This section presents guidelines for OneFS hardware configurations.
Item | OneFS 9.8.0.0 | Description |
---|---|---|
Backup accelerator: tape device paths | 4 (one path per FC port that is connected) | The limit for device paths per backup accelerator node. |
InfiniBand cable length | Varies by node type | Nodes with InfiniBand use QDR IB cables and support cable lengths of up to 100 meters. |
Leaf-Spine clusters
Leaf-Spine networking on OneFS version 8.2, and later clusters require Dell Z9100-ON switches:
12 Z9100-ON Leaf turns on the front-end (external) network.
5 Z9100-ON Spine turns on the back-end (internal) network.