Example Of A Non-Stop Storage Configuration - Fujitsu ETERNUS AF250 S2 Configuration Manual

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AF series and ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series
2.1.

Example of a Non-Stop Storage Configuration

2.1.1. Overview of System Configuration
The system uses VMware vSphere 6 for virtualization.
Storage Cluster is used to provide duplicate storage systems and vSphere HA is used to provide duplicate ESXi servers for the business servers.
Storage Cluster supports FC and iSCSI for connections between servers and storage systems, and connections between storage systems.
This configuration uses an FC.
Two Fibre Channel switches are also provided for redundancy.
A management server is used to manage the virtual environment and storage systems and to collect performance data.
Business Business
server server
#1 #2
ESXi servers (for business servers) (vSphere HA)
Flexible Tier Volume (FTV)
Business drives
(using Storage Cluster for clustering)
Note that the servers listed below and network equipment such as the L2SW are not explained in this document.
NTP Server
The ESXi servers, vCenter Server, ESF Server, MA Server, MA Probe, Fibre Channel switches, and ETERNUS AF/DX use the NTP service to
synchronize their clocks.
DNS Server and AD Server
Required by vCenter Server, the ESXi servers, and management servers to check FQDNs with each other.
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Business Business
server server
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Fibre Channel
switches
Figure-1 System overview
vCenter ESF
Server Server
ESXi server (for the management server)
Application
Business servers
Management
server
Fibre Channel
switches
Storage systems
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MA MA
Server Probe
Hardware
FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2540 M1
FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY RX2540 M1
Brocade 6505 switch
FUJITSU Storage
ETERNUS DX200 S4
SAN multipath
LAN, used for operation
and monitoring
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