.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

Index
Symbols
3PAR see 3PAR
configuration rules, 250
data migration, 251
heterogeneous SAN support, 249
storage management server integration, 254
storage rules, 249
zoning, 254
3PAR persistent ports, zoning method, 388
3PAR storage systems
tape storage system support, 254
A
access authorization, hard zoning enforcement, 387
Access Gateway mode
B-series switches, 95
c-Class BladeSystem, 170
configuration example, 170
considerations, 171
encryption, 97
failover and failback policies, 171
guidelines, 172
active protocol handling, 262
active signal amplification, 262
Adaptive Networking with QoS
B-series switches, 97
adaptive rate limiting
B-series switches, 96
addresses, importing and exporting, 44
advanced encryption standard, 371
Advanced Performance Monitor
B-series switches, 95
Advanced WebTools
B-series switches, 95
advanced zoning
B-series switches, 95
AES, 371
applications, zoning method, 389
array management
SVSP, 242
ATM extension Fibre Channel distance rules, 159
B
B-series
1606 Extension SAN Switch, 287
400 MP Router, 290
iSCSI Director Blade, 353
scalability rules, 354
MP Router, 292
iSCSI support, 355
B-series features
Administrative Domains, 35
IFR, 36
Virtual Fabrics, 35
Virtual Fabrics with IFR, 36
B-series switches
database size, 106
Director, 92
domain ID, 106
edge, 92
extended fabric settings, 264
fabric groups, 48
Fabric Manager versions, 93, 94
fabric rules, 103
features, 95
firmware update, 92
firmware versions, 93, 94
ISL maximums, 107
LSANs, 48
maximum topology, 33
merging, 48
Meta SAN, 35
models, 92
overview, 91
routing, 49
SAN extension, 258
usage, 100
zoning enforcement, 120
zoning guidelines, 121
backup
SAN, 255
SAN based, 21
bandwidth
considerations, 268
determining requirements, 269
benefits
cascaded fabric, 26
core-edge fabric, 32
meshed fabric, 27
Meta SAN, 36
ring fabric, 29
SAN fabric, 24
single-switch fabric, 25
VSAN, 37
best practices
SAN, 383
storage security, 374
booting
3PAR storage systems, 254
EVA storage systems, 229
P9000/XP, 238
buffer-to-buffer credits, extended, 259
Business Copy
SVSP support, 243
C
c-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4 Gb SAN Switch, 95, 99, 121
Brocade Access Gateway, 170
C-series, 128
FlexAttach, 175
417