Dell Chelsio USR SAS-to-iSCSI Appliance User Manual

Enhancing the Dell iSCSI SAN with
Dell PowerVault

TM

Tape Libraries and Chelsio

Unified Storage Router iSCSI Appliance

April 12, 2012

Enhancing the Dell iSCSI SAN with Dell PowerVaultTM Tape Libraries and Chelsio Unified Storage Router
iSCSI Appliance

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4

2.0 Chelsio Unified Storage Router (USR) SAS-to-iSCSI Appliance ....................................................... 5

3.0 Integrating the Chelsio USR into a Dell Solution ........................................................................... 10

4.0 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Enhancing the Dell iSCSI SAN with Dell PowerVaultTM Tape Libraries and Chelsio Unified Storage Router
iSCSI Appliance

Table of Figures

Figure 1 - Chelsio USR SAS-to-iSCSI Appliance ............................................................................................. 5

Figure 2 - Chelsio USR Ports ......................................................................................................................... 5

Figure 3 - 1x4 mini-SAS to mini-SAS Fan Out External Cable ....................................................................... 6

Figure 4 - Management Interface Home Screen .......................................................................................... 7

Figure 5 - Network Options for one of the 10GbE NICs ............................................................................... 7

Figure 6 - Creating the Tape Library LUN in the Management Interface..................................................... 8

Figure 7 - Adding a Tape Drive LUN to the Tape Library iSCSI Target .......................................................... 8

Figure 8 - Chelsio USR Reference Test Architecture .................................................................................. 10

Enhancing the Dell iSCSI SAN with Dell PowerVaultTM Tape Libraries and Chelsio Unified Storage Router
iSCSI Appliance

1.0 Introduction

Over the last five years Dell has established itself as a key player in the iSCSI storage market by
emphasizing innovation and building a solid storage solution strategy around the iSCSI storage area
network (SAN). Dell’s acquisition of EqualLogic and Compellent along with their PowerVault MD 32/36
series of arrays demonstrated to the industry its commitment to iSCSI integration in the Dell storage
portfolio.

One of the goals of integrating iSCSI into Dell storage products has not only been to provide the
customer with the latest technology for their storage SAN, but to also provide a complete solution
where iSCSI is seamlessly integrated into their environment. Delivering this seamless iSCSI solution is an
important part of Dell’s devotion to providing the customer with every tool available to implement,
manage, and maintain their iSCSI SAN.

The introduction of 10Gb iSCSI has driven new product launches for the PowerVault, EqualLogic, and
Compellent primary array product lines. Today, the Dell PowerVault TL2000 and TL4000 tape products
support 1Gb iSCSI through an integrated bridge card, however, it was essential to provide an end-to-end
10Gb iSCSI solution and further integrate iSCSI into the rest of the PowerVault tape portfolio. This
portfolio includes the Dell PowerVault TL2000, TL4000, and ML6000.

Enhancing the Dell iSCSI SAN with Dell PowerVaultTM Tape Libraries and Chelsio Unified Storage Router
iSCSI Appliance