FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide (AA-RS2DD-TE, July 2004)
Table Of Contents
- SAN HA Planning Guide
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Introduction to HP Fibre Channel Products
- Product Management
- Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies
- Fibre Channel Topologies
- Planning for Point-to-Point Connectivity
- Characteristics of Arbitrated Loop Operation
- Planning for Private Arbitrated Loop Connectivity
- Planning for Fabric-Attached Loop Connectivity
- Planning for Multi-Switch Fabric Support
- Fabric Topologies
- Planning a Fibre Channel Fabric Topology
- Fabric Topology Design Considerations
- FICON Cascading
- Physical Planning Considerations
- Port Connectivity and Fiber-Optic Cabling
- HAFM Appliance, LAN, and Remote Access Support
- Inband Management Access (Optional)
- Security Provisions
- Optional Features
- Configuration Planning Tasks
- Task 1: Prepare a Site Plan
- Task 2: Plan Fibre Channel Cable Routing
- Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices
- Task 4: Plan Console Management Support
- Task 5: Plan Ethernet Access
- Task 6: Plan Network Addresses
- Task 7: Plan SNMP Support (Optional)
- Task 8: Plan E-Mail Notification (Optional)
- Task 9: Establish Product and HAFM Appliance Security Measures
- Task 10: Plan Phone Connections
- Task 11: Diagram the Planned Configuration
- Task 12: Assign Port Names and Nicknames
- Task 13: Complete the Planning Worksheet
- Task 14: Plan AC Power
- Task 15: Plan a Multi-Switch Fabric (Optional)
- Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Products (Optional)
- Index
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Configuration Planning Tasks
This chapter describes configuration planning tasks to be performed before
installing the High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) server and one or more
Director 2/64s, Director 2/140s, Edge Switch 2/12s, Edge Switch 2/16s, Edge
Switch 2/24s, or Edge Switch 2/32s in a storage area network (SAN)
configuration.
Note: The Edge Switch 2/12 is not supported by the HAFM appliance.
The following planning tasks are described in this chapter.
■ Task 1: Prepare a Site Plan, page 173
■ Task 2: Plan Fibre Channel Cable Routing, page 178
■ Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices,
page 179
■ Task 4: Plan Console Management Support, page 180
■ Task 5: Plan Ethernet Access, page 182
■ Task 6: Plan Network Addresses, page 183
■ Task 7: Plan SNMP Support (Optional), page 185
■ Task 8: Plan E-Mail Notification (Optional), page 186
■ Task 9: Establish Product and HAFM Appliance Security Measures,
page 187.
■ Task 10: Plan Phone Connections, page 188
■ Task 11: Diagram the Planned Configuration, page 189
■ Task 12: Assign Port Names and Nicknames, page 190
■ Task 13: Complete the Planning Worksheet, page 191
■ Task 14: Plan AC Power, page 195