I know how to connect servers in hardware. The question is in working csv and hyper-v clusters in this case. How does work sharing luns between four nodes in clusters?
Can anybody tells me why this configuration is not official supported?
Where can I find the latest release of single path NVSRAM?
What problems with perfomance or stability can I recieve in my configuration with two node Hyper-V cluster and two standalone servers connected to md3000?
As you can see in the cabling guide that Tommo666 linked, 4 servers are only supported if those 4 servers aren't clustered. When clustering Dell will only support 2 nodes. Single path clustering is only supported on those MD3000's that only have a single SAS-in port per controller from what I've seen.
Also; if you have a need for a 4-node hyper-v cluster, I'd suggest to look at an MD3200 (has 4 SAS-in ports per controller allowing for a proper 4-node cluster), or a higher end storage solution (e.g. Equallogic or EMC CX4-series if you're wanting to stay with Dell (with dedicated switches for iSCSI if you opt for Equallogic or EMC's iSCSI option)).
tommo666
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December 26th, 2010 04:00
This shows possible cable configurations. cable guide
kirpi4
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I know how to connect servers in hardware. The question is in working csv and hyper-v clusters in this case. How does work sharing luns between four nodes in clusters?
kirpi4
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December 28th, 2010 12:00
As I understand from these topics
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/storage/f/1216/p/18678904/18801890.aspx#18801890
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/storage/f/1216/p/18567933/18690919.aspx#18690919
I need this firmware for my raid controllers
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R154679&SystemID=PWV_MD3000&servicetag=&os=LIN4&osl=en&deviceid=10810&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=2&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=46&fileid=206412
Can anybody tells me why this configuration is not official supported?
Where can I find the latest release of single path NVSRAM?
What problems with perfomance or stability can I recieve in my configuration with two node Hyper-V cluster and two standalone servers connected to md3000?
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January 1st, 2011 14:00
As you can see in the cabling guide that Tommo666 linked, 4 servers are only supported if those 4 servers aren't clustered. When clustering Dell will only support 2 nodes. Single path clustering is only supported on those MD3000's that only have a single SAS-in port per controller from what I've seen.
Also; if you have a need for a 4-node hyper-v cluster, I'd suggest to look at an MD3200 (has 4 SAS-in ports per controller allowing for a proper 4-node cluster), or a higher end storage solution (e.g. Equallogic or EMC CX4-series if you're wanting to stay with Dell (with dedicated switches for iSCSI if you opt for Equallogic or EMC's iSCSI option)).