EMC Fibre Channel Storage System Model FC4700 Configuration Planning Guide
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Contents
RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group).........................2-8
Individual Disk Unit.................................................................2-9
Hot Spare....................................................................................2-9
RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs.........................................................2-12
Performance.............................................................................2-13
Storage Flexibility....................................................................2-14
Data Availability and Disk Space Usage..............................2-14
Guidelines for RAID Groups........................................................2-17
Sample Applications for RAID Types..........................................2-19
Chapter 3 About MirrorView Remote Mirroring SoftwareWhat Is EMC MirrorView Software?.............................................3-2
MirrorView Features and Benefits.................................................3-4
Provision for Disaster Recovery with Minimal Overhead..3-4
Local High Availability............................................................3-4
Cross Mirroring..........................................................................3-4
Integration with EMC SnapView LUN Copy Software.......3-5
How MirrorView Handles Failures...............................................3-5
Primary Image Failure..............................................................3-5
Secondary Image Failure..........................................................3-6
MirrorView Example........................................................................3-7
MirrorView Planning Worksheet....................................................3-9
Chapter 4 About SnapView Snapshot Copy SoftwareWhat Is EMC SnapView Software?................................................4-2
Snapshot Components..............................................................4-3
Sample Snapshot Session.................................................................4-4
Snapshot Planning Worksheet........................................................4-5
Chapter 5 Planning File Systems and LUNsMultiple Paths to LUNs...................................................................5-2
Sample Shared Switched Installation............................................5-3
Sample Unshared Direct Installation.............................................5-7
Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups....................5-8
Application and LUN Planning..............................................5-8
Application and LUN Planning Worksheet..........................5-9
LUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet...................5-10
LUN Details Worksheet..........................................................5-13