Section 1: Dell Compellent Storage

Center Fundamentals
This section discusses the fundamentals of Storage Area
Network as well as the Dell Compellent Storage Center
Section Objectives:
Dell Compellent Storage Center functional Overview
Dell Compellent Storage Center deployment architecture
Review Dell Compellent Storage Center communication links
Review the Dell Compellent Storage Center user interfaces

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The Dell Compellent Storage Center

Technology
Independence
Flexible Growth
Enterprise Level
Features
Online Migration
Core Software
Powerful Options
Robust Interface

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Deployment Architecture Options

Single Controller, Single Enclosure
Single Controller, Multiple
Enclosure
Dual Controller, Single Enclosure
Dual Controller, Multiple Enclosure

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Multi-Site Architecture

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Dell Compellent Storage Center

Components
Controllers
Enclosures
Switches
Host Bus Adapters

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Common RAID Levels

RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 10

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RAID Consumption Considerations

RAID 10
Fastest performing RAID type
Consumes 2 times the raw disk
space

RAID 5-5
Medium performance on WRITES,
little or no-impact on READs
Consumes 20% of storage for
overhead

RAID 5-9
Medium performance on WRITES,
little or no-impact on READs
Consumes 11% of storage for
overhead
Need at least 9 disks to use

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Dual Redundancy

RAID 6
RAID 6-6
RAID 6-10

RAID 10 Dual
Mirror
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Dell Compellent Storage Center

communication links

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Dell Compellent Storage Center

Software Overview
CORE
APPLICATIONS
UNIFIED
MANAGEMENT

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Dell Compellent Storage Center - Core

Disk Virtualization
Cache
Boot from SAN
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Core: Fluid Data Architecture

Creation, access and
modification time
Frequency of access
Type and Tier of disk
drive
RAID level
Active (RW) or Frozen
(RO)

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Core- Disk Virtualization

Manage all disks as a single

pool
Mix and match any capacity,
speed or interface
Non-disruptive changes
Optimize performance
Increase availability of the
storage
Maximize resource
utilization

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Core : Boot from SAN

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BOOT from SAN- Consolidate, Manage,

Protect

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Core: Boot from SAN(Cont.)

HBA must have a BIOS
that can support boot
from SAN
Servers boot order must
be set to boot from the
hard drive (LUN 0)
SAN configured with the
storage visible to host
SAN must have at least
one available LUN for
booting from the server

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BOOT from SAN Steps:

Configure HBA server
Create boot volume in SC
and map to server as LUN0
Complete HBA BIOS
configuration and Reboot
the server
Load the OS

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Dell Compellent Storage Center Core (Cont.)

Dynamic Capacity
Data Instant Replay
Enterprise Manager
Datapage Sizes

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Core: Dynamic Capacity

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Dell Compellent Storage Center Core (Cont.)

Copy-MirrorMigrate
Thin Import
Virtual Ports
Charting Viewer
Phone Home

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Core: Thin Import

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Dell Compellent Storage Center Applications

Remote Instant
Replay
Data Progression
FastTrack
Replay Manager
Live Volume

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