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
199SAN High Availability Planning Guide
Index
Index
Index
A
addresses
director
gateway address 183
IP address 183
MAC address 183
subnet mask 183
HAFM appliance
gateway address 184
IP address 183
MAC address 183
subnet mask 184
arbitrated loop switch, see FC-AL switch
arbitrated loop typology
characteristics 63
overview 60
audience 12
authorized reseller, HP 17
B
backup
HAFM data directory 49
NVRAM configuration 49
balancing data loads 83
bandwidth
director 22
requirements 83
beaconing 37
best practices
FICON cascading 126
security 160
binding
fabric 148, 166
switch 149, 166
broadcast support 34
C
capacity planning 74
cascaded fabric topology 91
CD-ROM drive 44
CLI 58
CNT WAN support feature 169
command line interface 58
congestion, ISL 101
connectivity
fabric-attached loop 75
FC-AL devices to fabric devices 75
point-to-point planning 62
private arbitrated loop 69
connectivity features 34
any-to-any connectivity 34
broadcast support 34
extended distance support 34
multi-cast support 34
port binding 35
port blocking 34
zoning 34
considerations, fabric topology 109
consolidating
servers 77
tape drives 78
conventions
document 13
equipment symbols 14
text symbols 13