Remote Support Connection Requirements; San Requirements And Considerations - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Introduction And Planning Manual

Remote support connection requirements

You must meet the requirements if you will use remote support.
You must allow an outside connection, such as one of the following:
v A VPN connection
v An internet connection through your firewall that allows IBM to connect to your

SAN requirements and considerations

These requirements and considerations can help you plan for a DS6000 series that
attaches to a SAN.
A fibre-channel storage area network (SAN) is a specialized, high-speed network
that attaches servers and storage devices. With a SAN, you can perform an
any-to-any connection across the network using interconnect elements such as
routers, gateways, hubs, and switches.
When you connect your DS6000 storage units to a SAN, you must meet the
following requirements:
v Fibre-channel I/O adapters must be configured to operate in a point-to-point
You can also keep the following considerations in mind:
v Fibre-channel SANs can provide the capability to interconnect open systems and
v A single fibre-channel I/O adapter can have physical access to multiple
storage management system.
mode fabric topology. See the IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Host Systems
Attachment Guide, for more information.
storage in the same network as S/390 and zSeries host systems and storage.
fibre-channel ports on the storage unit.
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