Specifications

Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning

This chapter provides information and recommendations for planning the installation of a

McDATA Intrepid FICON Directors for attachment to FICON or FICON Express channels on

zSeries and 9672 G5/G6 servers.

The following topics are discussed and/or described in this chapter:

򐂰 Planning considerations

򐂰 Physical port layout

򐂰 IP addressing

򐂰 Switch numbering

򐂰 Fabric binding and Insistent Domain IDs

򐂰 Zoning

򐂰 Cables and connectors

򐂰 zSeries and 9672 G5/G6 FICON channel support