Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual page 30
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Table 2-1. Switch Topologies for PowerVault NX3500 in the Non-Redundant and High
Availability Options
Topology
Description
Best practice
This topology leverages the best
solution
practices of the industry relating
to iSCSI and separates the SAN
and LAN/Client traffic. The client
cables are connected to a client
switch and the SAN cables are
connected to a SAN switch.
All-in-one
A basic topology where the SAN
solution
and the client cables are
connected to the same switch.
The following settings are recommended on your switch:
•
Spanning Tree Portfast
•
Flow control
•
Jumbo frames (9216 MTU)
For information about configuring the above settings, see your switch
documentation.
Best Practice Solution in the High Availability Option
In the high availability option, the SAN traffic is isolated from the LAN/client
traffic. While one set of redundant switches hosts SAN/internal traffic,
another set of redundant switches hosts the LAN/client network traffic. All
the client cables are split between the redundant client switches, and the
SAN/internal network cables are split between the redundant SAN switches.
Peer connections are always back to back.
NOTE:
The NX3500 solution expects that only two iSCSI ports per controller would
be used by the solution. The other four ports are dedicated to block devices.
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Setting Up Your PowerVault NX3500 Solution
High-Availability Non-Redundant
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-2
(recommended)
Figure 2-3
Figure 2-4
- Quick Links:
- Nas Manager Configuration Wizard
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