Network Timeouts
System timeouts that cause interruptions in data flow can have a significant negative affect on data traffic flow in the SAN. Ensuring that timeout parameters, such as the 530F health timeout value, are set correctly might provide better throughput.
530F SAN Appliance
When the 530F is configured in an Internet Protocol (IP) mirror network using the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) protocol, the IP mirror link may intermittently go down due to timeouts. The timeout causes a break in the asynchronous data transfer between 530F systems. To correct these timeouts, set the timeout parameter in the 530F SAN appliance software for the host, secondary, and remote systems to a health timeout value of 6. This extended timeout value provides these systems with additional tolerance for intermittent breaks in the IP mirror link without interrupting the asynchronous data transfer between systems. For detailed instructions on setting the health timeout value, see the Resetting the Timeout Parameter in the Dell PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance Software document, which can be found on Dell Web site at
