Network And Storage Planning - HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 - Version 1.6.X Manual

Network and Storage Planning

This section contains pre-planning materials that the installation specialist can review with the
customer before the HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 system arrives onsite.It includes:
You need to construct an overall storage architecture by:
1. Determining the amount of total storage available.
2. Deciding how to allocate it to different groups or functions.
Storage space is spread across volume groups. In these volume groups, file volumes divide the
disk space. It is important to plan storage space prior to creating file volumes. Although the
NAS 8000 lets you expand volume groups later, you may want to reserve extra space during
setup to allow for the use of the backup process via snapshots (integrated into the user
interface). For more information, see
HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 SAN High Availability, Solution Integration Manual (SIM)
System Overview, a conceptual overview of the storage system of the HP StorageWorks
NAS 8000 solution, including:
— Storage Overview and Terminology
— HA Storage Configuration
Planning Worksheets, where you can record network and storage settings for the NAS
8000 system. The information in the planning worksheets is required to install and
configure the system.
— Determining Available Disk Space
— Storage Planning
— High Availability Planning
— Network Planning
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