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IBM SAN Survival Guide.

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IBM SAN Survival Guide. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (662 pages)

Front cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Summary of changes -- August 2003, Second Edition -- Part 1 Survival tactics -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Beyond disaster recovery -- 1.1.1 Whose responsibility is it? -- 1.1.2 The Internet brings increased risks -- 1.1.3 Planning for business continuity -- 1.2 Using a SAN for business continuance -- 1.2.1 SANs and business continuance -- 1.3 SAN business benefits -- 1.3.1 Storage consolidation and sharing of resources -- 1.3.2 Data sharing -- 1.3.3 Non-disruptive scalability for growth -- 1.3.4 Improved backup and recovery -- 1.3.5 High performance -- 1.3.6 High availability server clustering -- 1.3.7 Improved disaster tolerance -- 1.3.8 Allow selection of "best of breed" storage -- 1.3.9 Ease of data migration -- 1.3.10 Reduced total costs of ownership -- 1.3.11 Storage resources match e-business enterprise needs -- Chapter 2. SAN fabric components -- 2.1 ASIC technology -- 2.2 Fiber optic interconnects -- 2.2.1 Small Form Factor Optical Transceivers -- 2.2.2 Gigabit Interface Converters -- 2.2.3 Gigabit Link Modules -- 2.2.4 Media Interface Adapters -- 2.2.5 1x9 transceivers -- 2.2.6 Fibre Channel adapter cable -- 2.3 Fibre Channel ports -- 2.3.1 Port types -- 2.4 SAN topologies -- 2.4.1 Point-to-point -- 2.4.2 Arbitrated loop -- 2.4.3 Logins -- 2.4.4 Switched fabric -- 2.4.5 WWN and WWPN -- 2.4.6 Zoning -- 2.4.7 Expanding the fabric -- 2.5 SAN software management standards -- 2.5.1 Application management -- 2.5.2 Data management -- 2.5.3 Resource management -- 2.5.4 Network management -- 2.5.5 Element management -- 2.5.6 Storage Management Initiative -- 2.5.7 InfiniBand -- 2.6 Fabric management methods -- 2.6.1 Common methods -- 2.6.2 Hardware setup for switch management. 2.6.3 Managing with Telnet -- 2.7 SAN standards -- 2.7.1 SAN industry associations and organizations -- 2.7.2 List of evolved Fibre Channel standards -- Chapter 3. SAN features -- 3.1 Fabric implementation -- 3.1.1 Blocking -- 3.1.2 Ports -- 3.1.3 Inter-Switch Links -- 3.1.4 RSCN -- 3.2 Classes of service -- 3.2.1 Class 1 -- 3.2.2 Class 2 -- 3.2.3 Class 3 -- 3.2.4 Class 4 -- 3.2.5 Class 5 -- 3.2.6 Class 6 -- 3.2.7 Class F -- 3.2.8 Communication -- 3.2.9 Solutions -- 3.3 Distance -- 3.3.1 Dark fiber -- 3.3.2 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing -- 3.3.3 Primary and secondary routes -- 3.4 Time-out values -- 3.4.1 Time-out value settings -- 3.5 Buffers -- 3.6 Data protection -- 3.6.1 RAID -- 3.6.2 Mirroring -- 3.6.3 Clustering -- 3.6.4 Dual pathing -- 3.7 SAN platforms -- 3.7.1 zSeries and S/390 -- 3.7.2 pSeries -- 3.7.3 xSeries -- 3.7.4 iSeries -- 3.8 Security -- 3.8.1 Control types -- 3.8.2 Vulnerabilities -- 3.8.3 Fibre Channel security -- 3.8.4 Security mechanisms -- 3.8.5 IP security -- Chapter 4. SAN disciplines -- 4.1 Floor plan -- 4.1.1 SAN inventory -- 4.1.2 Cable types and cable routing -- 4.1.3 Planning considerations and recommendations -- 4.1.4 Structured cabling -- 4.1.5 Data center fiber cabling options -- 4.1.6 Cabinets -- 4.1.7 Phone sockets -- 4.1.8 Environmental considerations -- 4.1.9 Location -- 4.1.10 Sequence for design -- 4.2 Naming conventions -- 4.2.1 Servers -- 4.2.2 Cabinets -- 4.2.3 SAN fabric components -- 4.2.4 Cables -- 4.2.5 Zones -- 4.3 Documentation -- 4.4 Power-on sequence -- 4.5 Security -- 4.5.1 General -- 4.5.2 Physical access -- 4.5.3 Remote access -- 4.6 Education -- 4.6.1 SAN administrators -- 4.6.2 Skills -- 4.6.3 Certification -- Chapter 5. Host Bus Adapters -- 5.1 Selection criterion -- 5.1.1 IBM supported HBAs -- 5.1.2 IBM SSG HBA and SAN interoperability matrix -- 5.1.3 ESS host systems attachment. 5.1.4 Special features -- 5.1.5 Quantity of servers -- 5.1.6 Product specifics -- 5.2 Emulex -- 5.2.1 LP7000E -- 5.2.2 LP8000 -- 5.2.3 LP8000S -- 5.2.4 LP9002DC -- 5.2.5 LP9002L -- 5.2.6 LP9002S -- 5.2.7 Emulex special features -- 5.2.8 Device drivers -- 5.2.9 Emulex utilities -- 5.2.10 Installation -- 5.2.11 Management -- 5.2.12 Troubleshooting -- 5.2.13 Performance -- 5.3 JNI -- 5.3.1 FCI-1063-N 32-bit PCI to FC HBA -- 5.3.2 FC64-1063-N 64-bit SBus to FC HBA -- 5.3.3 FCE-1063 64-bit SBus to FC HBA -- 5.3.4 FCE2-1063 64-bit Dual Port SBus to FC HBA -- 5.3.5 FCE-1473 1 or 2 Gb 64-bit SBus to FC HBA -- 5.3.6 FCE-6410 64-bit PCI to FC HBA -- 5.3.7 FCE2-6412 64-bit Dual Port PCI to FC HBA -- 5.3.8 FCC-6460 1 or 2 Gb Compact PCI to FC HBA -- 5.3.9 FCE-6460 1 or 2 Gb 64-bit PCI to FC HBA -- 5.3.10 Drivers -- 5.3.11 Management -- 5.3.12 Installation -- 5.3.13 Troubleshooting the SBUS HBA -- 5.3.14 Troubleshooting the JNI PCI HBA -- 5.3.15 Troubleshooting both PCI and SBUS -- 5.3.16 Performance settings -- 5.4 QLogic -- 5.4.1 QLA2100 -- 5.4.2 QLA2200 -- 5.4.3 QLA2300 -- 5.4.4 Installation -- 5.4.5 Management -- 5.4.6 Troubleshooting -- 5.4.7 Performance -- Chapter 6. IBM TotalStorage SAN switches -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 Product description -- 6.2.1 3534-F08 -- 6.2.2 2109-F16 and 2109-F32 -- 6.2.3 2109-M12 -- 6.3 Switch components -- 6.3.1 GBIC modules -- 6.3.2 SFP modules -- 6.3.3 Serial port connection -- 6.3.4 Ethernet connection -- 6.4 Fabric Operating System -- 6.4.1 Reliable data services -- 6.4.2 Services based on standards -- 6.4.3 Support for private loop configurations -- 6.4.4 Routing services for high availability -- 6.4.5 Management interfaces -- 6.4.6 Switch upgrade -- 6.5 Advanced Security -- 6.5.1 Fabric configuration servers -- 6.5.2 Management access controls -- 6.5.3 Device connection controls -- 6.5.4 Switch connection controls. 6.5.5 Fibre Channel Authentication Protocol -- 6.6 Licensed features -- 6.7 IBM TotalStorage fabric features -- 6.7.1 Blocking versus non-blocking -- 6.7.2 Supported fabric port types -- 6.7.3 Supported node port types -- 6.8 ISL -- 6.8.1 ISLs without trunking -- 6.8.2 ISLs with trunking -- 6.8.3 Switch count -- 6.8.4 Distributed fabrics -- 6.9 Zoning -- 6.9.1 Preparing to use zoning -- 6.9.2 Increasing availability -- 6.9.3 Advanced zone terminology -- 6.9.4 Zoning types -- 6.9.5 Zone configuration -- 6.9.6 Zoning administration -- 6.9.7 QuickLoop -- 6.10 Fabric management -- 6.10.1 Web Tools -- 6.10.2 Advanced Performance Monitoring -- 6.10.3 Fabric Watch -- 6.10.4 Fabric Manager -- 6.10.5 SCSI Enclosure Services -- 6.11 Switch interoperability -- 6.11.1 Interoperability matrix -- Chapter 7. Cisco directors and switches -- 7.1 Overview -- 7.1.1 Cisco directors and switches -- 7.1.2 Supported attachments -- 7.1.3 Supported port-types -- 7.1.4 Availability -- 7.1.5 Scalable capacity -- 7.2 MDS 9509 Multilayer Director component overview -- 7.2.1 Chassis -- 7.2.2 Backplane -- 7.2.3 Power supply -- 7.2.4 Fan assembly -- 7.2.5 Supervisor module -- 7.3 MDS 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch -- 7.3.1 Chassis -- 7.3.2 Backplane -- 7.3.3 Power supply -- 7.3.4 Fan assembly -- 7.3.5 Supervisor module -- 7.3.6 Processor -- 7.3.7 Interfaces -- 7.3.8 Switching modules -- 7.4 Cisco SAN capabilities -- 7.4.1 Port-Channels -- 7.4.2 Trunking -- 7.4.3 IP services -- 7.4.4 Quality of Service -- 7.5 Software management -- 7.5.1 Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager -- 7.5.2 In-band management and out-of-band management -- 7.5.3 Using the setup routine -- 7.5.4 Controlling administrator access with users and roles -- 7.5.5 Accessing Cisco Fabric Manager -- 7.5.6 Connecting to a supervisor module -- 7.5.7 Software download and install -- 7.5.8 Launching views. 7.5.9 Discovering and viewing the network fabric -- 7.5.10 Menu bar, toolbars and message bar -- 7.6 Zoning -- 7.6.1 Zone features -- 7.6.2 Zone membership -- 7.6.3 Configuring a zone -- 7.6.4 Zone enforcement -- 7.6.5 Zone sets -- 7.6.6 Default zone -- 7.7 Virtual SAN -- 7.7.1 VSANs versus zoning -- 7.7.2 Default and isolated VSANs -- 7.7.3 VSAN membership -- 7.7.4 VSAN attributes -- 7.8 Security management -- 7.8.1 Switch access security -- 7.8.2 User authentication -- 7.8.3 Role-based access -- 7.8.4 User authentication -- 7.8.5 Role-based authorization -- 7.8.6 Accounting -- 7.8.7 Standards -- 7.9 Switch interoperability mode -- 7.10 Troubleshooting -- 7.10.1 Troubleshooting with Fabric Manager -- 7.10.2 Monitoring network traffic using SPAN -- 7.10.3 Monitoring traffic using Fibre Channel analyzers -- 7.11 Interoperability matrix -- Chapter 8. CNT(INRANGE) directors -- 8.1 CNT(INRANGE) director features -- 8.2 CNT(INRANGE) director product overview -- 8.2.1 CNT(INRANGE) IN-VSN FC/9000-64 Fibre Channel Director -- 8.2.2 CNT(INRANGE) IN-VSN FC/9000-128 Fibre Channel Director -- 8.2.3 CNT(INRANGE) IN-VSN FC/9000-256 Fibre Channel Director -- 8.3 CNT(INRANGE) director supported attachments -- 8.3.1 Supported port types -- 8.3.2 Availability -- 8.3.3 Scalable capacity -- 8.4 Product component overview -- 8.4.1 CNT(INRANGE) director: 2 Gb/s capable system -- 8.4.2 CNT(INRANGE) director: 1 Gb/s and 128 port capable -- 8.4.3 Upgrade Path/Extensible Core Architecture -- 8.4.4 Cabinet -- 8.4.5 Configuration examples -- 8.4.6 Management software IN-Vision Enterprise Manager -- 8.4.7 FICON Manager Server -- 8.4.8 FICON cascading -- 8.4.9 Trunking -- 8.5 Product specifications -- 8.5.1 Availability options -- 8.5.2 Physical dimensions -- 8.5.3 Getting started -- 8.5.4 Setup validation -- 8.5.5 Dial home settings -- 8.5.6 IN-VSN installation. 8.5.7 Installing.

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