Document Outline

• CONTENTS
• Overview
  • ION ACCELERATOR SOFTWARE FEATURES AND BENEFITS
  • INTEROPERABILITY
    • Operating Systems and Multipathing
    • Browser Requirements
    • Clustering
• First Boot Setup
  • ION Accelerator Configuration
  • LICENSE AGREEMENT
  • NETWORK CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW
  • SETTING THE HOSTNAME AND ROUTING INFORMATION
  • CONFIGURING THE MANAGEMENT PORT
  • CONFIGURING ADDITIONAL DEVICES
    • Cluster Interconnect Guidelines
    • iSCSI Guidelines
    • Configuring iSCSI Split-Port Capability
  • VERIFYING THE NETWORK SETTINGS
    • Saving the Network Configuration
  • SETTING THE CLOCK AND TIME ZONE
  • SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
  • ENABLING THE HA CLUSTER
  • SETTING UP PASSWORDS
  • COMPLETING FIRST BOOT
• Connecting to ION Accelerator
  • Logging In via the CLI (Command-line Interface)
  • Logging In via the GUI
  • CHANGING NODE NAMES AND IP ADDRESSES
    • Changing a Node Name in a Cluster
    • Changing the Management IP Address
    • Changing the ION Accelerator Cluster Name or Cluster IP Address
    • Changing the Gateway IP Address
    • Changing the IP Addresses for Cluster Interconnect Ports
    • Changing the iSCSI Port IP Address
• HA (High Availability) and Configuring Clusters
  • ABOUT ION ACCELERATOR HIGH AVAILABILITY
  • ISCSI CONNECTIONS FOR HA
  • FABRIC AND CLUSTER INTERCONNECT CARDS (ISCSI)
• ConnectX®-3 cluster interconnect card
• Multipathing Overview
  • NETWORK FABRIC AND HOSTS SUPPORTED
  • ABOUT MULTIPATHING
  • LOAD-BALANCE POLICIES FOR MPIO
• Configuring Multipathing on Windows
  • INSTALLING MULTIPATH ON WINDOWS
    • Installing Multipath on Windows Server 2008
    • Installing Multipath on Windows Server 2012
  • CONFIGURING WINDOWS MULTIPATHING
    • Configuring Multipathing on Windows Server 2008
    • Configuring Multipathing on Windows Server 2012
    • Discovering Multipaths
  • CONFIGURING ISCSI INITIATORS FOR WINDOWS
    • Standalone Mode
    • HA Mode
  • SETTING UP ISCSI IN WINDOWS
    • Creating Windows Initiators in ION Accelerator
• Configuring Multipathing on Linux
  • INSTALLING MPIO ON LINUX
    • Common mpathconf Settings
    • Installing Multipathing in HA Mode
    • Installing Multipathing with Host-Based Mirroring (RAID/LVM/ASM) in Standalone Mode
    • Restarting Multipathing
    • Setting the Node Session Timeout for iSCSI
  • LINUX ISCSI INITIATOR NOTES
    • HA Mode
    • Standalone Mode
  • SETTING UP LINUX ISCSI INITIATORS
    • Discovering and Accessing an ION Accelerator Volume
    • Discovering ION Target Portals from the RHEL Initiator
    • Creating RHEL Initiators in ION Accelerator
• Performance Tuning and Filesystems for Linux Initiators
  • INSTALLATION
  • PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
  • MOUNTING A FILESYSTEM ON A LUN DURING LINUX BOOT TIME
    • Script for Mounting the Filesystem
• Troubleshooting Linux Issues
  • LOGIN FAILURE WITH RHEL INITIATORS
    • Problem
    • Solution
  • ORACLE LINUX 6.3 ISSUES
    • Problem
    • Solution
  • LINUX CLEANUP AFTER LUN REMOVAL
  • SOLVING NETWORK MANAGER AND UDEV ISSUES WITH RHEL 6.4
    • Problem
    • Solution
  • HANDLING CONFIGURATION CHANGES
    • Informing the Multipath Daemon of Resized Devices
    • Tips for Resizing Devices with Multipathing
    • Resolving Path Failures during Multipathing Scans
• Best Practices for Oracle Database
  • ORACLE DATABASE IMPLEMENTATION BEST PRACTICES
  • ASM BEST PRACTICES
  • EXPORTING LUNS TO INITIATORS
  • ASM STORAGE CONFIGURATIONS
    • HA Mode, One Diskgroup
    • Standalone Mode
    • Standalone Mode: Storing OCR and Voting Files on ION Accelerator
• Best Practices for MS SQL Server
  • MS SQL SERVER IMPLEMENTATION BEST PRACTICES
  • SQL SERVER MEMORY ALLOCATION
  • OTHER BEST PRACTICES
• Configuring HA with Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC)
  • CONFIGURING AUTO-FAILBACK SETTINGS
• Windows Clustering Hot Fixes
• Appendix A: Dell PowerEdge R720 Configuration
  • ION ACCELERATOR APPLIANCE FRONT PANEL, DELL R720
  • REAR PANEL
    • Low-Profile Slot Assignments
    • Split-Function Ports for iSCSI – Dell R720
    • iSCSI Port Assignments
  • ConnectX®-3 iSCSI card
• Appendix B: About the ION Accelerator Appliance Guides