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VNX data flow
Hi All,
Am a newbie to VNX and we are in the process of purchasing 1XVNX 5700.
Q:
Since we have DART and FLARE, how does data flow?
Like a Celera is it - Network > DART > FLARE>FLare LUNs (For NFS and CIFS shares)
and
Like a Clarion is it - host>SAN>Flare>LUNs (For FC LUNs)
I humbly seek a detailed response to the same
Regards,
Ash
Julien_LECORRE
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June 16th, 2011 03:00
Hi Ash,
They are no big difference between the old fashion DART and FLARE.
VNX always use SP for SAN access [iSCSI, FC, FCOE] ans X-Blade/DataMover for NAS access [NFS,CIFS,MPFS]
DataMover is like a host so you have to give him access to the storage. Only BIG difference between NS series is that tou can use pool and the feature FAST.
Ashwi
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June 16th, 2011 23:00
Ok.
My understanding -
1. Host from SAN talk to FLARE>LUNs. They do NOT go throught the DART
2. Datamover is a like a host. So, DART speaks to FLARE and then accesses Storage
3. Thus it like a gateway model.
DART>Clariion>Flare>LUNs
AND
SAN>Clariion>Flare>LUNs
4. Hosts on SAN have no relation to DART
Please confirm.
Regards,
Raghav
Julien_LECORRE
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June 17th, 2011 01:00
Yep your all right !
dynamox
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June 17th, 2011 03:00
you want to move block or file data ?
Ashwi
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June 17th, 2011 03:00
Both.
Ashwi
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June 17th, 2011 03:00
Thanks a lot.
Final Q: Is there any tool to move data from Netapp to VNX 5700? Am seeking a tool in lines of Open Replicator for Symmetrix.
Regards,
Raghav
Ashwi
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June 17th, 2011 04:00
Got it.
dynamox
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June 17th, 2011 04:00
i just checked E-Lab ..neither file nor block are supported to be migrated to VNX (SanCopy/Celerra Replicator) from NetApp, so you are looking at using host based migration tools.