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McDATA Sphereon 4400 Planning Manual

McDATA Sphereon 4400 Planning Manual (318 pages)

Products in a SAN Environment

Brand: McDATA | Category: Network Hardware | Size: 18 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Preface

13
- Sphereon 4700 Fabric Switch
  16
Chapter 1 Introduction to Mcdata Multi-Protocol Products

27
- Product Overview
  28
- Directors
  32
  - Director Performance
    33
  - Intrepid 6064 Director
    34
  - Intrepid 6140 Director
    36
  - Intrepid 10000 Director
    38
- Fabric Switches
  40
- SAN Routers
  48
  - SAN Router Performance
    49
  - Eclipse 1620 SAN Router
    50
  - Eclipse 2640 SAN Router
    52
- Product Features
  54
  - Connectivity Features
    54
  - Security Features
    57
  - Serviceability Features
    58
Chapter 2 Product Management

63
- Out-Of-Band Management
  64
- Product Management
  64
- Inband Management
  67
- Management Interface Summary
  68
- Management Server Support
  69
  - Out-Of-Band and Inband Product Support Summary
    69
  - Management Server
    69
  - Management Server Specifications
    70
  - Ethernet Hub
    72
  - Remote User Workstations
    72
  - 24-Port Ethernet Hub
    72
- Product Firmware
  73
  - Firmware Services
    74
- Backup and Restore Features
  75
- SAN Management Applications
  77
  - Sanavigator and EFCM Applications
    77
  - Sanvergence Manager Application
    80
- EFCM Basic Edition Interface
  82
- Command Line Interface
  83
Chapter 3 Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies

85
- Fibre Channel Topologies
  85
- Characteristics of Arbitrated Loop Operation
  86
- Planning for Private Arbitrated Loop Connectivity
  94
- Planning for Fabric-Attached Loop Connectivity
  95
- Fabric Topologies
  98
  - Mesh Fabric
    98
  - Tape Drive Consolidation
    98
  - Full Mesh Fabric
    99
  - Core-To-Edge Fabric
    100
  - SAN Islands
    102
- Planning for Multiswitch Fabric Support
  102
- General Fabric Design Considerations
  113
  - Fabric Initialization
    113
  - Fabric Performance
    114
  - ISL Oversubscription
    116
  - Device Fan-Out Ratio
    119
  - Fabric Performance Tuning
    120
  - Fabric Availability
    121
  - Fabric Scalability
    123
  - Obtaining Professional Services
    124
- Mixed Fabric Design Considerations
  124
- FICON Cascading
  136
  - High-Integrity Fabrics
    137
  - Minimum Requirements
    137
  - FICON Cascading Best Practices
    138
Chapter 4 Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions

143
- SAN Island Consolidation
  144
  - Flexible Partitioning Technology
    146
  - Intrepid 10000 Director Flexpar Functionality
    147
  - SAN Routing
    150
  - SAN Routing Hierarchy
    151
  - SAN Routing Concepts
    152
  - SAN Routing - Physical Connectivity
    153
  - SAN Routing - Logical Connectivity
    155
  - Msan Routing Domain
    160
  - Msan Supported Limits
    163
  - Ifcp WAN Extension
    166
  - Mfcp Versus
    170
- Implementing BC/DR Solutions
  178
- Consolidating and Integrating Iscsi Servers and Storage
  200
  - Iscsi Protocol
    201
  - Iscsi Server Consolidation
    201
  - Iscsi Server Consolidation
    202
  - Server Consolidation
    202
  - Iscsi Storage Consolidation
    203
Chapter 5 Physical Planning Considerations

205
- Port Connectivity and Fiber-Optic Cabling
  205
  - Port Requirements
    206
  - SFP Optical Transceivers
    208
  - Cable Type and Transmission Rate Versus Distance and Link Budget
    209
  - Extended-Distance Ports
    210
  - High-Availability Considerations
    210
  - Fibre Channel Cables and Connectors
    211
  - Routing Fiber-Optic Cables
    212
  - SFP Transceiver and LC Duplex Connector
    212
- Management Server, LAN, and Remote Access Support
  213
- Security Provisions
  219
  - Password Protection
    219
  - Santegrity Authentication
    220
  - Santegrity Binding
    223
  - PDCM Arrays
    224
  - Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix - Active Dialog Box
    225
  - PDCM Array - Example Problem
    226
  - Preferred Path
    227
  - Preferred Path Configuration
    227
  - Zoning
    229
  - Director Zoning
    229
  - Server and Storage-Level Access Control
    233
  - Security Best Practices
    234
- Optional Feature Keys
  237
  - Inband Management Access
    239
  - Flexport Technology
    240
  - Santegrity Authentication
    240
  - Santegrity Binding
    240
  - Opentrunking
    241
  - Full Volatility
    242
  - Full Fabric
    242
  - Remote Fabric
    243
  - N_Port ID Virtualization
    243
  - Element Manager Application
    243
Chapter 6 Configuration Planning Tasks

245
Appendix A Product Specifications

283
- Director, Fabric Switch, and SAN Router Specifications
  283
  - Dimensions
    283
  - Sphereon 3232 Fabric Switch
    284
  - Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch
    284
  - Power Requirements
    285
  - Eclipse 1620 SAN Router
    285
  - Heat Dissipation
    287
  - Clearances
    287
  - Acoustical Noise and Physical Tolerances
    288
  - Storage and Shipping Environment
    288
  - Operating Environment
    289
- FC-512 Fabricenter Cabinet Specifications
  289
  - Dimensions
    290
  - Power Requirements
    290
  - Clearances
    290
  - Cabinet Footprint
    290
  - Fabricenter Cabinet Footprint
    291
Product Specifications

283
Appendix B Firmware Summary

293
Firmware Summary

293

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