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Configuration Planning Tasks 6 Table 6-3 Operational Setup Tasks (continued) Activity Task Owner Determine if inband management of the director or switch is to be used, and if so, the type (FICON or open-systems). Determine if the call-home feature is to be used. Determine call-home telephone numbers to be used. Determine if the e-mail notification feature is to be used. Determine SNMP access to directors and switches. Due Date Comments Management server and Fibre-Channel-attached server peripheral (optional). Obtain e-mail addresses for event notification and identify e-mail server. Obtain SNMP trap recipient IP addresses. Determine SNMP information required (generic and product-specific). Determine if a multiswitch fabric is to be implemented. Determine if SAN routing is to be implemented. Determine if the zone management feature is to be used. Determine SAN routing zone policy (optional). Introduce staff to SAN management, SANvergence Manager, and Element Manager applications. Introduce staff to remote session parameters. Introduce staff to product recovery concepts and messages. Assign port names. Determine if write permission is required for modifying SNMP variables. Define the fabric topology (mesh, core-to-edge, or fabric (SAN) island). Define the distance extension operational mode and transport technology. To support SAN routing, determine how zoning information is synchronized between a SAN router and attached fabrics. Configuration Planning Tasks 6-37