McDATA StorageWorks 2/140 - Director Switch Planning Manual page 6

Contents
Chapter 6
vi McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual
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
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