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SG24-6857-00 ISBN 0738428426
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Getting Started with
the McDATA Intrepid
FICON Director
Product, planning,
and implementation
information
Realistic
considerations and
suggestions
Helpful configuration
examples
This IBM Redbook discusses how to install, tailor, and
configure the McDATA Intrepid FICON Director, in
conjunction with the FICON topologies supported by
zSeries and 9672 Generation 5 and Generation 6 servers.
It focuses on the hardware installation as well as the
software definitions needed to provide connectivity for
supported FICON environments.
This redbook provides planning information and FICON
Director setup information. Also included are helpful utilities
for monitoring and managing the McDATA Intrepid FICON
Director environment.
This book is intended for system engineers, SAN
administrators, and system programmers who will plan and
install McDATA Intrepid FICON Directors. A good
background in systems planning, hardware and cabling
infrastructure planning, and zSeries I/O definitions (HCD or
IOCP), as well as Fibre Channel or FICON Directors is
assumed.
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