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Physical Planning Considerations

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Physical Planning Considerations

Follow best practices listed here in order of precedence. Logically

work in sequence from the most restrictive method to the least

restrictive method, ensuring the most restrictive connectivity or

routing paths override all other paths.

Optional Feature Keys

McDATA offers several operating features that are available for the

switch as customer-specified options. Available PFE keys include:

• OSMS or FMS - Inband director or fabric switch management is

provided through purchase of the OSMS or FICON management

server (FMS) feature.

NOTE: Sphereon 4300, 4400, and 4500 Fabric Switches and SAN routers

do not support out-of-band management through FMS.

• Flexport Technology - A Flexport Technology switch is delivered

at a discount without all the ports enabled. When additional port

capacity is required, the remaining ports are enabled (in four or

eight-port increments) through purchase of this feature.

NOTE: Directors and SAN routers do not support Flexport Technology.

• SANtegrity Authentication - Enablement of this feature

enhances security in SANs by restricting unregulated access to

Fibre Channel directors and fabric switches.

NOTE: SAN routers do not support SANtegrity Authentication.

• SANtegrity Binding - Enablement of this feature enhances

security in SANs that contain a large and mixed group of fabrics

and attached devices.

NOTE: SAN routers do not support SANtegrity Binding.

• OpenTrunking - Enablement of this feature provides dynamic

load balancing of Fibre Channel traffic across multiple ISLs.

NOTE: SAN routers do not support OpenTrunking.

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McDATA Sphereon 4300 Specifications Page 237