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A document showing the cabinet layout with cabling information and IP addresses being used

This document helps the customer understand the physical and logical layout of the installation, making future troubleshooting and expansion easier.

A document showing user IDs and passwords for all deployed devices

It's essential for the customer to have access credentials for all the devices to manage and maintain the system.

A document with IMT pages that show the supported host configuration and fabric switches in the solution

This document ensures that the customer's environment is compatible with the NetApp solution, detailing the supported configurations.

OM4

OM4 fiber optic cables are recommended for 32 Gb FC connections up to 100 meters due to their high bandwidth capabilities and lower attenuation, ensuring optimal performance for such high-speed connections.

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In a Dynamic Disk Pool (DDP), the system is designed to handle drive failures efficiently without impacting data availability. When a drive fails within a DDP and there is no free capacity, the data from the failed drive is rebuilt using preservation capacity within the DDP.

Dynamic Disk Pools use distributed sparing, which allows the spare capacity to be spread across all the drives in the pool rather than relying on dedicated hot spare drives. This distribution ensures that the rebuild process starts immediately and can be completed faster than traditional RAID systems because the workload is shared across more drives.

The preservation capacity is essentially reserved space within the DDP that can be utilized in the event of a drive failure to rebuild the data. This approach helps in maintaining redundancy and protecting data integrity even when a drive fails.

NetApp E-Series Storage System Documentation

SANtricity System Manager User Guide

To resolve the issue of a new Windows host being unable to connect to a volume on the E-Series system when all other hosts can, follow these steps:

Obtain the WWPN for the Windows HBA (B): The Worldwide Port Name (WWPN) is essential for zoning and establishing communication between the host and the storage system. Ensure you have the correct WWPN for the new Windows host's HBA.

Create a single-initiator zone with the host and E-Series system (D): Zoning is crucial in SAN environments to control and secure the data paths. Create a single-initiator zone that includes the WWPN of the Windows host and the target ports of the E-Series system. This ensures that the host can see the storage.

Add a zone to the active zoneset (E): After creating the necessary zone, it needs to be added to the active zoneset on the Cisco MDS switch. The zoneset must then be activated for the changes to take effect, enabling the new host to communicate with the E-Series system.

These steps ensure that the new Windows host is properly zoned and can access the storage volumes without disrupting the existing configurations.

NetApp E-Series SANtricity Storage Manager Documentation

Cisco MDS Switch Configuration Guide

To increase the throughput of an iSCSI host port on a NetApp E-Series system, you should change the maximum transmission unit (MTU) setting from its default value.

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): The MTU size determines the largest packet that can be sent over the network without needing to be fragmented. By increasing the MTU size, you can reduce the overhead associated with packet processing and improve throughput. For example, setting the MTU to 9000 bytes (Jumbo Frames) can enhance performance for iSCSI traffic.

NetApp E-Series SANtricity Storage Manager User Guide

NetApp Best Practices for Configuring iSCSI with E-Series

When configuring alerting methods using the SANtricity System Manager setup wizard, the option you configure is Email.

Email: The setup wizard in SANtricity System Manager provides an option to configure email notifications. This involves specifying the email server details, sender address, and recipients to ensure that alerts and notifications about the system's status, errors, and other critical events are sent via email.

SANtricity System Manager Setup Guide

NetApp E-Series Documentation