Task 4: Plan Console Management Support - McDATA StorageWorks 2/140 - Director Switch Planning Manual

Task 4: Plan Console Management Support

NOTE: If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default
operating style is FICON. The open systems management style cannot be
enabled.
Consider purchasing and enabling the SANtegrity Authentication
and SANtegrity Binding features to provide additional data security
in a complex and multi-OEM environment. Contact your McDATA
representative for information about the features.
Plan to implement one or more of the following to provide console
management and support for directors, switches, and SAN routers:
• Management Server - The 1U rack-mount management server is
used for product installation, initial software configuration,
changing the configuration, and monitoring product operation.
— When SAN management and Element Manager applications
(directors and fabric switches) or the SANvergence Manager
application (SAN routers) are installed on the management
server, the server is used as a local user workstation.
— The management server can support up to 48 managed
McDATA products.
— Managed products can be powered off and on without the
management server.
— A management server failure does not cause an operating
director, switch, or SAN router to fail.
— The management server is fully operational, even if there is no
user logged in to the Windows 2000 Professional operating
system. The server allows remote users to log in and continues
to monitor products in the background.
NOTE: The Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch is not supported by the
management server.
— Ensure SAN router-specific requirements for management
server support are evaluated. Refer to
Routing (Optional)
Task 17: Plan SAN
for information.
Configuration Planning Tasks
Configuration Planning Tasks
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