Dell Storage Designed for Scality RING Best Practices Guide This document contains support for the Scality solutions comprised of Dell SD630S and the Dell SD7000-S.
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1 Introduction This document is a collection of the fundamental best practices for setting up and maintaining a Scality RING solution based on Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell Storage enclosures with links to Scality and Avago Technologies web sites for obtaining more information. The Dell Storage Designed for Scality RING solution enables deployment of an ultra-dense storage platform paired with Scality software, for object-based storage or file-based storage on the petabyte scale.
2 Tuning the Dell SD7000-S Physical Servers for performance Scality offers tips for tuning the Dell SD7000-S, which you can access from the Scality documentation web site, see http://docs.scality.com. These topics are listed in the right pane, under the section labeled Administration: • • 2.
3 Configuring Connectors Scality documentation offers tips on configuring and tuning the Connector. On the Scality documentation web site, in the left pane, select Overview > RING Connectors for detailed information on the available Connector types. Information about tuning Connectors is found on the Scality web site, in the left pane, select Operations > Best Practices > Tuning Tips. Under the section OS Tuning Guide, click Changing the memory allocator for Ring connectors. 3.
4 Maintaining the Scality RING To locate useful scripts for maintaining the Scality RING, go to http://docs.scality.com. In the left pane, go to Operations > Scripts. Find each script mentioned in this section listed under Scripts on the Scality documentation page. 4.
On the Scality web site, in the left pane, select Customer Support FAQ. In the right pane, select Logs and Errors > A disk failed! What do I do? A procedure named Changethediskassoonasafailureisdetected is located here. Useful information about disk failure is listed in the Customer FAQ > Uncategorized > Why is our whole platform slowing down after a single disk failure. 4.
Example: A Scality RING that consists of one 800 GB SSD and fifteen 8 TB HDDs, has a raw storage capacity ratio of .8TB/120TB = 0.666 percent per Physical Server. Consult your certified Scality sales team for detailed capacity planning. Use the tool scaldiskadd to add disks to the available capacity. Download the script from the Scality documentation web site, in the left pane, select Operations > Monitoring > Disk Management Interface.
4.6 Updating firmware and patches Scality recommends that you maintain up to date firmware and patches for your Scality RING solution. The most recent patch, differentiated by operation system (OS), is available from a link on the Scality documentation web site in a section titled Downloads. To find this section, on the Scality documentation web site, in the left pane, select Downloads. Hardware must run the most currently supported firmware before you deploy it in production.
5 Getting Help 5.1 Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues: 1. Go to Dell.com/support. 1.
Figure 2 5.4 Quick Resource Locator Contacting Scality U.S.A. Toll Free: +1-800-319-7090 France: +33 -184885570 Italy: +39-0662207278 Japan: +81-3-4588-1408 U.K. & International: +44 2033 181 073 12 Dell Storage Designed for Scality RING Best Practices Guide | A00.
