Dell PowerVault 775N Dell PowerVault NAS Fibre Channel Cluster Platform - Page 9

Table 1-3. Direct-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines (continued) Rule/Guideline Dell | EMC CX400 core software Dell | EMC CX200 core software Additional software application programs Description 2.04.0 or later. 2.04.0 or later. EMC Navisphere Agent 6.4 or later. EMC Navisphere Manager 6.4 or later. EMC PowerPath® 3.00 (with 3.02 build 50 patch) or later. EMC SnapView™ version 2.10.03 or later (not supported on the Dell | EMC CX200). Emulex Configuration Utility version 1.41a10 or later. Attaching Your Cluster Shared Storage System to a SAN This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your NAS cluster nodes to the shared storage systems through a Dell | EMC SAN using redundant Fibre Channel switch fabrics. Rules and Guidelines The rules and guidelines described in Table 1-4 apply to SAN-attached clusters. Table 1-4. SAN-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines Rule/Guideline Primary storage Secondary storage Fibre Channel switch configuration Fibre Channel switch zoning Fibre Channel switches Fibre Channel switch firmware Description Each NAS cluster can support up to 22 unique drive letters for shared logical drives. Up to four Dell | EMC Fibre Channel disk arrays are supported per cluster in a SAN environment. Up to two PowerVault 132T, 136T or 160T tape libraries. Any system attached to the SAN can share these devices. Redundant switch fabrics required. Single-initiator zoning. Dell | EMC DS-16B2 (Brocade SilkWorm 3800), Brocade SilkWorm 3200, or Dell | EMC DS-24M2 (McData Spherion 4500). Version 3.0.2m or later for Brocade 3200 and 3800. Version 4.01.02 or later for McData. Platform Guide 9