FW 05.01.00 and SW 07.01.00 HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide (AA-RS2DC-TE, June 2003)

Configuration Planning Tasks
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Table 4 lists physical planning and hardware installation tasks, and includes the
activity, task owner, due date, and comments.
Table 4: Physical Planning and Hardware Installation Tasks
Activity
Task
Owner
Due
Date
Comments
Locate the physical facilities.
Connect the facility alternating
current (AC) power circuits.
If more than one director or
switch, consider separate power
circuits for availability.
Obtain an uninterruptable power
supply (optional).
Recommended.
Obtain an outside-access phone
line.
Telephone for support
personnel.
Order the equipment rack with one
or more HP products.
Order Fibre Channel devices and
peripherals.
Install Fibre Channel devices and
peripherals.
Route fiber-optic jumper cables.
Determine proximity of the
equipment rack (with directors and
switches) to attached devices
(multimode shortwave laser or
single-mode longwave laser).
250 meters (2.125 Gbps) for
50/125 µm multimode cable.
150 meters (2.125 Gbps) for
62.5/125 µm multimode cable.
10, 20, or 35 kilometers for
9/125 µm single-mode cable.
Order and deliver fiber-optic cables. Cables are purchased by the
customer separately. Plan to
have them arrive and laid out
before equipment rack delivery.
Set up local area network (LAN)
connections for directors, switches,
and the HAFM server.
Set up LAN connections to corporate
intranet for remote workstation
access (optional).