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Course Objectives
At the end of this presentation the student should be able to :
Explain the basics of 3PARs architecture
Know the numbering schemes for the InServ hardware components Understand concepts connecting hosts to a 3PAR Node Explain how an InServ node precesses write and read requests from a host
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3PAR Value Proposition + InServ Hardware
Section Content covers: 3PAR Overview and Value Proposition InServ InSpire Architecture InServ Nodes InServ drive chassis and cages InServ storage capacities InServ numbering schemes for nodes, cages, PCI slots for T Series
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What we do
3PAR offers a smart, thin, and ready tiered-storage array for resilient utility computing.
Ideal for consolidation, data lifecycle management, and performanceintensive applications.
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3PAR InServ Storage Servers
Scalability F200
Controller Nodes 3PAR Gen3 ASIC Fibre Channel Host Ports Optional iSCSI Host Ports Built-in Remote Copy Ports GBs Control Cache GBs Data Cache Disk Drives Drive Types
F400
2 Yes 24 Yes 0 24 0 16 24 8-16 12-24 16 - 384
146GB, 300GB, 400GB FC and/or 1TB NL
T400
24 Yes 0 64 0 16 24 8-16 24-48 16 640
146GB, 300GB, 400GB FC and/or 750GB, 1TB NL
T800
28 Yes 0 128 0 32 28 8-32 24-96 16 1,280
146GB, 300GB, 400GB FC and/or 750GB, 1TB NL
0 12 08 2 8 12 16 - 192
146GB, 300GB, 400GB FC and/or 1TB NL
Max Capacity Throughput/ IOPS (from disk) SPC-1 Benchmark Results
125TB 1,300 (MB/s) / 46,800
250TB 2,600 (MB/s) / 93,600 SPC-1 TBD
300TB 3,200 (MB/s) / 156,000
600TB 6,400 (MB/s) / 312,000 224,990 SPC-1 IOPS
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3PAR InSpire architecture: Cabinet
Redundant Power Supplies (Drive Cage)
Cabinet
Standard 19 rack footprint 40 EIA units Built-in cable management No Need to reserve for expansion
Drive Chassis (4U)
Drive Magazine
Redundant Power Supplies Backplane
Controller Node (4U)
Redundant Batteries Redundant PDUs
Service Processor
Cabinet
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Hardware Product Structure for T-Series
InServ Storage Server Base Configurations (T400/T800)
Backplane, Two Controllers, One 2M Cabinet (w/ PDUs) InServ T400
4 x 146 15K (4Gb) Adapters Data Cache
3PAR Controller Node
3PAR Drive Chassis & Drive Magazines Talk to your SE or AE in regards to what drives are currently available
4 x 400 10K(4Gb)
InServ T800
(FC, iSCSI, GigE)
40-Disk, 4 Gb/s
Control Cache
4 x 750 (4Gb) NL
1 Magazine = 4 x Drives Packaged as 4 x XXXGB DRIVE MAGAZINE
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3PAR InSpire architecture: T-Class Controller Node
Dual-Core Xeon 2.3GHz Dual-Core Xeon 2.3GHz
Controller Node(s)
2 to 8 per System Add non-disruptively Performance building block Max host-facing adapters Up to 4 if direct connect only Up to 3 if mixed SAN connect
3PAR Gen3 ASIC
I/O per node 3 PCI-X buses/ 6 PCI-X slots Preferred slot usage (in order) Slots 0 and 2 for diskfacing adapters Slots 5, 3, 1, and 4 for FC host-facing or RCFC adapters Slots 3, 1, 4 for iSCSI adapters
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3PAR InSpire Architecture: Drive Chassis (DC3)
Above Drive Chassis contains one drive cage Each cage contains 10 drive bays Each drive bay accommodates a single drive magazine A drive magazine holds four disks
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InSpire Architecture : Data Flow
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InServ Numbering Systems
The Administrator should know the numbering systems for:
General Rule:
Top = Starts with 0
Left = Starts with 0
Nodes
Drive Chassis
Drive Magazines PCI slots
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Node Numbering
T800 - Front
D C B A SP 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 F E D C B A 0 1 2 3 SP
T400 - Front
For Example: If a T800 has only TWO nodes then they are located at the bottom of cabinet and numbered 6 and 7
6 7
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Fibre Channel and PCI Slot Numbering
Note Numbering Exception: Fibre Channel top starts with 1 On the T series node there is a dedicated slot for GIGE which is slot 6
Node 3
Referencing a port on a node = Node #:PCI slot:port #
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Review Questions for Section 1
1. What functions does the InServ eagle or osprey chip perform?
2. How many drive magazines in an InServ drive chassis?
3. If an InServ only has two nodes, what are there numbers if it is an T400? If it is an T800? 4. What are the hot pluggable items on an InServ? 5. How do you reference a port on a node? 6. What has to happen before 3PAR acknowledges a host Write?
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