ServerNet Cluster 6780 Planning and Installation Guide (G06.29+, H06.06+, J06.03+)

ServerNet Cluster 6780 Planning and Installation Guide—527301-008
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Planning for Installation and
Migration
This section provides instructions on how to plan the installation or migration to a
ServerNet cluster that uses the layered topology and 6780 switches.
Planning Checklist 3-2
Software Installation Planning 3-5
Hardware Installation and Migration Planning 3-5
Task 1: Plan for the ServerNet Nodes 3-5
Task 2: Plan for the System Consoles 3-6
Task 3: Plan for the 6780 Switches 3-8
Task 4: Plan for the Racks 3-12
Task 5: Plan for the Power Requirements 3-12
Task 6: Plan the Location of the Hardware 3-14
Task 7: Plan for the Fiber-Optic Cables 3-15
Task 8: Plan to Migrate the ServerNet Nodes From 6770 Switches 3-18
Task 9: Plan the ServerNet Node Numbers 3-18
Task 10: Plan the Expand-Over-ServerNet Lines 3-19
Migration Examples 3-22
Example: Online Migration Using the Existing ServerNet Node Numbers 3-23
Example: Offline Migration Requiring Changes to the ServerNet Node
Numbers 3-25