Dell PowerStore 3000T EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide - Page 8

Minimal Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel, Recommended Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel

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Validation Impact Maximum number of paths per appliance per volume Performance per host: 8 Recommended number of paths per volume per host: Performance 4 Link speed should be consistent across all paths to Performance the PowerStore cluster per single host or a cluster of hosts. Balance the hosts between the nodes of the appliance to provide a distributed load across all target ports. Performance Maximum ISL Hops: 2 Performance Severity Warning Warning Warning Recommended Recommended Refer to Section Recommended Zoning Configuration Recommended Zoning Configuration Recommended Zoning Configuration Recommended Zoning Configuration Recommended Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel Minimal Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel To prevent a host path failure due to a single node failure, make sure to maintain redundancy. • A PowerStore appliance contains two nodes. • A host must be zoned at minimum with one path to each node for redundancy. NOTE: The diagrams throughout this chapter illustrate possible implementations of these guidelines. Other possible implementations are not illustrated. 1. Host 2. PowerStore Appliance 3. Fibre Channel Switch 4. Node Recommended Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel Consider the following recommendations when setting up a Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure. • You can zone the host to 1-4 appliances. It is recommended to zone the host to as many appliances as possible to allow volume migration to and from all appliances. • Use two separate fabrics. Each fabric should be on a different physical FC switch for resiliency. • Balance the hosts between the two nodes of the appliance. 8 Best Practices for Storage Connectivity

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Validation
Impact
Severity
Refer to Section
Maximum number of paths per appliance per volume
per host: 8
Performance
Warning
Recommended Zoning
Configuration
Recommended number of paths per volume per host:
4
Performance
Warning
Recommended Zoning
Configuration
Link speed should be consistent across all paths to
the PowerStore cluster per single host or a cluster of
hosts.
Performance
Warning
Recommended Zoning
Configuration
Balance the hosts between the nodes of the
appliance to provide a distributed load across all
target ports.
Performance
Recommended
Recommended Zoning
Configuration
Maximum ISL Hops: 2
Performance
Recommended
Recommended Zoning
Configuration for Fibre Channel
Minimal Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel
To prevent a host path failure due to a single node failure, make sure to maintain redundancy.
•
A PowerStore appliance contains two nodes.
•
A host must be zoned at minimum with one path to each node for redundancy.
NOTE:
The diagrams throughout this chapter illustrate possible implementations of these guidelines. Other possible
implementations are not illustrated.
1. Host
2. PowerStore Appliance
3. Fibre Channel Switch
4. Node
Recommended Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel
Consider the following recommendations when setting up a Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure.
•
You can zone the host to 1-4 appliances. It is recommended to zone the host to as many appliances as possible to allow volume
migration to and from all appliances.
•
Use two separate fabrics. Each fabric should be on a different physical FC switch for resiliency.
•
Balance the hosts between the two nodes of the appliance.
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Best Practices for Storage Connectivity