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
57SAN High Availability Planning Guide
Figure 20: View Panel (Embedded Web Server interface)
Task selection tabs display at the top of the panel, a graphical representation of
product hardware (front and rear) displays at the right side of the panel, and menu
selections (View, Configure, Monitor, Operations, and Help) display at the left
side of the panel. The task selection tabs allow users to perform director or
switch-specific tasks.
The task selection tabs are a function of the menu selected, as follows:
■ View — On the View panel, the Director or Switch (default), Port
Properties, FRU Properties, Unit Properties, Operating Parameters, and
Fabric task selection tabs display.
■ Configure — On the Configure panel, the Ports (default), Switch,
Management, Zoning, Security, and Performance task selection tabs
display.
■ Monitor — On the Monitor panel, the Port List (default), Port Stats, Active
Zone Set, Log, and Node List task selection tabs display.
■ Operations — On the Operations panel, the Port Beaconing (default), Port
Diagnostics, Port Reset, Online State, and Firmware Upgrade task
selection tabs display.
■ Help — The Help selection opens online user documentation that supports
the EWS interface.