Dell DX6000 Configuration Manual
Dell dx object storage platform advanced storage node configuration
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- Page 1 Dell DX Object Storage Platform– Advanced Storage Node Configuration A Dell Technical White Paper Dell Storage Engineering...
- Page 2 ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information, contact Dell.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Contents Introduction ......................2 Storage Node Configuration File ..................2 Sub-Cluster Overview ....................3 Assigning Sub-Cluster Membership ................... 3 Archive Storage Node Overview ..................5 Enabling Archive Mode ....................6 Additional References ....................7 Figures Figure 1: Sub-cluster Configuration .............. -
Page 4: Introduction
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Introduction The Dell DX Object Storage Platform provides configuration of cluster-wide parameters through the web-based management console on the DX Cluster Services Node (CSN). There are additional node level configurations that are not supported through the web-based management console and require advanced knowledge of the node configuration files located on the DX Cluster Services Node. -
Page 5: Sub-Cluster Overview
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Sub-Cluster Overview The DX Object Storage Platform allows a single Storage Cluster to be logically split into two or more separate entities, or sub-clusters. in order to define storage distribution strategies. While the Storage Nodes in a sub-cluster are physically part of the same cluster, managed by a common CSN and communicate on the same IP subnet, they are recognized as logically separate entities by the DX Object Storage software. -
Page 6: Figure 2: Dx Storage Admin Console
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Note: All configuration files contain name/value pairs for setting configuration options. The format of the name/value pair lines is Name = value. Any white spaces within the name/value pair are ignored. Blank lines and lines beginning with # are ignored. All fields are case-sensitive. After updating all SN configuration files to assign sub-cluster membership, restarting the Storage Nodes via the DX Storage Admin Console is required in order for the sub-cluster membership to take effect. -
Page 7: Archive Storage Node Overview
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Figure 3: Node Unassigned to a Sub-Cluster Archive Storage Node Overview The DX Object Storage Platform allows an administrator to designate a new or empty Storage Node as an archive Storage Node that remains in idle / low-power state without participating in cluster activity until its capacity is needed. -
Page 8: Enabling Archive Mode
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Figure 4: Archive Storage Node Configuration Archive node becomes Archive active when additional capacity is needed Archive Archive Enabling Archive Mode To configure a Storage Node for archive mode, the Storage Node configuration file must be updated to enable archive mode. -
Page 9: Additional References
DX Object Storage Platform: Advanced Node Configuration Figure 5: DX Storage Admin Console Node Status Page Additional References The following documents can be found on www.support.dell.com and can be referenced for additional information on advanced configurations of the cluster. Document...