Owner's Manual

iSCSI Cluster Setup for Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Systems 29
Table 5-2 shows a sample volume configuration. Create volumes in
PS5000XV array and create an access list to allow all host iSCSI network
interfaces to access the volumes.
Configuring iSCSI Networks
Dell recommends that the host network interfaces for iSCSI traffic are
configured to use Flow Control and Jumbo frame for optimal performance.
To set Flow Control andJumbo frame, perform the following steps:
1
Select Start → Settings → Network Connections .
2 Highlight the iSCSI network interface, and right click Properties .
3 Click Configure .
4 Click Advanced .
5 Highlight Jumbo Packet , and set its value to 9014 bytes.
Table 5-2. Volumes for Oracle RAC Configuration
Volume Minimum Size RAID Number of
Partitions
Used For Operating
System
Mapping
First Area
Volume
3 GB 10 One extended
partition with
two logical
drives -
250 MB for
Voting Disk
and 300 MB
for OCR
Voting disk
and Oracle
Cluster
Registry
(OCR)
One extended
partition with
two logical
drives:
1 x Voting
Disk,
1 x OCR
Second Area
Volume(s)
Larger than
the size of
your database
10 One Data ASM disk
group
DATABASED
G
Third Area
Volume(s)
Minimum
twice the size
of your
second area
volume(s)
5 One Flash
Recovery
Area
ASM disk
group
FLASHBACK
DG