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Planning and setup overview for the N7x50T series gateway
The following tables list additional planning and setup tasks for your gateway installation.
Table 1. Planning tasks for the N7x50T series gateway
Planning task
Reviewing site planning information
Reviewing compatability information for
v Supported storage subsystems
v Required storage subsystem microcode versions
v Supported switches and firmware
Planning which storage units (LUNs) on the storage
subsystem are to be allocated for gateways. (Your storage
subsystem vendor might refer to a unit of data storage
by a different name.)
Planning setup of LUN access by gateways
Determining how to use Data ONTAP features to
manage your storage. For example, setting LUN sizes.
Reviewing the configuration rules for setting up the
storage subsystem.
Determining whether to use SyncMirror
RAID-level data protection
Creating a document that shows the desired logical
configuration between the gateways and storage
subsystems
Table 2. Setup overview for the N7x50T series gateway
Setup task
Prepare for connectivity between gateways and storage
subsystems, including the following tasks:
v Creating LUNs on the storage subsystem
v Setting LUN security, as appropriate
v Exporting (mapping) the LUNs to the targeted ports
for the gateways
Installing the gateway in a rack
Connecting your gateway to a storage subsystem
Connecting your gateway to create a cluster failover pair
Connecting your gateway to a network, ASCII terminal,
and any third-party tape backup devices, and then
powering on and booting in regular mode
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Refer to
IBM System Storage N series Introduction and Planning
Guide
Gateway Interoperability Matrix at:
www.ibm.com/systems/storage/network/
interophome.html
Storage subsystem configuration diagrams you might
already have
Gateway Installation Requirements and Reference Guide
Gateway Installation Requirements and Reference Guide
Gateway Implementation Guide for your storage subsystem
type.
®
for additional
Gateway Implementation Guide for your storage subsystem
type.
Data ONTAP Setup Guide
Configuration diagrams for the storage subsystems and a
topology diagram of the network
Gateway Implementation Guide for your storage subsystem
type
Refer to
Storage subsystem documentation
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide for your
storage subsystem type
This document
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide for your
storage subsystem type
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide for your
storage subsystem type
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide for your
storage subsystem type
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