Centera Architecture

Mirrored Content

Content

Storage Nodes

IP to Server(s)
Access nodes

Switc h

Private LAN
Switc h

To Power Source

Power rails
ATS

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C"#$$ Con%iguration & Ca'ling

DAE

DAE !S SPE Power Supply

SPS

DAE-OS contains the information required for the booting of SP. This information is stored in the First 5 drives ! to "#.

SPE Storage Processor Enclosure Back Side

SPE is a combination of $ Storage Processors SP#. Each SP has $ integrated fans % &f there is a sing'e fan fau't in a su((')* the remaining fan in the (o+er su((') s(eeds u( % &f there is a (o+er su((') fai'ure* the fans are (o+ered from the remaining (o+er su((') and a'' (o+er su((') fans in the enc'osure continue to s(in at norma' s(eed

Storage Processor Enclosure (ront Side

C)A*ii!N Data (low

The connection between the SPs, called the CMI, carries data and status information between SPs. On FC-series arrays, the CMI is a sin le connection, runnin at !"" M#$s. On C%-series arrays, the CMI is a dual connection, with each connection runnin at &"" M#$s.

Clariion So%tware

Access )ogi+ , To en%orce Security %eatures ie )un -as.ing Mirrorview , Disaster *ecovery Snapview , /ac.up ta.en 'y e-ploying Snapshots (or) clones Powerpath , Auto-atic path %ailover and %ail'ac.0 Dyna-ic load 'alancing

iscsI Concepts
Internet SCSI (NI) is a transport protocol that enables host systems and storage devices to interoperate by encapsulating and sending SCSI packets over TCP/IP networks The iscsI architecture is based on the client/server model in which an iscsI host system (the client) encapsulates SCSI packets and sends them to a storage device (the server) !ach iscsI host system must run one or more iscsI initiators and each storage device must run one or more iscsI targets "n iscsI initiator is a so#tware (and sometimes hardware) device that is installed on a host system (such as a server or desktop computer) and communicates with an iscsI target installed on a storage device$ such as a Celerra Network Server %hile traditional parallel SCSI devices use a parallel SCSI bus as the interconnect between initiators and targets$ iscsI takes advantage o# TCP/IP networks as the interconnect medium " traditional SCSI storage device must be directly attached to a host system and the distance between the two is limited since traditional SCSI parallel cables cannot e&ceed '( meters )n the other hand$ iscsI solutions are able to manage location independent storage over long distances across a TCP/IP network

S)mmetri, D-.$ /!!

SPE Enclosure

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The 'hysical layout of the (M%)"" is *ery different than 're*ious Symmetri+ models. (irectors, Memory, bac, ada'ter functionality, communications, and en*ironmental functions are all in the Stora e Processor -nclosure. The Stora e Processor -nclosure Contains & to . Fibre director boards, u' to & Multi Protocol #oards, & Memory boards, & Front-end #ac,-end ada'ters, /edundant Power Su''lies, and Fan module. The (M%)"" does not contain dis, dri*e ca es0 dri*es are in se'arate (is, 1rray -nclosures 2(1-s3. There are fifteen dis,s 'er each enclosure and a ma+imum of ei ht (is, 1rray -nclosures 'er frame which 'ro*ide a ma+imum of !&" dis,s. -ach (is, 1rray -nclosure has & 4in, Controller Cards 24CCs3 and & Power Su''lies. The Ser*ice Processor is re'laced by a !5 2!5 6 !.7893 Ser*er. #atteries, or Standby Power Su''lies 2SPS3, are in a se'arate !5 enclosure. -ach Standby Power Su''lies enclosure contains two Standby Power Su''lies, and su''orts either two (is, 1rray -nclosures or one Stora e Processor -nclosure. The Communication and -n*ironmental functions are ta,en care of by (irectors and Front-end #ac,-end 1da'ters.

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The (M%!""" system has a !&-slot mid'lane. Four slots in the center are reser*ed for lobal memory directors and the remainin ei ht slots are reser*ed for channel directors and dis, directors. The Symmetri+ (M%!""" can su''ort a ma+imum of !.. dis,s. This sin le-bay system contains one 'ower :one that can be 'o'ulated with two-to-four redundant sin le 'hase 'ower su''ly modules and two 'ower line in'ut modules.

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*M+2000 *M+,000

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The Symmetri+ (M%&""" and (M%;""" systems ha*e a &.-slot mid'lane. On the front side, the ei ht slots in the center of the mid'lane are reser*ed for lobal memory directors and the remainin !< slots are reser*ed for channel directors and dis, directors. The (M%&""" can su''ort &)) dis,s which are located in a dis, bay while the directors and 'ower are located in another bay. The (M%;""" has the same basic layout as the (M%&""" with an additional dis, bay to accommodate a ma+imum of 87< dis,s. The Symmetri+ &"""$;""" systems ha*e two 'ower :ones that 'ro*ide redundancy in the e*ent of a 'ower loss and can house u' to a ma+imum of !& 'ower su''ly modules 'ro*idin &2=>!3 redundancy. The Symmetri+ (M%&"""$;""" systems also ha*e two 'ower line in'ut modules. The (M%&""" su''orts sin le 'hase and three 'hase 'ower confi urations while the (M%;""" su''orts only three 'hase 'ower.

S)mmetri, D-.2 Front 3ie+

DAE 1#

/ay 2A

/ay 1A

/ay 1/

/ay 2/

DAE 1
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This is the front *iew of a (M%; model (M%.8"" with ! System #ay and . Stora e #ays. (M%; will su''ort confi urations of u' to &,."" dri*es, and !<" (is, 1rray -nclosures. -ach Stora e #ay may contain u' to !< (is, 1rray -nclosures with u' to !8 dri*es each for a total of &." dri*es 'er Stora e #ay, and !" stora e bays 'ossibility for &,."" dri*es in total. This confi uration would in*ol*e daisy chainin (is, 1rray -nclosures. -ach bay has two 'ower :ones which 'ro*ide &= redundancy. Power ?ones 1 and # are 'ro*ided and the bay can sustain itself on one 'ower :one, 1 or #.

S)mmetri, D-.2 mode' D-. "5!! 4ear 3ie+

Storage Ba# Storage Ba# S#ste$s Ba# Storage Ba# Storage Ba#

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1 fully confi ured system consists of one 2!3 System #ay and ten 2!"3 Stora e #ays for a total of &,."" dri*es 2shown in the e+am'le abo*e is ! System bay and . Stora e #ays3. The Stora e #ay will be com'letely cabled at the factory and the only cablin needed at installation will be to the dis, ada'ters in the System #ay or, in the case of a daisy chain bay, dis, array enclosure lin, control card e+'ansion 'orts in the stora e bay .

S)mmetri, D-.2 S)stem 5a) Front#

&ans Card Cage

Air 0ntake 1-2/-003 Power Su lies 67M 5PS Server 142BB5 tra#s 1-2 BB5

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This slide shows the front *iew of the (M%; System #ay. The System #ay contains a @eyboard Aideo Mouse, a !5 ser*er with 5PS, ; coolin fan assemblies, &.-slot card ca e, and u' to ) 'ower su''lies, each of which is connected to dedicated battery bac,u' units. 1ir inta,e 'ulls air in from the front of the bay and *ents it out the to'.

S)mmetri, D-.2 6nified Director Features

T"e 5ni8ied director can "old di88erent e$ulations 1de ending on t"e $e99anine cards2 and t"ere8ore can :e con8igured to su ort various inter8aces
Escon 1EA2; Main8ra$e inter8ace &icon 1E&2; En"anced ESC<N $ain8ra$e inter8ace &i:re1&A=*A2; < en S#ste$ "ost inter8ace or &i:re *isk Ada ter >igE 1?E2; Multi'$ode S?*& connection iSCS0 1SE2; Multi'$ode "ost connection

Note; T"ere are 4 Me99anine cards er 5ni8ied *irector

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The 'rotocol de'ends on the me::anine cards 'laced on the unified director. The me::anine cards determine the functionality of each slice. -ach board has . slices0 're*ious architectures identified these as 'rocessors a throu h d.

7atina- Dis8 Arra) Enc'osure (ront *ear

Link Controller Cards

Side A

Side B

*isks Power=Cooling Su lies

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Pictured abo*e is a rear *iew of a dis, array enclosure with two 4in, Control Cards and two Coolin $Power Su''lies. #oth Power Su''ly 1 and 4in, Control Card 1 are located on the left, and Power Su''ly # and 4in, Control Card # are on the ri ht. 4in, Control Cards and cables attach (1-s to dis, directors or other (1-s in the e*ent of daisy chainin .

S)mmetri, D-. Series Enter(rise Connectivit)

(i're Channel
5N0+@ 3indows@ Netware@ Linu%@ 0BM iSeries *irect and SAN attac"@ S?*& &a$il# links

ESC!N
Main8ra$e and S?*& &a$il# links

(IC!N
Aig" er8or$ance 8or $ain8ra$e

Native 3iga'it Ethernet

&or S?*& re lication Su orts co$ ression

Native iSCSI
0ndustr#Bs 8irst "ig"'end i$ le$entation

NAS gateway
Celerra CNS NS%%%> NAS gatewa# 1w"ere %%% is t"e $odel2
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The Symmetri+ (M% 'ro*ides the widest ran e of connecti*ity o'tions in the industry. It su''orts Fibre Channel, -SCO=, FICO=, and =ati*e Bi abit -thernet. 1dditional su''orted connecti*ity o'tions are iSCSI and Celerra =1S ateway.

D-.-2 95! S)stem 5a) Overvie+

Interview 4uestions covered In TCS5

Draw the architecture o% sy--etri+ and clariion6 7hat the di%%erence 'etween NAS and SAN6 E+plain Card cage )un-as.ing and 8oning5 9ard 8oning6 So%t 8oning 7hat is the !S o% sy--etri+ and clariion di%%erence 'etween switch and connetri+ ti-e %inder and /C:6and the co--ands dual initiator ISCSI0I(CP0(CIP 9;/0S7ITC90*!;TE* and 3ATE7A< Classes o% IP address6 *ole o% )26 what is SAN sy--etri+ so%tware=s (TP and TE)NET e+'lain lobal memory

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Chat are new -MC introduced 'roducts Chat is a ate,ee'er de*ice Chat is ACM db Chat is (M%,e+'lain it -+'lain (M% architecture ?onin Adis,2*irtual (is,3 Timefinder conce'ts If we ha*e . mirrored filled u', can we introduce #CA in them and what about clone. Dow many hosts can we connect to one sin le F1 'ortE

Interview 4uestions covered In /!A5

-+'lain the architecture of clarion and symmetri+ (ifference between /1I( !,;,8,<. -+'lain IFCP and FCIP in detail, with e+am'les.2learn more 1bout this3 Ty'es of :onin and e+'lain in detail 45= Mas,in In 'ort :onin if we chan e the de*ice connected$ma''ed to that 'ort, will the host be able to see the de*ice, 1nd what about in soft :onin . In detail /1I( ; and /1I( 8 with e+am'les.2read ,writin s'eed and fault tolerance3 1bout connteri+ and switches S/(F ty'es and in detail Switch frabic, 'oint to 'oint and arbitrary loo'. (ifference between =1S and S1=. (ifference between file le*el access and bloc, le*el access.

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(ifference between (1S, =1S and S1= (ifference between Symmetri+ and (M%. ?onin and ty'es (ifference between Mas,in and ma''in (ifference between /1I( "! and !". Chat is rule !7E Chat is ate,ee'er de*iceE (ifference between ACM db and ACM de*ice. (ifference between /1I( rou' and stora e rou'. (ifference between Device 7D and device not ready6 SFMMC4I commands.
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(ifference between Mas,in and ma''in (ifference between Symmetri+ and (M%. @nowled e about switches. ?onin