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
Index
SAN High Availability Planning Guide 203
management
HAFM application 40
out-of-band 40
SNMP agent 40
web server 40
management information bases
director-specific MIB 38
Fabric Element MIB 38
Fibre Alliance MIB 37
management services application
functions 50
maximum
hop count 81
number of ISLs 81
memory
HAFM appliance 44
mesh fabric topology 93
mode
shared 63, 69
switched 64, 72
modem (external) 44
multi-cast support 34
multiswitch fabric
support planning
fabric
multiswitch fabric support planning 80
multiswitch fabric topology 61
distance extension 119
N
network 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
notifications
state changes 89
number of loop tenancies 71
O
Open Trunking feature
description 167
open-system management server
description 164
open-system management server, see OSMS
OpenTrunking feature
planning considerations 84
optional feature key
CNT WAN support 169
description 163
Element Manager application 169
Flexport technology 165
FMS 165
format 164
full volatility 168
Open Trunking 167
OSMS 164
SANtegrity Binding 148, 166
OSMS
product management 41
OSMS feature
description 164
out-of-band management
description 40
oversubscription, ISL 101
P
passwords 35
path selection 87
PDCM arrays
description 149
planning considerations 149
performance
director 22
fabric 99
fabric switch 28
objectives 82