HP StorageWorks 2/140 FW 08.01.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment Plannin - Page 213
Management Server, LAN, and Remote Access Support
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Physical Planning Considerations 5 • Cable routing outside the equipment cabinet. Plan for 1.5 meters (5 feet) of cable outside the cabinet to provide slack for service clearance, limited cabinet movement, and inadvertent cable pulls. • Cabling distance to servers, storage devices, and directors (for multiswitch fabric support). The need for additional fiber-optic cabling could grow rapidly. More cables may be required for connections to additional servers or storage devices, or for connections to additional fabric elements as a multiswitch fabric is developed. The director or switch may need to be moved for more efficient connection to other units but still maintain its original connections. To account for these possibilities, consider installing excess fiber-optic cables. Management Server, LAN, and Remote Access Support Out-of-band (non-Fibre Channel) console access to directors, fabric switches, and SAN routers is provided to perform a variety of operations and management functions. These functions are performed from one or more of the following consoles: • Through a personal computer (PC) or workstation connected to the management server through a customer LAN segment. The server is LAN-attached to the Ethernet port on a director control processor (CTP) card, fabric switch front panel, or SAN router front panel. • Through a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management workstation connected through the director, fabric switch, or SAN router LAN segment; or the customer intranet. • Through a PC with a web browser and Internet connection to the Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) Basic Edition interface on the director or fabric switch. • Through a PC with a direct serial connection to the director, fabric switch, or SAN router maintenance port. The maintenance port is used by installation personnel to configure product network addresses. • Through a PC with a modem connection to the management server. The modem is for use by support center personnel only. Physical Planning Considerations 5-9