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HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Open-E High AvailabilityCertification report forDell PowerEdge R7201
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Executive summaryAfter successfully passing all the required tests, the Dell PowerEdge R720 is now officially declaredas Open-E High Availability Certified Storage Server.The tests, conducted by Open-E’s Quality Assurance team, prove that Open-E High Availabilitysolution works effectively and efficiently on the certified system. The certification also signifies tocustomers that the Dell PowerEdge R720 has met specific Open-E integration and interoperabilitystandards.The Open-E High Availability solution, based on the Dell PowerEdge R720, is considered to be stableand secure with superb performance.Certification notesThe Dell PowerEdge R720 has been certified according to Open-E High Availability CertifiedHardware Guide v. 1.0.2
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013High Availability solution hardware components . 4Auxiliary systems hardware components . 5High Availability solution performance . 7High Availability solution performance test topology . 7Active-Passive iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test . 8Active-Active iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test . 9Active-Passive iSCSI Failover resource group switching time test . 10Active-Active iSCSI Failover resource group switching time test . 11High Availability solution functionality . 12High Availability solution functionality test topology . 12High Availability solution functionality test . 133
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013High Availability solution hardware componentsTechnical specification of iSCSI Failover nodes is listed below:ModelDell PowerEdge R720Operating systemOpen-E DSS V7 build 7356Enclosure/chassisDell PowerEdge R720CPU2x Intel Xeon E5-2640 2.50 GHzMotherboardDell Power Edge R720 (based on Intel C600)Memory4x 8GB DDR3 ECC-REG Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9NetworkBroadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711 Dual-Port 10 GbENetworkBroadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbEHW RAIDDell PERC H710 IntegratedHard disk drives16x 146GB Seagate Savvio 15K.2 ST9146852SSTABLE 1: Hardware components list of iSCSI Failover nodesBoth iSCSI Failover nodes have the same hardware configuration as listed above.4
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Auxiliary systems hardware componentsAuxiliary systems with MS Windows installed, used in Open-E High Available solution HardwareCertification Process.ModelDell PowerEdge R720Operating systemMS Windows Server 2008 R2Enclosure/chassisDell PowerEdge R720MotherboardDell Power Edge R720 (based on Intel C600)CPUIntel Xeon E5-2640 2.50 GHzMemory4x 8GB DDR3 ECC-REG Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9NetworkBroadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711 Dual-Port 10GbENetworkBroadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbEHW RAIDPERC H710 IntegratedHard disk drives2x 146GB Seagate Savvio 15K.2 ST9146852SSTABLE 2: Hardware components of first Workstations with MS WindowsModelDell PowerEdge R720Operating systemMS Windows Server 2008 R2Enclosure/chassisDell PowerEdge R720MotherboardDell Power Edge R720 (based on Intel C600)CPUIntel Xeon E5-2640 2.50 GHzMemory4x 8GB DDR3 ECC-REG Hynix HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9NetworkBroadcom NetXtreme II BCM57711 Dual-Port 10GbENetworkBroadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbEHW RAIDPERC H710 IntegratedHard disk drives2x 146GB Seagate Savvio 15K.2 ST9146852SSTABLE 3: Hardware components of second Workstations with MS WindowsModelDell PowerEdge R620Operating systemMS Windows Server 2008 R2Enclosure/chassisDell PowerEdge R620CPUIntel Xeon E5-2640 2.50 GHzMotherboardDell PowerEdge R620 (based on Intel C600)Memory4x 8GB DDR3 ECC-REG Samsung M393B1K70CH0-CH9NetworkBroadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbEHW RAIDPERC H710 IntegratedHard disk drives4x 300GB Hitachi Ultrastar C10K600 HUC106030CSS600TABLE 4: Hardware components of third Workstations with MS Windows5
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013ModelDell PowerEdge R620Operating systemMS Windows Server 2008 R2Enclosure/chassisDell PowerEdge R620CPUIntel Xeon E5-2640 2.50 GHzMotherboardDell PowerEdge R620 (based on Intel C600)Memory4x 8GB DDR3 ECC-REG Samsung M393B1K70CH0-CH9NetworkBroadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbEHW RAIDPERC H710 IntegratedHard disk drives4x 300GB Hitachi Ultrastar C10K600 HUC106030CSS600TABLE 5: Hardware components of fourth Workstations with MS WindowsModelDell PowerConnect 6224Description24-ports 1GbE managed switchTABLE 6: Network switches detailsBoth Network switches used for performing certification tests are of the same type as listed above.6
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013High Availability solution performanceTests performed in this section compare the performance of Active-Passive iSCSI Failover withActive-Active iSCSI Failover available in the Open-E DSS V7 software running on the certifiedsystems.High Availability solution performance test topologyNetwork topology for High Availability solution performance testing is shown below.FIGURE 1: Network topology for High Availability performance testing7
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Active-Passive iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test1. Test descriptionThe test relies on using the iSCSI targets exported by Active-Passive iSCSI Failover runningon certified systems. The data are copied from four Workstations with MS Windowsequipped with two 1GbE interfaces each to iSCSI targets located on one active node usingthe Iometer tool. One 10GbE interface is used on each node for Volume replication.2. Test results for Active-Passive iSCSI Failover data throughputperformance using Broadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on one active nodeActive-Passive iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test resultsBlock size[KB]4326412825651210244096Total write throughput[MB/s]Total read throughput[MB/s]Performance ssedTABLE 7: Active-Passive iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test results table for Broadcom5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on one active node4Block size [KB]3264128256Total writethroughput [MB/s]Total readthroughput [MB/s]5121024409602004006008001000FIGURE 2: Active-Passive iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test results chart for Broadcom5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on one active node8
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Active-Active iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test1. Test descriptionThe test relies on using the iSCSI targets exported by Active-Active iSCSI Failover running oncertified systems. The data are copied from four Workstations with MS Windows equippedwith two 1GbE interfaces each to iSCSI targets located on two active nodes using theIometer tool. One 10GbE interface is used on each node for Volume replication.2. Test results for Active-Active iSCSI Failover data throughputperformance using Broadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on both activenodesActive-Active iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test resultsBlock size[KB]4326412825651210244096Total write throughput[MB/s]Total read throughput[MB/s]Performance assedTABLE 8: Active-Active iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test results table for Broadcom5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on both active nodesBlock size [KB]43264128256Total writethroughput [MB/s]Total readthroughput [MB/s]5121024409602004006008001000FIGURE 3: Active-Active iSCSI Failover data throughput performance test results chart for Broadcom5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on both active nodes9
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Active-Passive iSCSI Failover resource group switching time test1. Test descriptionThe test relies on copying data of 4MB block size using the Iometer tool from fourWorkstations with MS Windows equipped with two 1GbE interfaces each to iSCSI targetslocated on one active node. The Resource group switching time is measured under high loadfor 2, 10 and 20 iSCSI targets located on one active node. One 10GbE interface is used oneach node for Volume replication.2. Test results for Active-Passive iSCSI Failover resource group switchingtime using Broadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on both active nodesActive-Passive iSCSI Failover resource switching time test resultsTotal numberof targetsSwitching time [seconds]Performance test results124passedpassedpassed21020Number of targetsTABLE 9: Active-Passive iSCSI Failover resource group switching time test results table for Broadcom5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on one active node210Switching time[seconds]20012345FIGURE 4: Active-Passive iSCSI Failover resource group switching time test chart for Broadcom 5720Quad-Port 1GbE on one active node10
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013Active-Active iSCSI Failover resource group switching time test1. Test descriptionThe test relies on copying data of 4MB block size using the Iometer tool from fourWorkstations with MS Windows equipped with two 1GbE interfaces each to iSCSI targetslocated on two active nodes. The Resource group switching time is measured under highload for 2, 10 and 20 iSCSI targets located on two active nodes. One 10GbE interface is usedon each node for Volume replication.2. Test results for Active-Active iSCSI Failover resource groups switchingtime using Broadcom 5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on both active nodesActive-Active iSCSI Failover resource switching time test resultsTotal numberof targetsSwitching time [seconds]Performance test results112passedpassedpassed21020Number of targetsTABLE 10: Active-Active iSCSI Failover resource groups switching time test results table for Broadcom5720 Quad-Port 1GbE on both active nodes210Switching time[seconds]20012345FIGURE 5: Active-Active iSCSI Failover resource groups switching time test chart for Broadcom 5720Quad-Port 1GbE on both active nodes11
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013High Availability solution functionalityTests performed in this section analyze the functionality of High Availability solution configured asActive-Active iSCSI Failover, available in the Open-E DSS V7 product on the certified systems.High Availability solution functionality test topologyNetwork topology for High Availability solution functionality testing is presented below.FIGURE 6: Network topology for High Availability solution functionality testing12
HA Certification DocumentDell PowerEdge R72007/24/2013High Availability solution functionality test1. Test descriptionThe test relies on performing various actions which should cause Resource group switchingduring copying data from four Workstations with MS Windows equipped with two 1GbEinterfaces each to iSCSI targets exported by Active-Active iSCSI Failover. It tests whetherfailover occurs and if all resources are still reachable for 20 iSCSI targets located on twoactive nodes. One 10GbE interface is used on each node for Volume replication.2. Test results for High Availability solution functionalityHigh Availability solution functionality testTotal number oftargetsTest caseTest results20Manual resources transfer testpassed20Network malfunction testpassed20Reboot testpassed20Shutdown testpassed20I/O error testpassedTABLE 11: High Availability solution functionality test results table13
HA Certification Document Dell PowerEdge R720 07/24/2013 6 Model Dell PowerEdge R620 Operating system MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Enclosure/chassis Dell PowerEdge R620 CPU Intel Xeon E5-2640 2.50 GHz Motherboard Dell PowerEdge R620 (based on Intel
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