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the array for high availability, there must be no single points of failure. This means that the
configuration must have at least these minimum characteristics:
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Two controllers connected to separate Fibre Channel loops (using separate Fibre
Channel host I/O adaptors)
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Two disk enclosures (minimum)
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Eight disk modules, four in each disk enclosure (minimum)
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LUNs that use only one disk per disk enclosure.
With its dual controllers, the Disk Array FC60 provides two independent I/O paths to the
data stored on the array. Data is transmitted from the array controllers to the disks through
up to six Ultra2 SCSI channels connected to the disk enclosures. Any of several RAID
levels (1, 0/1, or 5) can be selected, however, for the greatest high availability, It is
recommended that RAID level 1 be used for optimum high availability.
Note
The Disk Array FC60 is designed to operate with either one or two controller
modules, however for high availability it is highly recommended that two
controller modules be installed.
Performance
The maximum aggregate performance that can be sustained by the disk array is
approximately 170 megabytes per second (using dual Fibre Channel-AL connections). This
performance can be achieved by configuring at least four disk modules per Ultra2 SCSI bus
utilizing the six Ultra2 SCSI channels. This can be accomplished in two ways. One way is to
configure six disk enclosures, one each per Ultra2 SCSI channel (disk enclosure full-bus
mode). In each of these enclosures, configure at least four disk modules.
Adding more disk modules to each of these disk enclosure will increase storage capacity,
but will not appreciably increase the sequential thoughput. Additional capacity may be a
worthwhile addition, since in many computing environments, capacity, not access speed, is
the limiting factor.
Another way to configure for maximum performance is to connect three disk enclosures to
the controller enclosure and configure these enclosures for split-bus operation. Then
connect an Ultra2 SCSI channel to each split bus (two channels per disk enclosure). Each
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Страница 36: ...36 Array Controller Enclosure Components Figure 9 Controller Enclosure Front View ...
Страница 41: ...Array Controller Enclosure Components 41 Product Description Figure 13 Controller Fan Module ...
Страница 44: ...44 Array Controller Enclosure Components Figure 15 Power Supply Fan Module ...
Страница 68: ...68 Capacity Management Features ...
Страница 117: ...Topologies for HP UX 117 Topology and Array Planning Figure 39 High Availability Topology ...
Страница 122: ...122 Topologies for HP UX Figure 40 High Availability Distance and Capacity Topology ...
Страница 126: ...126 Topologies for HP UX Figure 41 Campus Topology ...
Страница 130: ...130 Topologies for HP UX Figure 43 Four Hosts Connected to Cascaded Switches ...
Страница 134: ...134 Topologies for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Figure 45 Four Host Single Hub Single Disk Array Non HA Topology ...
Страница 136: ...136 Topologies for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Figure 47 Four Host Single Switch Dual Disk Array Non HA Topology ...
Страница 138: ...138 Topologies for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Figure 48 Direct Connect Single Host Single Disk Array HA Topology ...
Страница 140: ...140 Topologies for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Figure 50 Four Host Dual Hub Dual Disk Array HA Topology ...
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Страница 158: ...158 Installing the Disk Array FC60 Figure 54 Enclosure EIA Positions for System E Racks ...
Страница 159: ...Installing the Disk Array FC60 159 Installation Figure 55 Enclosure EIA Positions for Legacy Cabinets ...
Страница 161: ...Installing the Disk Enclosures 161 Installation Figure 56 Disk Enclosure Contents ...
Страница 172: ...172 Installing the Controller Figure 62 Controller Enclosure Package Contents ...
Страница 174: ...174 Installing the Controller Figure 63 Mounting the Controller Enclosure ...
Страница 234: ...234 Adding Disk Enclosures to Increase Capacity ...
Страница 274: ...274 Managing the Disk Array Using SAM Unassigned disks selected as hot spares ...
Страница 345: ...HP UX Diagnostic Tools 345 5 HP UX DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS Overview 346 Support Tools Manager 347 ...
Страница 350: ...350 Support Tools Manager Figure 90 mstm Interface Main Window ...
Страница 358: ...358 Support Tools Manager ...
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