Dell DAE- User Manual

Dell DAE

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Table of Contents
  • Page 3 – Audience; DAE2 –; DAE4P –
  • Page 4 – Upgrading vs. Buying New
  • Page 5 – Unsupported upgrades; Planning for the Upgrade; Downtime; Utility Partition
  • Page 6 – CAP2 Conversion Readiness Check; Adequate FLARE revision and storage system health; Disk compatibility with the new FLARE revision; Reserved space expansion
  • Page 7 – Physical enclosure relocation; Power Requirements
  • Page 9 – Table 3. Cable connector types used by CX enclosures; Host Software Upgrades; Special Case Upgrade Paths; NOT; Special Considerations for Replication Software; Private LUNs
  • Page 10 – MirrorView; Table 4. Port usage and MV ports by model; Upgrading with Celerra
  • Page 12 – Backup; Performing the Upgrade; Conclusion
  • Page 13 – Appendix A: Example CX4 Conversion Readiness Check
  • Page 16 – Appendix B: Virtual LUN Migration Performance; Table 5. LUN migration rate by priority
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Applied Technology


Abstract

This white paper presents the presales consid-
erations for upgrading to Dell/EMC CX4 series
storage systems. It explores the choice of buy-
ing a new system versus leveraging existing
assets by performing a data-in-place upgrade.




Dell Inc.
April 2009

Visit www.Dell.com/emc for more information on Dell/EMC
Storage.


Copyright © 2009 Dell Inc.

THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMA-

TIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ER-
RORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED
AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

Upgrading to

Dell | EMC CX4

Series Storage

Systems

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Summary

Page 2 - Table of Contents

Upgrading to Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Systems Applied Technology 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................3 Introduction ..........................................................................................

Page 3 - Audience; DAE2 –; DAE4P –

Upgrading to Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Systems Applied Technology 3 Executive Summary Customers who purchase IT solutions are concerned about the return on investment (ROI) of their purchases. Creating solutions that offer customers the ability to extend the usable life of an investment provides m...

Page 4 - Upgrading vs. Buying New

Upgrading to Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Systems Applied Technology 4 Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) – An enclosure that holds one or two storage processors, power and cooling modules, and up to 15 disks. Specific to the CX300, CX500, AX4 storage systems. Upgrading vs. Buying New The main reason to ...

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