Reference Guide

● http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/w/wiki/2648.dell-compellent
● http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/tags/Compellent
ESXi Fluid Cache Host connectivity to back-end
SC8000 SAN storage
The following are the required iSCSI and Fibre Channel ESXi host back-end connectivity to Dell Storage Controller SC8000 SAN
Storage platforms.
● SCSI/iSCSI ( iSCSI to both standard CML volumes and FLDC volumes) — Requires a minimum of one dual port iSCSI
NIC/HBA adapters.
NOTE: When using standard storage volume, to avoid high availability and possible performance issues by using two
dual port iSCSI NIC/HBA adapters, use the first dual port iSCSI NIC/HBA for standard volume traffic and the second
dual port iSCSI NIC/HBA for Fluid Cache volume traffic.
● FC/iSCSI (FC to Standard CML volumes and iSCSI to FLDC volumes) — Requires a dual port FC HBA and a dual port
iSCSI Nic/HBA.
● iSCSI/FC (iSCSI to standard CML volumes and FC to FLDC volumes) — Requires a dual port iSCSI Nic/HBA and a
dual port FC HBA.
● FC/FC (FC to Standard CML volumes and FC to FLDC volumes) — Requires two dual port FC Adapters.
Compatible cache network switches
NOTE: Data Center Bridging (DCB) is not supported on cache network.
Fluid Cache is validated with the following compatible Dell or Cisco RoCE compliant switches running the latest firmware
versions. For information on host and switching devices that have been validated for use with SC Series (Compellent), see the
section 3 Switches of the Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix. For information on how to configure cache network switches, see
the Switch Configuration Guides for EqualLogic or Compellent SANs.
● Dell Networking N4032F
● Dell Networking N4064F
● Dell Networking S4048-ON
● Dell Networking S4810
● Dell Networking S5000
● Dell Networking S6000
● Dell Networking Z9500
● Dell Networking MXL Blade
● Cisco Nexus 5548UP
Dell Fluid Cache for SAN Compatibility Matrix
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