Minimum Requirements - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Planning Manual

For additional information about the SANtegrity Binding feature, refer to
"SANtegrity

Minimum Requirements

The following are minimum hardware, firmware, and software requirements to
configure and enable a FICON-cascaded SAN:
SAN High Availability Planning Guide
incompatible list is isolated from the fabric. Membership list data
eliminates duplicate domain IDs and other address conflicts and ensures a
consistent, unified behavior across the fabric.
Switch binding — Switch binding allows only specified devices and fabric
elements to connect to specified director or switch ports.
Insistent domain ID — When enabled through the Enterprise Fabric Mode
dialog box, this parameter ensures duplicate domain IDs are not used within a
fabric. It also ensures a fabric element cannot automatically change its domain
ID when a director or switch with a duplicate domain ID attempts to join the
fabric. The invalid (duplicate domain ID) fabric element is rejected, and
intentional user intervention is required to change the domain ID to a valid
number.
Binding" on page 148.
A single-vendor switching environment with two or more of
the following Directors or Edge Switches:
— Director 2/64 or 2/140 .
— Edge Switch 2/16 or 2/32.
Enterprise Operating System (E/OS) firmware version 4.0 or later must be
installed on all directors or switches. E/OS firmware version 6.0 is
recommended. All fabric elements must be at the same firmware version
level.
The SANtegrity Binding feature key must be installed and enabled on all
directors and switches. Enterprise Fabric Mode must also be enabled on all
fabric elements.
HAFM Version 6.3 or later must be installed on the director or switch
management server. HAFM Version 8.02 is recommended.
One or more of the following IBM servers with FICON or FICON Express™
channel adapter cards:
— eServer zSeries 800 (z800) processor.
— eServer zSeries 900 (z900) processor.
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