SAN-Attached Cluster Requirements

Table 1-8 provides the requirements for a SAN-attached cluster configuration.

Table 1-8. SAN-Attached Cluster Requirements

Rule/Guideline

Description

 

 

SAN version

SAN 3.0

HBA

QLogic QLA2200/66 with firmware version 1.45 and

 

driver version 7.04.08.02

HBA failover driver

Dell OpenManage ATF version 2.3.2.5

Fibre Channel switch

PowerVault 51F Fibre Channel switch with firmware

 

version 2.1.7

 

PowerVault 56F Fibre Channel switch with firmware

 

version 2.1.7

Fibre Channel-to-SCSI

Up to four PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel-to-SCSI

bridge

bridges with firmware version d99908e

SAN tape backup

Up to two PowerVault 130T tape libraries for each

 

PowerVault 35F bridge

PowerSuite

Computer Associates® ARCserve® 2000

 

VERITAS™ BackupExec 8.0 Build 3316

SAN configuration

Follow SAN 3.0 rules

guidelines

Redundant switch fabric is required

 

 

 

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