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NSS-HA Solutions
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
Table 1.
NSS4.0-HA Release
(July 2012)
(3)
“PowerEdge 12G
based solution”
NSS5.0-HA Release
(September 2013)
(5)
“PowerVault MD3260
based solution”
NSS5.5-HA Release
(April 2014)
“PowerVault MD3460
based solution”
Storage
Capacity
144TB and 288TB of raw
storage space.
180TB to 360TB of raw storage space.
Network
Connectivity
FDR InfiniBand or 10GbE Connectivity.
Direct
Storage
Connection
6 Gbps SAS connections
12 Gbps SAS connections
NFS servers
Dell PowerEdge R620
servers.
CPU: Dual Intel Xeon E5-
2680 @ 2.70 GHz, 8
cores per processor.
Memory: 16 x 8GiB 1600
MHz RDIMMs.
Dell PowerEdge R620 servers.
CPU: Dual Intel Xeon E5-2695v2 @ 2.40 GHz, 12 cores per
processor.
Memory: 16 x 8GiB 1866 MHz RDIMMs.
Software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.1
Red Hat Scalable File
system (XFS) v3.1.1-4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
Red Hat Scalable File system
(XFS) v3.1.1-10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.5
Red Hat Scalable File
system (XFS) v3.1.1-14
Storage
Devices
Dell PowerVault MD3200
and MD1200s.
3TB NL SAS drives.
Dell PowerVault MD3260 and
MD3060e.
3TB NL SAS drives.
Dell PowerVault MD3460
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:
The table only lists NSS-HA versions currently 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.