Storage Management example
The MSA1000 storage and the associated Array Configuration Utility are
used in the example. The Array Storage device in use impacts the devices
in use and the relevant storage management software required.
\Engineering
\Marketing
Q:
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from 02/10/03 11:30 \snapshot.1
Q:
File
Sharing
Elements
Figure 3
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Storage Management Overview
Single Server
Q:
\Users
\Sales
\Engineering
\Marketing
R:
R:
\Users
CIFS and NFS
\Sales
File Shares
\Marketing
\Engineering
\Snapshot.0
\Snapshot.1
Storage Management process example
Cluster Implementation
T:
R:
S:
\Users
\Sales
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from 02/10/03 11:30 \snapshot.1
R:
S:
\\VirtualServerA
\\VirtualServerA
IP Addresss 172.1.1.1.
IP Addresss 172.1.1.2.
\Sales
\Marketing
\Engineering
\Snapshot.0
\Snapshot.1
Physical Disks
RAID Arrays
(ACU - MSA1000
only)
Logical Drives
(ACU - MSA1000
only)
Selective Storage
Presentaion
(ACU- MSA1000
only)
Visible Disks
(Windows Device
Manager)
Partitioning
(WebUI)
NTFS Volumes
(WebUI)
U:
\Customers
File Folders
Shadow Copies
(Snapshots)
Cluster Physical
Disk Resources
U:
T:
Cluster Virtual
Server Groups
(Network Name)
(IP Address)
(Cluster Admin)
\Users
Fault-tolerant
\Customers
CIFS/SMB and
NFS File Shares
Storage
Elements
Logical
Storage
Elements
File
System
Elements
Shadow Copy
Elements
Cluster
Elements