HP StorageWorks 64 FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Envir - Page 252
Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices, aware
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Configuration Planning Tasks 6 In addition, consider the following when planning cable routing: • The need for additional fiber-optic cables could grow rapidly. Consider installing cable with extra fibers, especially in hard to reach places like underground trenches. Consider locating the equipment cabinet near a fiber-optic patch panel. • Follow proper procedures when moving an installed equipment cabinet to prevent cable or connector damage. Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices McDATA conducts a substantial level of testing to ensure director, fabric switch, and SAN router interoperability with fabric elements and end devices provided by multiple original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). New devices are tested and qualified on a continual basis. Contact your McDATA representative for the latest information about fabric element, server, host bus adapter (HBA), and device interoperability. Consider whether to set the director or fabric switch to open systems or fibre connection (FICON) management style. This setting only affects the operating style used to manage the product; it does not affect port operation. Open-systems interconnection (OSI) devices can communicate with each other if the product is set to FICON management style, and FICON devices can communicate with each other if the product is set to open systems management style. Be aware that: • When a director or switch is set to open systems management style, a traditional Fibre Channel fabric consisting of multiple domains (fabric elements) is supported. Inband management through the open-systems management server (OSMS) is also supported. • When a director or switch is set to FICON management style, only a single domain (fabric element) is supported. Inband management through the FICON management server (FMS) is also supported. When operating using FICON management style, ports are set to F_Port operation, thus eliminating E_Port, ISL, and multiswitch fabric capabilities. 6-4 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual