Dell PowerVault DR4100 User Manual
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DR4100 Best Practice Guide | April 2014
Table of contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1
Administration guides ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2
Best practice guides ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6
3
Case studies .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4
System setup ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1
Hardware .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.2
Expansion Shelves ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
4.3
Initial out of the box setup .................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.4
Container creation ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
4.4.1
Container limit ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.4.2
Access Protocols ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.4.3
Marker Support .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
5
Replication setup and planning ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.1
Replication considerations .................................................................................................................................................. 12
5.2
Replicating Containers ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.3
Calculate Replication Interval ............................................................................................................................................ 12
5.4
Bandwidth Optimization .................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.5
Replication Encryption ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.6
Addressing Packet Loss ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
5.7
Replication Tuning ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.7.1
High Bandwidth Conditions .............................................................................................................................................. 14
5.7.2
Reducing Bandwidth Concerns ......................................................................................................................................... 14
5.8
Domain Access ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
6
Networking ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
6.1
Supported Network Cards .................................................................................................................................................. 16
6.2
Network Interface Card Bonding ....................................................................................................................................... 17
6.3
Secure Network Separation ................................................................................................................................................ 19
6.4
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
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Resources ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41