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Digital Media Storage Solution Installation Guide 30
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APPENDIX: EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS
Large Heterogeneous StorNext configuration
MetaData Ethernet Network
FibreChannel Switch
FibreChannel Switch
Zone 1
Controller A
And all host
ports
Zone 2
Controller B
And all host
ports
RAID 1 MD
RAID 1 Journal
RAID 1 MD
H
S
H
S
Cntr A
Cntr B
Up 480 SATA drives maximum
(with EXP5060)
IBM
DS5300
Controller A
Controller B
Up to 448 FC and/or SATA drives maximum
(with EXP5000)
IBM
DS5300
Controller A
Controller B
Minimal Configuration Represented.
Multiple Connections supported.
FibreChannel Drives
SATA Drives
Linux
StorNext
Client
RHEL or SLES
RDAC RDAC
HBA
Standard
supported
Emulex or
Qlogic
Apple
OSX
XSAN Client
HBA
Standard
supported
Emulex or
Qlogic
HBA
Standard
supported
Emulex or
Qlogic
HBA
Standard
supported
Emulex or
Qlogic
Windows
200x Server
StorNext
Client
HBA
Standard supported
Emulex or Qlogic
Windows XP,
Vista, 7
StorNext
Client
HBA
Celerity
FC-81EN,
FC-82EN,
or FC-84EN
Driver: .3.1b12
HBA
Celerity
FC-81EN,
FC-82EN,
or FC-84EN
Driver: .3.1b12
HBA
Celerity
FC-81EN,
FC-82EN,
or FC-84EN
Driver: .3.1b12
LINUX
STORNEXT
Meta Data
Controller
RHEL or SLES
LINUX
STORNEXT
Meta Data
Controller
RHEL or SLES
RDAC
HBA
Celerity
FC-81EN,
FC-82EN,
or FC-84EN
Driver: .3.1b12
Example 1.Drawing depicts large and expandable SAN with heterogeneous client connectivity. Multiple DS5300 connected to
meshed SAN fabric with a minimum of two Fibre Channel switches. For DS5100/DS5300 configurations, a minimum of two
switches is recommended. Drawing shows multiple DS5300 for Data storage and a separate DS5020 for Meta Data.