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 205
user restrictions 35
workstation restrictions 35
zoning 35
security provisions
best practices 160
PDCM arrays 149
preferred path 151
zoning 154
server
consolidation 77
service class support
director 23
service rate 71
serviceability features 36
beaconing 37
data collection 37
diagnostic software 36
director-specific MIB 38
Fabric Element MIB 38
Fibre Alliance MIB 37
redundant FRUs 37
RS-232 maintenance port 37
services
fabric 89
shared mode 63, 69
single fabric 106
SNMP
introduction 40
trap messages 38
software
command line interface 58
description 50
Element Manager application 54
Embedded Web Server interface 56
product 50
state change notifications 89
subnet mask
director default 183
HAFM appliance default 184
switch
Edge Switch 2/12
description 28
Edge Switch 2/16
description 29, 31
Edge Switch 2/32
description 32
fabric, definition 20
FC-AL, definition 20
selection 85
switch binding 149, 166
switched mode 64, 72
symbols in text 13
symbols on equipment 14
T
tape drives
consolidation 78
technical support, HP 17
tenancy, loop 71
text symbols 13
Tier 1 98
Tier 2 98
Tier 3 98
topology
cascaded fabric 91
core-to-edge fabric 95
fabric island 98
Fibre Channel 60
mesh fabric 93
private arbitrated loop 69
public arbitrated loop 75
ring fabric 92
types of 60
topology support
director 23
topology, planning 99
tuning, performance 104
typology
arbitrated loop
characteristics 63
overview 60
hybrid 60
multiswitch fabric 61
point-to-point