HƯỚNG DẪN LẮP ĐẶT VÀ CẤU HÌNH HỆ THỐNG DELL SC9000

NỘI DUNG CHÍNH

1. Tìm hiểu về Dell SC9000
2. Lắp đặt Dell SC9000
3. Cấu hình Dell SC9000

NỘI DUNG CHI TIẾT

1. Tìm hiểu về Dell SC9000
Pros
Rock-bottom all-flash costs; Superb performance; Swift deployment, Deduplication; Huge expansion potential
Cons
Non-dynamic tiering and deduplication
Verdict
The Storage SC9000 delivers an impressive enterprise feature set and teams up automated tiered storage and
data reduction with a super performance and low costs for all-flash arrays
Dell is on a mission to bring all-flash storage to the masses as its flagship SC9000 array delivers
the lowest costs around. Its latest SC Operating System 7 (SCOS 7) also introduces plenty of
new features including intelligent data reduction, storage QoS and unification with Dell’s PS
arrays.
The SC9000 controller comprises two PowerEdge R730 servers equipped with dual 3.2GHz E5-
2667 v3 Xeons and 256GB of system memory. Each uses a cache card linked over fibre GBICs
where all cache mirroring is carried out automatically using their 4GB of battery protected
NVRAM.
The SCOS software runs on an internal SSD and storage shelves are attached using dual-port
12Gbps SAS expansion cards. Storage potential is massive as the SC9000 currently supports up
to 960 SSDs and HDDs with a future firmware upgrade expected to push this to 1,024 drives
and beyond.
Expansion shelves include the 12-bay and 24-bay SC400 and SC420 12Gbps SAS units plus the
84-bay SC280 which supports low-cost NL-SAS drives. Data port options are plentiful with Dell
offering 10GbE copper or SFP+, FCoE or 8/16Gbps FC HBAs with 25GbE coming soon.
The SC9000 controllers have a high expansion potential and plenty of data port choices
Storage Manager and tiers
Dell’s new HTML5-based Storage Manager (DSM) 2016 R2 has a well-designed interface which
we found makes light work of storage configuration. A key feature is a unification as it can
manage all SC, PS and FS appliances from one interface.
DSM supports VMware VVOLs and, more importantly, cross-platform replication. This is
inclusive so you can now replicate volumes between PS and SC appliances at no extra cost.
Dell’s auto-tiering migrates data across up to three tiers dependent on access frequency and
the SC9000 supports triple layer cell (TLC) SSDs as well as SLC and MLC SSDs. Whichever you
choose, the SC9000 allows businesses to use fewer SSDs to get better performance than an
expensive box of SAS drives.
This makes flash storage more affordable with Dell claiming record-breaking costs of less than
$0.45/GB with data reduction applied. Dell is so confident that SSDs are the way forward that
its maintenance contract includes free replacement of units that fail in the warranty period.
The new DSM simplifies storage configuration and can manage all SC, PS and FC appliances
Storage simplified
The SC9000 automates tier creation by categorising drives by their type although you can pin
specific types to one tier. For testing, we used an all-flash array comprising 22 800GB SLC SSDs
and 42 1.9TB MLC SSDs placed in the first and second tiers.
Storage Profiles determine which tiers data should reside on and how data progression is
managed. Dell provides a range of predefined profiles and includes options for flash-optimised
and standard storage types.
RAID array creation is also automatic as the SC9000 selects them to suit each tier with options
for RAID0, 5, 6, 10 and dual-mirrored arrays. Physical storage is amalgamated into a single Disk
Folder pool and we used the Storage Manager to create virtual volumes within it.
Data tiering doesn’t occur in real-time as you create Storage Profiles to determine when this is
run. By default, the profile runs data progression jobs at 19:00 every evening but you can
change the schedule to suit and run them as often as every five minutes.
Deduplication and compression are applied to selected volumes with scheduled data
progression jobs
Deduplication and QoS
Profiles also apply deduplication and it can be enabled globally at the controller level or on
selected volumes. It’s a simple process as you can turn it off, enable compression only or have
deduplication and compression.
Dell’s deduplication uses the standard method of breaking data streams into 4KB chunks and
creating hashes for each one. It requires a minimum of six SSDs to store its hash dictionary and
is controlled from the same profile schedule as used to manage data progression.
Quality of service (QoS) profiles can be applied to volumes to limit available bandwidth. We
found them easy to create and could apply limits for either IOPS or MB/sec or both together.
We could enter a latency threshold value and receive an alert if this was breached. You can also
apply one QoS profile to multiple volumes using a group policy.
QoS profiles apply limits on volumes for IOPS or MB/sec and can keep an eye on latency
Flashy performance
We tested performance with two PowerEdge R720 rack servers running Windows Server 2012
R2 and equipped with QLogic dual-port 16Gbps FC adapters. With one server logged onto an
all-flash virtual volume over a 32Gb/sec dual MPIO FC link, Iometer reported excellent raw
random read and write rates of 24.6Gb/sec and 24.5Gb/sec.
With two servers, we saw Iometer report an impressive cumulative raw read throughput of
45Gb/sec.
We tested maximum read IOPS with a small 4KB request size and saw one server return
180,000 IOPS which ramped up to 360,000 with two servers showing no contention for
resources.
We then tested with our Iometer database workload and saw it report a top throughput of
150,000 IOPS for one server. Running the workload on two servers saw a cumulative
throughput of 300,000 IOPS.
2.
DSM also provides a slick web UI which can monitor all your Dell storage arrays
Conclusion
We found Dell’s automated tiered storage takes the strain out of storage management and the
new DSM console makes configuration and provisioning even easier. Snapshots and thin
provisioning are all standard features and enterprises can now manage all their Dell arrays
from the same interface. All-flash performance is beyond reproach and the competition will
have a tough job matching Dell’s low storage costs.
Specifications
Dual controllers each with the following:
Chassis: 2U rack
CPU: 2 x 3.2GHz E5-2667 v3 8-core Xeon
Memory: 256GB DDR3
Cache memory: 4GB NVRAM and BBU
Storage: Up to 960 SSDs or HDDs supported
Array support: RAID 0, 5, 6, 10 and 10 DM
Power: 2 x 1100W hot-plug PSUs
Expansion: 7 x PCI-Express slots (6 free)
Software: Dell Storage Center OS 7
Management: Dell Storage Manager 2016 R2
Warranty: 3yrs Co-Pilot on-site 24/7 NBD 4hr response
2. Lắp đặt Dell SC9000
2.1. Lắp thiết bị vào rack
Bước 1: mở thùng

Bước 2: lắp thiết bị vào rack

Bước 3: Lắp front bezel

Bước 4: Lắp dây nguồn vào thiết bị (chưa cắm vào nguồn điện), chú ý đảm bảo công tắt trên nguồn phài là OFF

Thông số của PSU

Wattage 1100 W
Heat dissipation 4100 BTU/hr maximum (1100 W PSU)
Voltage 100–240 V AC, autoranging, 50/60 Hz

Kích thướt và cân nặng của thiết bị

Height 8.73 cm (3.44 inch)
Width 48.2 cm (18.98 inch)
 Depth 75.58 cm (29.75 inch)
Maximum configuration 44 lb
weight

2.2. Đấu dây

Danh sách thiết bị

STT Tên thiết bị SL

1 SC9000 Controller (1st) [Compellent SC9000 Controller - APJ] 1

2 SC9000 Controller (2nd) [Compellent SC9000 Controller - APJ] 1

3 SC420 Enclosure (1st enclosure of new array) [Compellent SC420 2.5 Enclosure - 1
APJ]

4 SC400 Enclosure (1st enclosure of new array) [Compellent SC400 3.5 Enclosure - 1
APJ]

5 Brocade M6505 FC16 Switch + AG, 24 ports with 4 16GB SFPs - Non Factory 2

Hình ảnh thiết bị

Hình 1 - Mặt trước của SC9000 controller

Hình 2 - Mặt sau của SC9000 controller

 Hình 3 - Mặt trước của SC420 expansion

Hình 4 - Mặt sau của SC420 expansion

Hình 5 - Mặt trước của Brocade M6505 Fibre Channel Switch

 Hình 6 - Mặt sau của Brocade M6505 Fibre Channel Switch

2.3. Sơ đồ đấu dây

Phía back-end
Chú thích:

Cáp SAS 12G kết nối EXP và Controller

Cáp SAS 12G kết nối EXP và Controller
FC Cache mirror
Ethernet cable for Heartbeat

Phía front-end
Hình 7 - Đấu nối phía Front-End
3. Cấu hình Dell SC9000
3.1. Chuẩn bị trước khi cấu hình

Cấu hình controller

Kết nối vào cổng COM trên thiết bị với các thông số sau
Đăng nhập bằng account: Admin / Passw0rd (default: mmm)

Sau đó, gõ controller show để kiểm tra lại kết quả

Chạy các lệnh sau để thiết lập IP

Thiết lập iDrac

3.2. Cài đặt Dell Storage Manager Client

Tải file tại: https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER05399064M/1/DellEMCStorageClientWindows-

18.1.20.114.zip?uid=274e7fbb-934b-4ca1-5903-6d0e25c3ed9d&fn=DellEMCStorageClientWindows-
18.1.20.114.zip

Chọn dòng thứ 2 “Login to a Storage Center or Data Collector”

Và đăng nhập vào hệ thống

3.3. Hướng dẫn cấu hình:

Xem video hướng dẫn tại:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvl38wHwIo&list=PLe5xhhyFjDPfk4s_1XhBYwG5Serlchtll