VIOLIN SYSTEMS 7700, Installation Manual

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Preface
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7700 Flash Storage Platform Installation Guide 7.6.3.x
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Document Organization
This guide is organized into the following sections:
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Chapter 1, Overview —Describes the 7700 Flash Storage Platform system components and
configuration process.
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Chapter 2, Connecting the 7700 Flash Storage Platform Hardware —Describes how to install a
7700 Flash Storage Platform system, including Violin Symphony, 7000 Series Flash Storage
Platforms (FSPs) and 6000 Series storage shelves, 7700 FSP Controllers, and Fibre Channel
(FC) switches.
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Chapter 3, 7700 Flash Storage Platform Device Configuration —Describes the process for
performing an initial configuration of the 7700 Flash Storage Platform.
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Chapter 4, Southbound Fibre Channel Switch Zone Configuration —Describes and provides
an example of the fabric switch zone configuration that represents the southbound path from
the 7700 FSP Controllers to the shelf choices in your system.
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Chapter 5, Configuring Northbound Switches for Fibre Channel and iSCSI Operations —
Describes and provides instructions for configuring northbound client network switches for
both Fibre Channel and iSCSI operations, and describes and provides instructions for
configuring iSCSI, and describes and provides instructions for configuring FC pots in the FC
switches.
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Appendix A, System Reference —Provides reference information and procedures for
performing a manual configuration of the Memory Gateways on the FSPs, other key settings
for the 7700 Flash Storage Platform system, and also provides a description of the key
components of the 7700 FSP Controller, and provides procedures for using iDRAC to inspect,
monitor, and modify management settings and e-mail alerts.
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Appendix B, Overview: 7700 FSP Controller —Provides a brief overview of the 7700 FSP
Controller and contains tables and figures that describe the 7700 FSP Controller chassis front
and rear panel components, and the status LEDs for the power supply units in the chassis.
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Appendix C, Configuring Replication —Describes replication, provides reference information,
and provides a procedure for configuring the network interfaces to support replication in a
7700 FSP storage cluster.
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Appendix D, Configuring Brocade 6510 Fibre Channel Switches —Provides reference
information, and provides procedures for setting up and configuring Brocade 6510 Fibre
Channel switches.
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Appendix E, Installing and Accessing Violin Symphony —Provides reference information about
installing Violin Symphony and contains a procedure for accessing Violin Symphony using a
supported web browser.
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Appendix F, Configuring Stretched Cluster and Tiebreaker —Provides an overview that
describes stretched cluster basics, provides prerequisites for installing a stretched cluster and
instructions for configuring a stretched cluster, and provides instructions on installing,
configuring, and managing the Tiebreaker utility to prevent any issues if failover servers ever
lose communication with each other in a stretched cluster environment.
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Appendix G, Managing HA Using CLI Commands —Describes how to manage, enable, and
disable High Availability (HA) in the 7700 FSP using CLI commands, and also provides a table
that lists and describes how to troubleshoot and resolve potential HA issues.
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Appendix H, Compliance Information —Provides compliance information that supports the
Violin 7700 Flash Storage Platform.