vnx5200 integration

[opnineopnine]

Hi all,

I have to connect a vnx5200 to my data center, and my question is should this go via ip or fiber channel.?

thanks.

[Walter Dey · Accepted solution]

Both is possible !

Are you using FC today ? or would this be a totally new technology for you ?

Regarding IP ? the choice is iSCSI or NFS ? smaller installations prefer iSCSI, big installations go more for NFS; and there are customers migrating slowly from classical FC to NFS.

[opnineopnine]

Hello Walter,

I have the chance for of both technologys, but if for what you are stating it willl be better to configure this via IP right?

thanks!

[Walter Dey]

Going with IP has the following challenges / caveats

- most likely, you have the pleasure to work closely with your network team; which isn't the case if you go with classical FC; see below !

- multipathing is different for IP than for classical FC

- HA is different as well

- many customers believe to enable jumbo frames (NFS and iSCSI) and hope to dramatically improve performance; which isn't the case.

- QoS is most likely not enabled in the datacenter !

Good luck

Walter.
 

[opnineopnine]

Walter,

And If I go via FC? will it be better? Is there any doc/pdf about how to configure this in both ways (IP or FC)?

Thanks.