HP StorageWorks 2/24 FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Env - Page 253

Configuration Planning Tasks 6 NOTE: If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default operating style is FICON. The open systems management style cannot be enabled. Consider purchasing and enabling the SANtegrity Authentication and SANtegrity Binding features to provide additional data security in a complex and multi-OEM environment. Contact your McDATA representative for information about the features. Task 4: Plan Console Management Support Plan to implement one or more of the following to provide console management and support for directors, switches, and SAN routers: • Management Server - The 1U rack-mount management server is used for product installation, initial software configuration, changing the configuration, and monitoring product operation. - When SAN management and Element Manager applications (directors and fabric switches) or the SANvergence Manager application (SAN routers) are installed on the management server, the server is used as a local user workstation. - The management server can support up to 48 managed McDATA products. - Managed products can be powered off and on without the management server. - A management server failure does not cause an operating director, switch, or SAN router to fail. - The management server is fully operational, even if there is no user logged in to the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. The server allows remote users to log in and continues to monitor products in the background. NOTE: The Sphereon 4300 Switch is not supported by the management server. - Ensure SAN router-specific requirements for management server support are evaluated. Refer to Task 17: Plan SAN Routing (Optional) for information. Configuration Planning Tasks 6-5