.
Feature Scale Factors .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
8.2.
RealStor .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
8.2.1.
New User Interface: ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
8.3.
Storage Pools/Virtual Disk Groups/Volumes: ...................................................................................................................... 20
8.3.1.
Mapping in the V3 Interface: ............................................................................................................................................... 21
8.3.2.
Provisioning and Mapping with the CLI: .............................................................................................................................. 21
8.4.
RealThin: Thin Provisioning ................................................................................................................................................. 22
8.5.
Performance Volumes/LUNs and Rapid Rebuilds: ................................................................................................................ 23
8.5.1.
Large LUNs: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
8.5.2.
RealQuick: Rapid Rebuilds ................................................................................................................................................... 23
8.6.
RealSnap: Advanced Copy Services / Snapshots .................................................................................................................. 24
8.6.1.
Differences between Copy on Write (COW) and Redirect on Write: .................................................................................. 24
8.6.2.
Redirect on write snapshot overview: ................................................................................................................................. 24
8.7.
RealCache: SSD Read Cache ................................................................................................................................................ 25
8.7.1.
Read Cache .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
8.7.2.
Key CLI Commands for Read Cache: .................................................................................................................................... 26
9.
WARRANTY .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
9.1.
General Warranty Options .................................................................................................................................................. 26
9.1.1.
3 year warranty from date of shipment on all enclosures
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9.2.
Support Contact #’s / Resources ......................................................................................................................................... 26
9.2.1.
Customer Resource Center (CRC) ........................................................................................................................................ 26
9.2.2.
SANsolve Contact Information ............................................................................................................................................ 27
