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Syncro CS 9271-8i Solution User Guide
October 2013

Chapter 1: Introduction
Hardware Compatibility

Write-back cache coherency

CacheCade 1.0 (Read)

Shared and exclusive VD I/O access policies

Operating system boot from the controller (exclusive access)

Controller hardware and property mismatch detection, handling, and reporting

Global hot spare support for all volumes in the HA domain

Planned and unplanned failover modes

CacheVault® provides cache cached data protection in case of host power loss or server failure

Full MegaRAID® features, with the following exceptions.

T10 Data Integrity Field (DIF) is not supported.

Self-encrypting drives (SED) and full disk encryption (FDE) are not supported.

CacheCade 2.0 (write back) is not supported.

Dimmer switch is not supported.

SGPIO sideband signaling for enclosure management is not supported.

1.4

Hardware Compatibility

The servers, disk drives, and optional JBOD enclosures you use in the Syncro CS 9271-8i solution must be selected
from the list of approved components that LSI has tested for compatibility. Refer to the web page for the compatibility
lists at

http://www.lsi.com/channel/support/pages/interoperability.aspx.

1.5

Overview of the Hardware Installation, Cluster Setup, and Configuration

Chapters 2 and 3 describe how to install the hardware and software so that you can use the fault tolerance capabilities
of HA-DAS to provide continuous service in event of drive failure or server failure and expand the system storage

Chapter 2

describes how to install the Syncro CS 9271-8i controllers and connect them by cable to the CiB enclosure.

In addition, it lists the steps required after controller installation and cable connection, which include the following:

Configure the drive groups and the virtual drives on the two controllers

Install the operating system driver on both server nodes

Install the operating system on both server nodes, following the instructions from the manufacturer

Install StorCLI and MegaRAID Storage Manager™ utilities

Chapter 3

describes how to perform the following actions while using a supported OS:

Install and enable the Cluster feature on both servers.

Set up a cluster under the supported operating systems

Configure drive groups and virtual drives

Create a CacheCade® 1.0 virtual drive as part of a Syncro CS 9271-8i configuration