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Main Copyright EMC Corporation 2000, 2001. All rights reserved. Trademark Information Contents Preface Chapter 1 About Fibre Channel Storage Systems and Networks (SANs) Chapter 2 RAID Types and Tradeoffs Chapter 3 Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched Storage Chapter 4 Planning LUNs and File Systems with Unshared Direct Storage Chapter 5 Storage System Hardware Chapter 6 Storage-System Management Index Page Figures Page Tabl es Page Preface Page Page Introducing EMC Fibre Channel Storage Systems Fibre Channel Background Fibre Channel Storage Components Server Component (Host-Bus Adapter Driver Package with Software) Interconnect Components Page Page Page Page Storage Component (Storage Systems, Storage Processor s (SPs), and Other Hardware) Types of Storage System Installations About Switched Shared Storage and SANs (Storage Area Networks) Storage Groups Page Page Storage System Hardware for Shared Storage About Unshared Storage Storage System Hardware for Unshared Storage Page Page RAID Types and Tradeoffs Introducing RAID Disk Striping Mirroring RAID Groups and LUNs RAID Types RAID 5 Group (Individual Access Array) RAID 3 Group (Parallel Access Array) Page RAID 1 Mirrored Pair RAID 0 Group (Nonredundant Array) RAID 1/0 Group (Mirrored RAID 0 Group) Individual Disk Unit Hot Spare Page Page RAID Benefits and Tradeoffs Performance Storage Flexibility Data Availability and Disk Space Usage Page Page Guidelines for RAID Types Page Sample Applications for RAID Types Page Page Dual Paths to LUNs Sample Shared Switched Installation SP A Page Page Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups Application and LUN Planning Application and LUN Planning Worksheet LUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet Planning Applications, LUNs, and Storage Groups 3-9 Planning File Systems and LUNs with Shared Switched Storage LUN and Storage Group Planning Worksheet LUN 0 LUN 1 RAID 5 LUN 2 RAID 1 LUN Details Worksheet Page LUN Details Worksheet Page Page Page Page Page Page Dual SPs and Paths to LUNs Unshared Direct and Shared-or-Clustered Direct Storage Sample Unshared Direct Installation Sample Shared-or-Clustered Direct Installation SP A SP B Planning Applications and LUNs Application and LUN Planning Application and LUN Planning Worksheet A sample worksheet begins as follows: LUN Planning Worksheet Planning Applications and LUNs LUN Planning Worksheet - Rackmount Full-fibre storage system EMCFib re Channel Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide LUN Planning Worksheet - Deskside LUN 0 RAID 5 LUN 1 LUN 2 RAID 1 LUN Details Worksheet X X X Completing the LUN Details Worksheet Page Page Page Page Storage System Hardware The storage systems attach to the server and the interconnect components described in Chapter 1. Hardware for Shared Storage Storage Hardware Rackmount DPE-Based Storage Systems Disks Storage Processor (SP) Hardware for Unshared Storage Types of Storage System for Unshared Storage Page Disks Storage Processor (SP) Page Planning Your Hardware Components Configuration Tradeoffs - Shared Storage Configuration Tradeoffs - Unshared Storage Page Hardware Data Sheets DPE Data Sheet Page iDAE Data Sheet Page DAE Data Sheet Page Cabinets for Rackmount Enclosures Cable and Configuration Guidelines Page Component planning diagrams and worksheets follow. Hardware Planning Worksheets . . . Hardware for Shared Storage SP A Hardware Component Worksheet for Shared Storage Page Page SP A . . . Page Sample Component Worksheet E1 SP A Adapter LCCLCC DAE iDAE/DPE Page Sample Component Worksheet SP A Page Page Page Page Using Navisphere Manager Software Page Storage Management Worksheets Management Utility Worksheet Shared Storage Page Management Utility Worksheet Unshared Storage Page Index A C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T W