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Dell HPC NFS Storage Solution - High Availability (NSS-HA) Configuration with Dell PowerVault
MD3260/MD3060e Storage Arrays
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NSS-HA Solutions
(1), (2), (3)
Table 1.
NSS2-HA
Release
(April 2011)
(1)
NSS3-HA Release
(February 2012)
(2)
“Large capacity
configuration”
NSS4-HA
Release (July
2012)
(3)
“PowerEdge
12G based
solution”
NSS4.5-HA Release
(October 2012)
“PowerVault
MD3260 based
solution”
Storage
Capacity
48TB and 96TB
of raw storage
space.
144TB and 288TB of raw storage space.
180TB to 360TB of raw
storage space.
Network
Connectivity
QDR InfiniBand or 10GbE connectivity.
FDR InfiniBand or 10GbE Connectivity.
NFS servers
Dell PowerEdge R710 servers.
Dell PowerEdge R620 servers.
Software
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
5.5
Red Hat Scalable
File system (XFS)
v2.10.2-7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
Red Hat Scalable File system (XFS)
v3.1.1-4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.3
Red Hat Scalable File
system (XFS) v3.1.1-7
Storage
Devices
Dell PowerVault
MD3200 and
MD1200s.
2TB NL SAS
drives.
Dell PowerVault MD3200 and MD1200s.
3TB NL SAS drives.
Dell PowerVault MD3260
and MD3060e.
3TB NL SAS drives.
Local Switch
and Power
Distribution
Units (PDUs)
PowerConnect 5524.
Two APC switched PDUs to manage high availability. Refer to Fence device and Agent
Information for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for supported models of APC PDUs.
Support and
Services
3 years of Dell PRO Support for IT and Mission Critical 4HR 7x24 onsite pack.
Dell deployment services are available to speed up installation, optimize performance
and integrate NSS-HA solution with customer’s HPC Cluster environment.
Notes:
 There is no NSS1-HA release available on the market.
 Contact your Dell Sales Representative to discuss which solution would be suited for your
environment. You can order any of the pre-configured solutions or a customized solution
designed to address your needs. Based on the customization selected, some of the best
practices discussed in this document may not apply.