Specifications

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual
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Contents
SANtegrity Binding.................................................................5-19
PDCM Arrays...........................................................................5-20
Preferred Path ..........................................................................5-23
Zoning.......................................................................................5-25
Server and Storage-Level Access Control............................5-29
Security Best Practices ............................................................5-30
Optional Feature Keys ...................................................................5-33
Inband Management Access..................................................5-35
Flexport Technology................................................................5-36
SANtegrity Authentication....................................................5-36
SANtegrity Binding.................................................................5-36
OpenTrunking..........................................................................5-37
Full Volatility............................................................................5-38
Full Fabric.................................................................................5-38
Remote Fabric ..........................................................................5-39
N_Port ID Virtualization........................................................5-39
Element Manager Application...............................................5-39
Chapter 6 Configuration Planning Tasks
Task 1: Prepare a Site Plan...............................................................6-2
Task 2: Plan Fibre Channel Cable Routing....................................6-3
Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements
and End Devices ...............................................................................6-4
Task 4: Plan Console Management Support.................................6-5
Task 5: Plan Ethernet Access...........................................................6-7
Task 6: Plan Network Addresses....................................................6-7
Task 7: Plan SNMP Support (Optional).......................................6-10
Task 8: Plan E-Mail Notification (Optional)................................6-11
Task 9: Establish Product and Server Security Measures..........6-11
Task 10: Plan Phone Connections.................................................6-12
Task 11: Diagram the Planned Configuration.............................6-12
Task 12: Assign Port Names and Nicknames.............................6-13
Rules for Port Names..............................................................6-13
Rules for Nicknames...............................................................6-14
Task 13: Complete the Planning Worksheet................................6-14
Task 14: Plan AC Power.................................................................6-28
Task 15: Plan a Multiswitch Fabric (Optional)............................6-29
Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Products (Optional)........6-30
Task 17: Plan SAN Routing (Optional)........................................6-31
Task 18: Complete Planning Checklists.......................................6-34