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Dell™
EqualLogic™
Configuration
Guide
A guide to building an
iSCSI based SAN solution
with Dell™ EqualLogic™
PS Series Arrays
Dell™ EqualLogic™ Configuration Guide
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Dell™ EqualLogic™ Configuration Guide
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Table of Contents
1
2
3
4
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 6
.
EqualLogic Infrastructure Requirements......................................................................................................... 6
Network Configuration and Design Considerations ........................................................................................ 6
General Infrastructure Configuration ............................................................................................................. 8
.
4.1
Array to Switch Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 8
Single Switch/Single Array Controller ................................................................................................ 8
Single Switch/Dual Array Controller .................................................................................................. 8
Dual Switch/Single Array Controller .................................................................................................. 9
Dual Switch/Dual Array Controller .................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.2
Host to Switch Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 10
Single Initiator per Server ................................................................................................................ 10
Multiple Initiators per Host/Single Switch ...................................................................................... 11
Multiple Initiators per Host/Dual Switch ......................................................................................... 11
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.3
Switch to Switch Connections ................................................................................................................. 12
Stackable Switches .......................................................................................................................... 12
Non‐Stackable Switches .................................................................................................................. 12
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.4
Putting It All Together ............................................................................................................................. 13
Fully Redundant SAN ....................................................................................................................... 13
Partially Redundant SAN Configurations ......................................................................................... 14
4.4.1
4.4.2
5
M1000e Blade Chassis Integration ................................................................................................................ 17
5.1
5.2
General Guidelines for Stackable Switches ............................................................................................. 17
M1000e Switch I/O Module Configuration ............................................................................................. 17
Single M1000e Enclosure Integration ............................................................................................. 17
Multiple M1000e Enclosure Solutions ............................................................................................ 18
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
M1000e Ethernet Pass‐Through I/O Module .......................................................................................... 19
External Tier Stacking .............................................................................................................................. 19
Stack to Stack Interconnect ..................................................................................................................... 19
10GbE Uplinks Recommendations .................................................................................................. 19
1GbE Uplinks Recommendations .................................................................................................... 20
5.5.1
5.5.2
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5.6
Additional Resources ............................................................................................................................... 22
Appendix A: General Requirements for Switches When Used with EqualLogic PS Series Arrays .......................... 23
Appendix B: PowerConnect 54xx Configuration .................................................................................................... 25
Appendix C: PowerConnecct 62xx Configuration ................................................................................................... 29
Appendix D: Cisco IOS Based Switch Configuration ............................................................................................... 33
Dell™ EqualLogic™ Configuration Guide
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Release Notes
January 2009
February 2009
Initial release of Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide
Added
o
M1000e Integration
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