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Operational Setup Tasks (continued)
Table 6-3
Activity
Determine if inband management of the
director or switch is to be used, and if so,
the type (FICON or open-systems).
Determine if the call-home feature is to be
used.
Determine call-home telephone numbers
to be used.
Determine if the e-mail notification feature
is to be used.
Determine SNMP access to directors and
switches.
Determine if a multiswitch fabric is to be
implemented.
Determine if SAN routing is to be
implemented.
Determine if the zone management
feature is to be used.
Determine SAN routing zone policy
(optional).
Introduce staff to SAN management,
SANvergence Manager, and Element
Manager applications.
Introduce staff to remote session
parameters.
Introduce staff to product recovery
concepts and messages.
Assign port names.
Task Owner
Due Date
Management server and Fibre-Channel-attached
server peripheral (optional).
Obtain e-mail addresses for event notification and
identify e-mail server.
Obtain SNMP trap recipient IP addresses.
Determine SNMP information required (generic and
product-specific).
Determine if write permission is required for modifying
SNMP variables.
Define the fabric topology (mesh, core-to-edge, or
fabric (SAN) island).
Define the distance extension operational mode and
transport technology.
To support SAN routing, determine how zoning
information is synchronized between a SAN router
and attached fabrics.
Configuration Planning Tasks
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