Specifications

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Summary of Best Practices for Storage Area Networks
Switch:
__48000_1_
_
Port:
__39__
WWPN:
__00:11:22:33:44:55
:66:77__
Port
Name:__XYZ123_A__
Slot/Port:
__5__
__Clust
er 2,
Group
1,
Ports
1__
HBA B:
Switch:
__48000_2
__
Port:
__39_
_
WWPN:
__00:11:22:33:44:55:66:8
8__
Port
Name:__XYZ123_B
__
Slot/Por
t: __6__
__Cluster
2, Group
1, Ports
2__
4. ___ If this is the first change of the evening, collect a
supportShow from the telnet console of both core switches, compress
them and attach them to this ticket with the filenames of
<ticket_number>_<switch name>_old.zip. If this is not the first
change, record the ticket number that does contain the information
here: __ __
5. ___ Add new zones to the zoning configuration using the standard
naming convention and the information above.
6. ___ If this is the last ticket of the evening, collect supportShows
from both core switches again and attach them with the filenames of
<ticket_number>_<switch name>_new.zip. If it is not the last
ticket, record the number of the ticket that contains this
information here: __ __
7. ___ If this is an AIX host, have the server admin run cfgmgr to log
the HBA into the SAN.
8. If this is the first change of the evening, log onto the SVC Console
and:
___ Obtain a config dump and attach it to this ticket under the
filename <ticket_number>_<cluster_name>_old.zip If this is not the
first change of the evening, record the ticket that contains this
information here: __ __
9. ___ Add the new host definition to the SVC using the information
above and setting the host type to __the default__ Do not type in the
WWPN. If it does not appear in the drop-down list, cancel the
operation and retry. If it still does not appear, check zoning and
perform other troubleshooting as necessary.
10.___ Create new vDisk(s) with the following parameters:
To decide on the mDisk Group: For current requests (as of 1/1/08) use
DS8300_300_1, assuming that it has sufficient free space. If it does
not have sufficient free space, contact John prior to submitting this
change ticket and request an update to these procedures.
Use Striped (instead of Sequential) vDisks for all requests, unless
otherwise noted in the request.