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Configuration, Groups of PS4XXX Arrays Only, All Other Groups

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Configuration Persistent Reservation registrants per volume Replication partners per group Replication partners per volume Members per group Members per pool Pools per group Recommended minimum free space per pool Collections per group (snapshot and replication) Volume connections (each time an iSCSI initiator connects to a volume counts as a connection) 2, 5 Basic access points per volume and its snapshots Access policy groups Access policies Access points Access point IP address Associations Simultaneous management sessions (any combination of GUI, telnet, or scripting sessions) Thin-provisioning limits (minimum allocation) Administrator accounts per group6 SCSI Power Fencing7, 8 IPsec policies IPec security parameters IPsec certificates8 Groups of PS4XXX Arrays Only All Other Groups 512 per pool 1024 per pool 1024 per group with 2 pools 4096 per group with 4 pools 16 16 1 1 2 16 8 if using VVols 2 2 5% of total pool capacity or 100GB per pool member, whichever is less 100 512 per pool 1024 per group with 2 pools 8 4 5% of total pool capacity or 100GB per pool member, whichever is less 100 1024 per pool 4096 per group with 4 pools 16 128 512 1024 2048 4096 7 16 128 512 1024 2048 4096 7 10% of volume size 100 Up to 16 nodes 256 256 10 10% of volume size 100 Up to 16 nodes 256 256 10 1 Practical maximum volume size is specific to your operating system. A PS Series group can create and present volumes up to 15TB. 2 To avoid service outages or possible loss of connectivity during failovers, Dell recommends that you set initiator timeouts according to the recommendations in the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays iSCSI Initiator and Operating System Considerations document. 3 When mixing PS6XXX and PS4XXX arrays, SyncRep remains at 4 volumes if any PS4XXX members are in the group. 4 This value includes VVol snapshots and VVol-linked clones. 5 Inbound replication connections count toward the total number of connections. 6 This number includes local accounts, the built-in grpadmin account, and any remotely authenticated accounts added to the group. 7 SCSI fencing is not supported for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. See the Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays iSCSI Initiator and Operating System Considerations document for more information. 8 This value includes one local and one root CA certificate; the rest are intermediate CA certificates. Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes 7

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Configuration
Groups of PS4XXX Arrays Only
All Other Groups
Persistent Reservation registrants per volume
512 per pool
1024 per group with 2 pools
1024 per pool
4096 per group with 4 pools
Replication partners per group
16
16
Replication partners per volume
1
1
Members per group
2
16
8 if using VVols
Members per pool
2
8
Pools per group
2
4
Recommended minimum free space per pool
5% of total pool capacity or
100GB per pool member,
whichever is less
5% of total pool capacity or
100GB per pool member,
whichever is less
Collections per group (snapshot and replication)
100
100
Volume connections (each time an iSCSI initiator connects to a
volume counts as a connection)
2, 5
512 per pool
1024 per group with 2 pools
1024 per pool
4096 per group with 4 pools
Basic access points per volume and its snapshots
16
16
Access policy groups
128
128
Access policies
512
512
Access points
1024
1024
Access point IP address
2048
2048
Associations
4096
4096
Simultaneous management sessions (any combination of GUI,
telnet, or scripting sessions)
7
7
Thin-provisioning limits (minimum allocation)
10% of volume size
10% of volume size
Administrator accounts per group
6
100
100
SCSI Power Fencing
7, 8
Up to 16 nodes
Up to 16 nodes
IPsec policies
256
256
IPec security parameters
256
256
IPsec certificates
8
10
10
1
Practical maximum volume size is specific to your operating system. A PS Series group can create and present volumes up to
15TB.
2
To avoid service outages or possible loss of connectivity during failovers, Dell recommends that you set initiator timeouts
according to the recommendations in the
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays iSCSI Initiator and Operating System
Considerations
document.
3
When mixing PS6XXX and PS4XXX arrays, SyncRep remains at 4 volumes if any PS4XXX members are in the group.
4
This value includes VVol snapshots and VVol-linked clones.
5
Inbound replication connections count toward the total number of connections.
6
This number includes local accounts, the built-in grpadmin account, and any remotely authenticated accounts added to the group.
7
SCSI fencing is not supported for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. See the
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays iSCSI Initiator and
Operating System Considerations
document for more information.
8
This value includes one local and one root CA certificate; the rest are intermediate CA certificates.
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes
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