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
Product Management
51SAN High Availability Planning Guide
The HAFM appliance also provides hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server
functionality. Use of this protocol with a standard Web server allows the
download of client HAFM and Element Manager applications from the HAFM
appliance to remote workstations. The server is configured to limit the maximum
number of concurrent connections to eight.
Graphical User Interface
The HAFM appliance implements the HAFM application, along with director and
switch-specific Element Manager applications, to provide the user interface for
operators to control and monitor HP products. These applications can also operate
on workstations attached to the customer intranet that function as remote clients.
HAFM Application
The HAFM application provides a common Java-based GUI for managed HP
products. For more information, see the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager
User Guide. The application operates locally on the HAFM appliance or through a
network connection from a remote user workstation. The application operates
independently from the director or switch managed by the HAFM appliance.
Users can perform the following common product functions:
■ Configure new products and their associated network addresses (or product
names) to the HAFM appliance for access through the HAFM and Element
Manager applications.
■ Display product icons that provide operational status and other information
for each managed product.
■ Open an instance of an Element Manager application to manage and monitor
a specific product.
■ Display managed fabrics, manage and monitor fabric topologies, manage and
monitor zones and zone sets, and show routes (data paths) between end
devices attached to a multi-switch fabric.
■ Define and configure user names, nicknames, passwords, SNMP agents, and
user rights for access to the HAFM appliance, HAFM application, and
managed products, either locally or from remote user workstations.
■ Configure Ethernet events, e-mail notification for system events, and
call-home notification for system events.
■ Display HAFM audit, event, session, product status, and fabric logs.