Thanks to a lot of people who responded: Adam, Skottie, Blake.
In regards to 4 FC on board FC cards
if I have a 3050 cluter system:
don't I use all 4 for disk shelves connectivity: 2 locally, 2 partner?
does it not leave me without tape/san ports?
Thanks
On 7/14/06, Skottie Miller <skottie(a)anim.dreamworks.com> wrote:
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> Linux Admin wrote:
> > Skottie,
> > Thanks for fast response.
> > So that I understand correctly
> > 4 copper gigE on board: data service only! (management is separate?)
>
> data or management.
>
> There is also a serial port console you can hook (we use
> cyclades terminal servers) and a RLM remote management
> port that uses a LAN (we have a physicially seperate management
> LAN). the RLM is very cool, you can do remote power on/off,
> lots of out-of-band control and console redirection.
>
> > 4 SFP based 2G fiberchannel on-board: 2 have to sacrificed for disk
> > shelf's?
> > and 2 can be used for tape san?
>
> if you have a cluster, you need a minimum of two disk FC ports.
> one for the primary, and one for the failover partner.
>
> Depending on performance needs and the number of shelves,
> you may want to use more FC for disk shelves.
>
> If you need more ports, install some x2050 FC adapters in
> the PCI cage for the disks, and use the on-board for
> the initiator ports.
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> also, depending on the speed of your tape drives, and
> how many, one should be plenty to feed tape devices for
> backup.
>
> -skottie
>
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> > On 7/14/06, *Skottie Miller* <skottie(a)anim.dreamworks.com
> > <mailto:skottie@anim.dreamworks.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 4 copper gigE on board.
> > 4 SFP based 2G fiberchannel on-board,
> > so they can be copper or fiber.
> >
> > lots of empty PCI slots for other expansion cards.
> >
> > the FC ports can connect to disk or tape
> > be used as target adapters if you serve FCP,
> > they a san.
> >
> > the on-board FC ports are faster; NetApp recommends
> > that (if you serve SAN) that you use the on-board
> > ports for that, and use some x2050 2-port FC adapters
> > to connect the disk shelves.
> >
> > -skottie
> >
> > Linux Admin wrote:
> > > Can someone please explain to me the break down of on board cards
> > in 3050
> > > according to the specs there are 4 gigE on board ports: are they
> > copper
> > > or fiber?
> > > can all of them be used for data?
> > > What about FC ports? The 2 bellow, are they used for disk shelf
> > > connectivity or they can be used for san/tape connections?
> > >
> > >
> > > *Onboard 2Gb Fibre Channel Ports* (configurable as
> Storage-attached
> > > initiator or Host-attached target)
> > >
> > >
> > > 4
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> >
> > Scott Miller
> > skottie(a)anim.DreamWorks.com <mailto:skottie@anim.DreamWorks.com>
> >
> >
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> Scott Miller
> skottie(a)anim.DreamWorks.com
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