Contents - Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Storage Center Hardware Components
- Storage Center Architecture Options
- Communication Links
- Front End
- SC8000 Controller
- SC8000 Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- SC8000 Back-Panel Features and Indicators
- SC280 SAS Enclosures
- SC280 Enclosure Front Panel Features and Indicators
- SC280 Drawer Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- SC280 Back-Panel Features and Indicators
- SC280 EMM Features and Indicators
- SC280 Power Supply Unit Features and Indicators
- Fan Module Features and Indicators
- SC280 Enterprise Plus Drives
- SC280 Drive Numbering
- SC200/220 Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- SC200/220 Back-Panel Features and Indicators
- SC200/220 EMM Features and Indicators
- SC200/220 Enterprise Plus Drives
- SC200/220 Drive Numbering
- EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures
- EN-SASx6x12/24 Back-Panel Features and Indicators
- EN-SASx6x12/24 SBB Module Features and Indicators
- EN-SASx6x12/24 Standard SAS Drives
- EN-SASx6x12/24 Drive Numbering
- Install the Hardware
- Gather Required Materials
- General Safety Precautions
- Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
- Install IO Cards the Controller(s)
- Install IO Cards
- Close the Cover
- Label the Controllers
- Mount the Hardware in a Rack
- U Enclosures
- Install Drives in SC280 Enclosures
- Install Drives in EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures
- Installing 2.5" Drives
- Install Enterprise Plus Drives in SC200/220 Enclosures
- Connect the Back End
- SC8000 SAS Port Types
- Connect the Controllers with Ethernet
- Connect the Controllers with SAS
- Connect SC200/SC220 Enclosures
- Single Controller, Single Enclosure, Low Profile SAS
- Single Controller, Single Enclosure
- Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS
- Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain
- Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains, Low Profile SAS
- Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains
- Dual Controllers, One Enclosure, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS
- Dual Controllers, One Enclosure, Single Chain
- Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS
- Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain
- Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains, Low Profile SAS
- Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains
- Dual Controllers, Eight Enclosures, Two Chains
- Connect SC280 Enclosures
- Single Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure
- Single Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures
- Dual Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure
- Dual Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures
- Dual Controllers, Two SC280 and Two SC200/SC220 Enclosures, Two Chains
- Connect EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures
- Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Single Chain
- Label the Back-End Cables
- Connect the Front End
- Multipath IO
- Virtual Port Mode
- Legacy Mode
- Failover Behavior for Legacy Mode and Virtual Port Mode
- Fibre Channel Zoning
- Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center
- Connect Servers to a Single Controller with Redundancy
- Connect the Front End for a Dual-Controller Storage Center
- Connect iSCSI Servers
- Label the Front-End Cables
- Set up the Storage Center Software
- Required Materials
- Connect the Ethernet Management and iDRAC Interfaces
- Connect Dual-Controller Management Ports
- Turn on the Hardware
- Set Controller IP Addresses
- Manage the iDRAC IP Address
- Verify Software Support for Enclosures
- Start the Storage Center Startup Wizard
- Complete the Startup Wizard
- Load the License File
- Create a Disk Folder
- Add a Controller
- Set the Time
- Set the System IP Address
- Configure a Key Management Server
- Configure SMTP
- Select Update Option
- Set Admin Account
- Configure IO Cards
- Configure Ports
- Generate SSL Certificate
- Label SC200 and SC220 Enclosures
- Perform Post-Setup Tasks
- Test Connectivity and Failover
- Clean up Test Volumes
- Change Administrative Passwords
- Configure a Phone Home Proxy
- Check for Storage Center Updates
- A Adding or Removing an Enclosure
- Adding SC280 Enclosures
- Adding to an Existing SC280 Enclosure Chain
- Adding SC200/220 Enclosures
- Adding to an Existing SAS Enclosure Chain
- Adding a Second SAS Enclosure, Second Chain
- Removing Enclosures
- Remove an SC200/SC220 Enclosure
- B Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Licenses
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Chapter 1 Introduction2 Storage Center SC8000 Controller Deployment GuideStorage Center Hardware ComponentsA Dell Compellent Storage Center consists of one or two controllers, switches, and one ormore enclosures.ControllersA Storage Center controller provides the central processing capability for the StorageCenter Operating System (OS), application software (Storage Center System Manager), andmanaging RAID storage. A Storage Center can be configured with a single controller(single‐controller Storage Center) or a pair of controllers (dual‐controller Storage Center).In a dual‐controller Storage Center configuration, the pair of controllers must be the samecontroller model.IO cards in the controller provide communication with drive enclosures and servers thatuse the storage. Controllers provide two types of IO ports: Front‐end ports: Hosts, servers, or Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances accessstorage by connecting to controller Fibre Channel IO cards, FCoE IO cards, or iSCSI IOcards through one or more Fibre Channel or Ethernet network switches. Ports for theseconnections are located on the back of the controller, but are designated as front‐endports. Back‐end ports: Enclosures, which hold the physical drives that provide back‐endstorage, connect directly to the controller. Fibre Channel and SAS transports aresupported through ports designated as back‐end ports. Back‐end ports are in their ownprivate network between the controllers and the drive enclosures.SwitchesDell Compellent offers Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI switches and IO cards as part of thetotal Storage Center product package. Switches provide robust connectivity to servers,allowing for the use of multiple controllers and redundant transport paths. Cablingbetween the controller IO cards and switches (and servers) is referred to as front‐endconnectivity.EnclosuresEnclosures house and control drives that provide storage. Enclosures are connecteddirectly to controller IO cards. These connections are referred to as back‐end connectivity. New Storage Center deployments use 6 GB Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk enclosures. Fibre Channel Switched Bunch of Disks (SBOD) and Serial Advanced TechnologyAttachment (SATA) enclosures are supported for existing Storage Centers and forcontroller migrations only (for example, upgrading an existing Storage Center bymigrating from a CT‐SC040 controller to an SC8000 controller).
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