Shared Storage Database Server General Requirements

The following requirements are needed for shared storage for the Trapeze database server applications:

Table 1. Specifications for General Requirements
Recommended Specification Optimal Specification
10Gbps iSCSI or 8Gbps Fibre Channel attached storage with at least one storage controller
  • 1Gbps iSCSI can be implemented under certain conditions, if necessary, as long as multiple port aggregation can be achieved
 10Gbps iSCSI or 16Gbps Fibre Channel attached storage with dual storage controller
  • At least two connections should be made from each storage controller for redundancy
Storage network switch (Ethernet or Fibre Channel) with enough open ports to support server Storage network switch (Ethernet or Fibre Channel) with enough open ports to support server and storage controller connections
  • Use of dual switches with connectivity to all devices from each switch is recommended to support full storage fabric redundancy
Appropriate Ethernet adapter or Fibre Channel HBA for each server to be connected to the storage fabric Appropriate Ethernet adapter or Fibre Channel HBA for each server to be connected to the storage fabric
  • At least two connections should be made from each server controller for redundancy
15,000 RPM SAS Hard Disk Drives
  • Number and size of drives, and RAID level will be dependent on the specific storage needs of the application or database
  • One configured hot spare drive for every twelve drives of the same size/type
 15,000 RPM SAS Hard Disk Drives
  • Number and size of drives, and RAID level will be dependent on the specific storage needs of the application or database
  • Two configured hot spare drives for every twelve drives of the same size/type