McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual
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Contents
Chapter 2
Product Management
Product Management
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2-2
Out-of-Band Management
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2-2
Inband Management
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2-5
Management Interface Summary
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2-6
Management Server Support
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2-7
Management Server Specifications
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2-8
Ethernet Hub
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2-10
Remote User Workstations
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2-10
Product Firmware
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2-11
Firmware Services
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2-12
Backup and Restore Features
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2-13
SAN Management Applications
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2-15
SANavigator and EFCM Applications
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2-15
SANvergence Manager Application
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2-21
SANpilot Interface
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2-24
Command Line Interface
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2-26
Chapter 3
Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies
Fibre Channel Topologies
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3-1
Characteristics of Arbitrated Loop Operation
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3-2
Shared Mode Versus Switched Mode
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3-3
Public Versus Private Devices
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3-6
Public Versus Private Loops
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3-8
FL_Port Connectivity
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3-10
Planning for Private Arbitrated Loop Connectivity
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3-10
Planning for Fabric-Attached Loop Connectivity
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3-11
Connecting FC-AL Devices to a Switched Fabric
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3-11
Server Consolidation
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3-12
Tape Device Consolidation
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3-13
Fabric Topologies
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3-14
Mesh Fabric
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3-14
Core-to-Edge Fabric
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3-16
SAN Islands
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3-18
Planning for Multiswitch Fabric Support
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3-18
Fabric Topology Limits
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3-19
Factors to Consider When Implementing a
Fabric Topology
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3-20