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NEC M110 Configuration Manual

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    Nec m110/m310 disk array configuration guide rev.1.2 21 may 2015 information of disclosure and limitation of usage nec corporation has all the rights about this material. You can not use this material for any purposes other than provided purpose. In addition, you can not duplicate, modify and disclo...

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    Rev date of revision contents of revision 1.0 2014.10.1 first edition 1.1 2014.12.15 chap2. M110 component selection (20) correct model number (nf9120-sj93/nf9120-sj95) chap2. M310 component selection (18) correct cache capacity (nf5332-sc01se/nf5332-sc02se) 1.2 2015.05.21 new feature support dc pow...

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    Table of contents 1. Specifications ……….………………………………………………………….. 3 2. Component selection – m110 component selection .………………………………………………... 5 – m310 component selection .………………………………………………... 30 3. Rack guide ……………………………………………………………………... 51 4. Disk drive ….……………………………………………………………………. 52 5. Function...

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    1. Specifications 3 nec confidential m110 2.5" hdd: max. 24 hdds per controller or disk enclosure unit. 3.5" hdd: max. 12 hdds per controller or disk enclosure unit. Max. 120 hdds supported. Up to four disk enclosure units with 2.5" hdd and/or up to nine disk enclosure units with 3.5" hdd can be con...

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    1. Specifications 4 nec confidential m310 2.5" hdd: max. 24 hdds per controller or disk enclosure unit. 3.5" hdd: max. 12 hdds per controller or disk enclosure unit. 2.5" hdd: max. 480 hdds supported. 3.5" hdd: max. 240 hdds supported. Sas/nl-sas/ssd are supported on the same controller and disk enc...

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    M110 component selection 5 nec confidential.

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    2. M110 component selection (1) n structure m110 disk array is a compact and entry level disk storage system in nec storage m-series. M110 has the following host interfaces: 8/16gb fc, 1/10gb iscsi, 12gb sas, combo(fc and iscsi). M110 base units support 24x 2.5” drives and 12x 3.5” drives per 2u cha...

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    2. M110 component selection (2) n overview : m110 disk array (3.5”) 7 nec confidential controller bbu switch switch base unit power fan 電源 de#01 電源 switch switch de#09 switch switch disk enclosure nl-sas hdd/sas ssd refer to “the number of disk enclosures” controller cache 8gb bbu cache 8gb nl-sas h...

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    2. M110 component selection (3) n steps for component selection when purchasing a new system n steps for expansion (4) select disk enclosure (number, type, power) 2.5” 3.5” refer to (2-1) disk array unit, a) base unit (1) select model of disk array unit (power/disk size) (3) select disk drive (type,...

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    If fc, choose 8/16gb fc 2/4/8 ports . If 1gb iscsi, choose 1gb iscsi copper 2/4/8 ports . If 10gb iscsi, choose 10gb iscsi copper/optical 2/4/8 ports . If 12gb sas, choose 12gb sas 4/8 ports . If combo, choose 8/16gb fc 2/4 ports and 1/10gb iscsi copper/optical 2/4 ports. Ø refer to m110 component s...

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    2. M110 component selection (5) model number product name remarks accessories *1 nf5322-sr01e m110 disk array unit (2.5“) • power supply unit ac 100-240v • 24 x 2.5” disk drives • nec storage rack mount kit • list of accessories • ear bezels *2 (left and right) • hw document cd (user guide, setup gu...

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    Nec confidential 11 2. M110 component selection (6) model number product name remarks accessories nf5322- sf05e host port card (fc 2ports) host port card x 1(sfp module-less) - blank slot x2 for fc sfp list of accessories nf5322- sf06e host port card (fc 4ports) host port card x 1(sfp module-less) -...

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    Nec confidential 12 2. M110 component selection (7) (2-3) sfp module for fc, iscsi(optical), and combo in case of sfp module-less host port card, it is required to purchase appropriate sfp module. Refer to the following table and available sfp module combination on next page for appropriate sfp type...

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    Port combination per unit 8gb fc sfp [nf5322-sfp08e] 16g fc sfp [nf5322-sfp16e] 8g fc 2port 1 0 8g fc 4port 2 0 8g fc 6port 3 0 8g fc 8port 4 0 16g fc 2port 0 1 16g fc 4port 0 2 16g fc 6port 0 3 16g fc 8port 0 4 8g fc 2port 16g fc 2port 1 1 8g fc 2port 16g fc 4port 1 2 8g fc 2port 16g fc 6port 1 3 8...

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    M110 m110 * caution for installation of fc sfp module mixed installation with 8gb fc sfp and 16gb fc sfp is available. However, you need to install each sfp at the same position when you set up dual controller configuration. Controller 1 host port card port0 port1 port2 port3 ・・・ sfp module (8gb fc)...

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    ■ available sfp module combination for host port card(10gb iscsi optical 4port) [nf5322-sf22e] the following table shows available sfp combination in case of m110 disk array(dual controller) with two host port card(10gb iscsi optical 4port). Port combination per unit 10gb iscsi optical sfp [nf5322-s...

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    ■ available sfp module combination for host port card(fc/10gb iscsi optical) [nf5322-sf83e] the following table shows available sfp combination in case of m110 disk array(dual controller) with two host port card(fc / 10gb iscsi optical). Port combination per unit 8gb fc sfp [nf5322-sfp08e] 16g fc sf...

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    ■ available sfp module combination for host port card(fc/10gb iscsi copper) [nf5322-sf84e] host port card(fc/10gb iscsi copper) initially has 2port of 10gb iscsi copper. The following table shows available sfp combination in case of m110 disk array(dual controller) with two host port card(fc / 10gb ...

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    2. M110 component selection (13) (2-4) choose host i/f notes: single controller configuration 1) there is a case where the system crashes when a controller fails and although it is extremely rare, data integrity cannot be guaranteed. To maintain higher reliability, a dual controller configuration (s...

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    2. M110 component selection (14) (2-6) nec storagemanager suite nec storagemanager express is embedded in storage m110. This software can manage an m110 with basic functionalities and no management server is necessary. When more functions are required such as data replication, purchase nec storagema...

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    2. M110 component selection (15) slots #00, #01, and #02 must be populated . (3) disk drive (3-1) disk drive when deciding how many disk drives are required, remember that logical disk capacity varies depending on disk drive type (i/f, capacity) and raid type. The number of disk drives is dependent ...

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    Nec confidential 21 considerations for lifetime of disk drive ・ lifetime of sas hdd, nearline sas hdd and sas ssd are 5 years. 2. M110 component selection (16).

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    (3-3) disk drive type select a disk drive type from the following table and decide how many drives are needed. 2. M110 component selection (17) 22 nec confidential model number product name nf5322-sma75e sas disk drive(2.5" 15krpm/300gb ) nf5322-sma78e sas disk drive(2.5" 15krpm/600gb ) nf5322-sma78...

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    2. M110 component selection (18) (3-5) supported raid nec storage m-series supports the following raid types. (note: only raid-1, 10, 5/50(4+p), 6/60(4+pq), 6/60(8+pq) are supported with ssd) (3-6) dynamic pool nec storage m-series supports only dynamic pools. Lun capacity can be modified dynamicall...

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    2. M110 component selection (19) (3-7) hot spare disk when assigning hot spare disks: • assigning a hot spare disk enables automatic restoration of data without waiting for a maintenance service agent in the event of disk failure. Data redundancy is recovered when restoring the data to the hot spare...

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    2. M110 component selection (20) (4-1) the number of disk enclosures select a disk enclosure below when you need more disk drives than the base unit. And when you use disk drive of different form factor from the base unit, optional disk enclosures are required. Model number product name cable length...

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    2. M110 component selection (21) 【 caution: the number of disk enclosures 】 m-series can use a mix of 3.5” and 2.5” disk enclosures at the same time. The sum of available disk drive slots in both base unit and disk enclosures must not exceed the supported maximum number of disk drives. Note: even if...

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    (4-2) the table of the sum of disk drive slots as described in the section “the number of disk enclosures”, m-series can use a mix of 3.5” and 2.5” disk enclosures at the same time. Confirm disk enclosure/disk drive configuration using the following tables. Base unit num of 2.5” de num of 3.5” de su...

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    2. M110 component selection (23) (4-3) de connection the disk array unit can be connected up to the maximum number of de shown below. De starts from “01” because functionality equivalent to “de 00” is built into dac. The figure below shows how to connect des and the de numbers and pd numbers. 28 nec...

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    2. M110 component selection (24) (5) dummy hdd it is required to include a dummy hdd in a empty slot of a base unit and a disk enclosure. Dummy hdd is not included with a base unit nor disk enclosure. Purchase the required number of dummy hdd. Model number product name accessories nf9100-cz59 dummy ...

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    M310 component selection 30 nec confidential.

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    2. M310 component selection (1) n structure m310 is a compact and low-end disk storage system in nec storage m-series. M310 has the following host interfaces: 8/16gb fc, 1/10gb iscsi, combo(fc and iscsi). The units support 12x 3.5” drives and 24x 2.5” drives per 2u chassis. M310 can include a mix of...

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    2. M310 component selection (2) n overview : m310 disk array (3.5”) 32 nec confidential controller bbu base unit nl-sas hdd/sas ssd controller cache 12/24gb bbu cache 12/24gb de#00(build-in) disk port switch switch nl-sas hdd/sas ssd switch switch nl-sas hdd/sas ssd switch switch nl-sas hdd/sas ssd ...

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    2. M310 component selection (3) n steps for component selection when purchasing a new system (5) select disk enclosure (number, type, power) 2.5” 3.5” refer to (2-1) disk array unit, a) base unit (1) select model of disk array unit (power/disk size) (4) select disk drive (type, capacity, number, fun...

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    2. M310 component selection (4) (1) system requirement and recommended product an m310 disk array unit does not include disk drives. A controller unit is not included with a base unit. Both the array controller unit and a controller card are required. The following steps and lists are references for...

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    2. M310 component selection (5) (2) disk array unit (2-1) disk array unit model number product name remarks accessories *1 nf5332-sr01e m310 disk array unit (2.5”) • power supply unit ac 100-240v • 24 x 2.5” disk drives • nec storage rack mount kit • list of accessories • ear bezels *2 (left and rig...

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    Nec confidential 36 2. M310 component selection (6) model number product name remark nf5322-sfp08e sfp module(8gb fc) sfp module 8gb fc x2 nf5322-sfp16e sfp module(16gb fc) sfp module 16gb fc x2 nf5322-sfp10e sfp module(10gb iscsi optical) sfp module 10gb iscsi optical x2 ■ sfp(small form factor plu...

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    Port combination per unit 8gb fc sfp [nf5322-sfp08e] 16g fc sfp [nf5322-sfp16e] 8g fc 2port 1 0 8g fc 4port 2 0 8g fc 6port 3 0 8g fc 8port 4 0 16g fc 2port 0 1 16g fc 4port 0 2 16g fc 6port 0 3 16g fc 8port 0 4 8g fc 2port 16g fc 2port 1 1 8g fc 2port 16g fc 4port 1 2 8g fc 2port 16g fc 6port 1 3 8...

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    ■ available sfp module combination for host port card(10gb iscsi optical 4port) [nf5322-sf22e] the following table shows available sfp combination in case of m310 disk array(dual controller) with two host port card(10gb iscsi optical 4port). Port combination per unit 10gb iscsi optical sfp [nf5322-s...

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    ■ available sfp module combination for host port card(fc/10gb iscsi copper) [nf5322-sf84e] host port card(fc/10gb iscsi copper) initially has 2 port of 10gb iscsi copper. The following table shows available sfp combination in case of m310 disk array(dual controller) with two host port card(fc / 10gb...

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    2. M310 component selection (10) nec storagemanager software performs basic and advanced storage management functions. It is a base product that manage multiple arrays from a single point. It requires a management server. Refer to the table below for functions which are available with nec storageman...

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    (4-2) disk capacity (considerations for system volume) a system volume, in which performance logs, etc. Are automatically saved, is created in the first binding pool. System volume capacity is 8.0 gb. (or 8.6gb if 1kb = 1000byte) (considerations for snapshot) when using the snapshot feature, it is n...

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    Nec confidential 42 considerations for lifetime of disk drive ・ lifetime of sas hdd, nearline sas hdd and sas ssd are 5 years. 2. M310 component selection (12).

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    2. M310 component selection (13) 43 nec confidential (4-3) disk drive type select a disk drive type from the following table and decide how many drives are needed. Model number product name nf5322-sma75e sas disk drive(2.5" 15krpm/300gb ) nf5322-sma78e sas disk drive(2.5" 15krpm/600gb ) nf5322-sma78...

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    2. M310 component selection (14) (4-5) supported raid nec storage m-series supports the following raid types. (note: only raid-1, 10, 5/50(4+p), 6/60(4+pq), 6/60(8+pq) are supported with ssd) (4-6) dynamic pool nec storage m-series supports only dynamic pools. Lun capacity can be modified dynamicall...

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    2. M310 component selection (15) (4-7) hot spare disk when assigning hot spare disks: • assigning a hot spare disk enables automatic restoration of data without waiting for a maintenance service agent in the event of disk failure. Data redundancy is recovered when restoring the data to the hot spare...

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    2. M310 component selection (16) select a disk enclosure below when you need more disk drives than the base unit. And when you use disk drive of different form factor from the base unit, optional disk enclosures are required. Model number product name cable length remarks nf9120-sj93 mini sas hd cab...

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    2. M310 component selection (17) 【 caution: the number of disk enclosures 】 m-series can use a mix of 3.5” and 2.5” disk enclosures at the same time. The sum of available disk drive slots in both base unit and disk enclosures must not exceed the supported maximum number of disk drives. Note: even if...

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    Dp0 dp1 max connection dp0: 9 dp1 : 10 ・・・ mini sas hd cable(1m) ・・・ mini sas hd cable(3m) dac dp0 dp1 de connection 2. M310 component selection (18) nec confidential.

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    Nec confidential 49 2. M310 component selection (19) (6) cache memory it is required to purchase cache memory for m310 disk array unit. Refer the following table when purchasing it. A) cache model at purchase mode number product name remarks nf5332-sc01se standard cache memory (12gb) standard cache ...

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    2. M310 component selection (20) (7) dummy hdd it is required to include a dummy hdd in a empty slot of a base unit or a disk enclosure. No dummy hdd is not included with a base unit nor disk enclosure. Purchase the required number of dummy hdd separately. M310 are equipped with two lan ports per di...

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    3. Rack guide mount in a rack (1) disk array units do not exceed the maximum loading weight of the rack. The heavier unit is mounted in the bottom of the rack. (2) each unit is mounted from the bottom with no space between. The monitor/keyboard can be positioned in the convenient level. Caution: whe...

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    4. Disk drive (1) (1) disk drive size and type m-series products support the following types of drives: ssd, sas, and nl-sas. Performance, reliability, and price of disk drives vary depending on the type and size. Select the proper disk drive according to the intended application. (1-1) disk drive s...

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    4. Disk drive (2) (2) disk drive usage in m-series products, disk enclosures can include a mix of ssd, sas hdd and nl-sas hdds. M- series products provide more flexibility of choices; sas disk drive for mission-critical systems that require high-performance and non-stop operation or nl-sas hdd for s...

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    5. Functions (1-1) pool “pool” is a virtual storage area configured from physical disks using raid technology. Logical disks (lun) can be setup by allocating pool capacity to each logical disk . (1-2) pool type pools include basic pools and dynamic pools. • basic pool - basic pools consist of a fixe...

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    (2-1) configuring a pool it is recommended that a raid consists of a combination of physical disks of the same capacity and same rotation speed. The space configured in a pool is available to bind logical disks immediately. The following list describes minimum and maximum disk drives in a dynamic po...

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    5. Functions raid type configuration number of immediately accessible disks * 1 number of immediately non-accessible disks * 2 raid-1/10 (1+1) x n 2 or more 1 raid-5/50 (2 + p) x n 3 or more 1-2 (4 + p) x n 5 or more 1-4 (8 + p) x n 9 or more 1-8 raid-6/60 (4 + pq) x n 6 or more 1-5 (8 + pq) x n 10 ...

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    5. Functions (2-3) configuring logical disks you can configure logical disks by allocating the required amount from the unused space in the dynamic pool. M110 m310 the maximum number of logical disk per pool 1024 1024 the maximum number of logical disk per unit 1024 4096 the minimum capacity of logi...

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    5. Functions (2-4) expanding logical disk capacity function • expansion can be executed on line during operation. • logical disk capacity can be expanded with retention of the existing data. • when expanding a logical disk, unused space in the same pool is available for the expansion. Note: the unus...

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    5. Functions (1) hot spare disk binding the hot spare disk enables automatic restoration of data when a disk failure occurs, without having to wait for a maintenance service agent. Data redundancy is restored when the data copy to the hot spare disk is complete. • binding of hot spare disk(s) is str...

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    5. Functions (2) operation of rebuilding data to hot spare disk copy back mode: off (default) after the data is restored, the replaced disk is automatically designated as the hot spare disk. When replacing the hot spare disk with the same capacity/rotation speed, data is not copied back. However, wh...

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    (3) the number of hot spare disk drive • there is no upper limit for the number of hot spare disks. • bind hot spare disks when nl-sas disk drives are in the system. • refer to the table below for the recommended numbers of hot spare disks for each type of disk drive. Recommended number of hot spare...

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    5. Functions ＭＶ ＲＶ 1. Replication reserved volume difference shutdown only the difference is copied from mv to rv at reboot replication reserved volume ＭＶ ＲＶ 2. No replication reserved volume difference shutdown full copy of mv to rv at reboot à increase i/o load no differential map of data storage ...

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    5. Functions automatic online firmware update m-series firmware is compliant with alua. Firmware can be updated to the latest version without stopping the system with the nec storage m-series. The multipath environment with nec storage pathmanager or os native multipath software is required in order...

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    5. Functions (2) supported seds m-series supports the following sed. Model interface size rotation speed (rpm) capacity nf5322-sma78le sas hdd 2.5” 15k 600gb nf5322-sm768le sas hdd 2.5” 10k 600gb nf5322-sm70ale nl-sas hdd 3.5” 7.2k 4tb nf5322-ssag5le sas ssd 2.5” - 200gb nf5322-ssar5le sas ssd 3.5” ...

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    5. Functions (4) notes for encryption • a disk array can consist of mix of encrypted hard drives (sed) and unencrypted hard drives (non-sed). • a pool cannot consist of mix which includes encrypted hard drives and unencrypted hard drives. Bind hot spare disks for both encrypted hard drives and unenc...

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    5. Functions (1) power saving function: maid (massive array of inactive disks) technology power saving function (maid technology) reduces power consumption by turning off the motor power of unused physical disk in backup volumes. The operation of disks, spare disks, and unassigned disks in a pool ca...

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    5. Functions vaai support (1) server virtualization typically server’s cpu utilization is low. To utilize the remaining resources, use server virtualization to run multiple virtual machines on one physical server. There are many server virtualization software products. Vmware is one of the better kn...

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    5. Functions n full copy n block zeroing block zeroing is used in various scenarios. (for example, fill free disk space with zeros in order to make virtual disk file optimal size. 2. Vaai enabled 1. Vaai disabled vmware esx linux mail windows web vm1 vm2 windows web vm3 server writes zeros vmware es...

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    5. Functions n hardware-assisted locking 1. Without hardware-assisted locking lock 2. With hardware-assisted locking lock entire lun. Lock conflict occurs often. Lock × × n thin provisioning space reclamation this example is with storage vmotion. This function applies whenever removing/moving virtua...

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    5. Functions data replication/snapshot consideration (1) data replication when using data replication (only), the maximum capacity of replication volume (rv) is as follows. Model total capacity of dynamic pool max. Capacity of rv/mv total capacity of rv max. Generation of rv (ddr) m110 ~ max. Capaci...

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    5. Functions (2) snapshot when using snapshot (only), the maximum capacity of snapshot related volumes is as follows. Model total capacity of dynamic pool max. Size of ld for snapshot sum of snapshot related volumes max. Generation of snapshots m110 ~ max. Capacity 10tb 160tb 16 m310 ~ max. Capacity...

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    Note: the control information area in cache memory is used for differential management information. When the control information area overflows, it is no longer possible to store all pair information in it. In this case the replication reserved volume is also used. Information which is less frequent...

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    5. Functions ups considerations 1. Select a ups to meet both the apparent power (va) and the active power (w) requirements of the storage disk array unit. Refer to the ups manual for more details. 2. Storage units have redundant power supplies, there are two ac inputs in each unit. Both power suppli...

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    5. Functions e-mail notification function in m-series, when a hardware failure occurs, nec storagemanager (sm) notifies the remote center of the details about the failure via an e-mail. Environment the followings describe the configuration of the e-mail notification function. 1. E-mail notification ...

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    5. Functions perforcache perforcache function improves disk array response by using ssds (solid state drive) as second cache. It reduces hdd (hard disk drive) access associated with cache miss. The advantages to use this function are: • response performance improvement even when cache miss occurs du...

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    5. Functions [note] arrangement • arrange one set of perforcache per disk array. Ssd • when installing perforcache, at least one ssd is required per disk array. • when configuring second cache, select one from the following two types: read cache dedicated or read cache/write cache/persistent write (...

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    Product lifetime the wear/lifetime of the product is defined for the hardware stable operation in m-series. When purchasing nec products, it is recommended to review the wear/lifetime specifications and replacement costs. Note that it may be necessary to replace components for stable operation prior...