Dell NX3500 Server User Manual


 
Contents 3
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Other Information You May Need
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Terms Used in the Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PowerVault NX3500 Architecture
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Key Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
PowerVault NX3500 Views
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
NAS Controller Pair
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
PowerVault MD Storage
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
BPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SAN Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Internal Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Internal Network A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Internal Network B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LAN or Client Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2 Setting Up Your PowerVault
NX3500 Solution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting Up the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Choosing the Topology
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Completing the NAS System Setup
Worksheet
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