HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share System Installation and Upgrade Guide Version 2.2

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About this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
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1 Overview
1.1 Product overview ...................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.1.1 Overview of the Lustre file system........................................................................................... 1-2
1.1.2 Overview of HP SFS............................................................................................................. 1-3
1.1.3 HP SFS configurations .......................................................................................................... 1-4
1.1.3.1 Object Storage Servers.................................................................................................... 1-4
1.1.3.2 Storage.......................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.1.3.2.1 EVA4000 storage arrays............................................................................................. 1-5
1.1.3.2.2 SFS20 storage arrays ................................................................................................. 1-6
1.1.3.3 Network connections ....................................................................................................... 1-7
1.1.3.3.1 Site network and interconnect ...................................................................................... 1-7
1.1.3.3.2 Management network ................................................................................................. 1-8
1.2 Supported operating system software..........................................................................................1-8
1.3 Supported hardware................................................................................................................. 1-9
1.4 Object Storage Server storage topology...................................................................................... 1-9
1.4.1 Topology in systems using EVA4000 storage arrays ................................................................ 1-9
1.4.2 Topology in systems using SFS20 storage arrays ................................................................... 1-12
1.4.2.1 Dual-connected SFS20 configuration ............................................................................... 1-13
1.4.2.2 Mirrored dual-connected SFS20 configuration .................................................................. 1-14
1.5 Interconnect topology.............................................................................................................. 1-15
1.5.1 Interconnect configurations.................................................................................................. 1-16
1.5.1.1 Voltaire InfiniBand interconnects ..................................................................................... 1-17
1.5.1.2 Dual or bonded Gigabit Ethernet interconnects ................................................................. 1-17
1.6 Hardware overview ................................................................................................................ 1-19
1.6.1 Site, interconnect, and management network connections ....................................................... 1-19
1.6.2 HP ProLiant DL360 G4/G4p server...................................................................................... 1-20
1.6.3 HP ProLiant DL380 G4 server .............................................................................................. 1-21
1.6.4 The management network ................................................................................................... 1-22
1.6.5 The Gigabit Ethernet interconnect ........................................................................................ 1-23
1.6.6 The dual Gigabit Ethernet interconnect ................................................................................. 1-24
1.6.7 The bonded Gigabit Ethernet interconnect............................................................................. 1-25
1.6.8 The Quadrics interconnect ..................................................................................................1-26
1.6.9 The Myrinet interconnect..................................................................................................... 1-27
1.6.10 The Voltaire InfiniBand interconnect ..................................................................................... 1-28
1.6.11 The EVA4000 storage array ............................................................................................... 1-29
1.6.12 The SFS20 storage array .................................................................................................... 1-30
2 Preparing for the installation
2.1 Before you start ........................................................................................................................ 2-2
2.2 Setting up access to the servers .................................................................................................. 2-2
2.3 Planning system information....................................................................................................... 2-2
2.4 Planning the networks ............................................................................................................... 2-3
2.4.1 Site, interconnect, and management network configurations...................................................... 2-4
2.4.2 Assigning IP addresses on Gigabit Ethernet networks ............................................................. 2-10
2.4.2.1 Gigabit Ethernet interconnect considerations .................................................................... 2-12
2.4.2.2 Dual Gigabit Ethernet network considerations................................................................... 2-12
2.4.2.2.1 Symmetric dual Gigabit Ethernet network configuration................................................. 2-14
2.4.2.2.2 Asymmetric dual Gigabit Ethernet configuration ........................................................... 2-16
2.4.2.3 Bonded Gigabit Ethernet network considerations............................................................... 2-17
2.4.3 Configuring the Voltaire InfiniBand interconnects ................................................................... 2-18
2.4.3.1 InfiniBand interconnect partitioning ................................................................................. 2-18
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