Specifications

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APPENDIX B: MATRICES
This section provides example checklists and tables you can use to identify dominant factors, including facilities
that will have an impact on the SAN design.
Current Fabrics
SAN/Fabric
# of
Switches
Type of
Switches
Total
Ports Domains
# of
Servers
# of
Storage
Devices Location Notes
Fabric 1
Fabric 2
Fabric 3
Fabric 4
Fabric 5
Individual Fabric Details
SAN/Fabric
Domain
Number
Serial
Number Model Speed WWN
IP
Addresses
Brocade
FOS/
M-EOS
Version Notes
Switch 1
Switch 2
Switch 3
Switch 4
Switch 5
Device Details
Servers
& Storage Vendor Model WWN Alias Zone
OS
Version Application
Fabric/
Switches Notes
Server 1
Server 2
Server 3
Storage 1
Storage 2
Storage 3