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McDATA®Products in a SAN EnvironmentPlanning ManualP/N 620-000124-510REV A

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33-16McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesA modified or partial-mesh fabric is si

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-17Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-10 2-by-14 Core-to-Edge FabricEa

33-18McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Tier 2 - A Tier 2 device connects to

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-19Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-11 Example Multiswitch FabricA m

33-20McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Heterogeneous fabric - Vendor interop

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-21Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Distance requirements - The distance be

33-22McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Bandwidth - ISL connections can be us

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-23Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesWhen balancing a load across multiple ISL

33-24McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies— If you have three fabric elements and

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-25Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesIf two operational fabrics join, they det

Figuresxi1-1 Cabinet-Mount McDATA Products ... 1-41-2 Intrepid 6064 Director ...

33-26McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesChannel frames between devices attached

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-27Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesATTENTION ! Activating a preferred path c

33-28McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies— No response from attached switch - Af

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-29Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies— Fabric A zoned and Fabric B zoned - The

33-30McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesIf the fabric consists of a large numbe

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-31Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Software limits, including the maximum

33-32McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• I/O block size - The third characteri

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-33Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesTwo NT servers, each with maximum I/O of

33-34McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-13 Device LocalityAlthough it

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-35Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-14 Device Fan-Out RatioPerforman

xiiMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFigures3-9 Full Mesh Fabric ...

33-36McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-15 Fabric Performance TuningTh

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-37Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• 11 to 1 fan-out region - Eleven NT serv

33-38McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Resilient single fabric - Directors a

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-39Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-16 Redundant FabricsWhen deployi

33-40McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• High-port count directors - Installin

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-41Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFCP and FICON in a Single FabricFibre Cha

33-42McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• When a director or fabric switch is s

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-43Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• The Domain_ID and physical port number

33-44McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-18 illustrates port numbering

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-45Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• FICON port-to-port connectivity is hard

PrefacexiiiPrefaceThis publication is part of a documentation suite that supports McDATA® multi-protocol switching and routing products, including the

33-46McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• When employing inband (Fibre Channel)

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-47Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesSANtegrity BindingMcDATA offers a SANtegr

33-48McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesHowever, the firmware and SAN managemen

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-49Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies— When using inband director or switch ma

33-50McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies6. Configure PDCM arrays - For each dir

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-51Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies— All FICON devices must be included in t

33-52McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Better fabric performance - As a conn

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-53Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesHigh-Integrity FabricsCascaded FICON dire

33-54McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies— Intrepid 6064 or 6140 Director.— Sphe

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-55Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologiesc. Ensure the R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values

xivMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPrefaceChapter 1, Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products - This chapter provides an

33-56McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologiesb. At the SAN management application, c

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-57Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologiesb. Ensure the Enable Switch Binding check

33-58McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies11. Verify cascaded FICON operation - H

Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies4-14 Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsEnterprise-level information technology (IT) depart

44-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsSAN Island ConsolidationSAN islands tend to be con

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-3Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Inability to consistently schedule maintenance downtime for

44-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsAnother persistent problem associated with large F

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-5Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsThis feature reduces unused ports and resources and consolidat

44-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Create up to three additional FlexPars and assig

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-7Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsZone FlexPars implement an RSCN zone isolation feature that pr

PrefacexvPrefaceRelated Publications Other publications that provide additional information about McDATA products include:• Intrepid 6064 and 6140 Dir

44-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsSAN RoutingConnecting isolated, department-level,

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-9Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Tier 2 - To connect SAN islands without physically merging t

44-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFigure 4-3 SAN Routing ConceptsThe following sect

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-11Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsR_Port Operation To avoid building a large Fibre Channel fabr

44-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsInstead of Class F frame transmission, routing co

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-13Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsNOTE: Proxy Domain_IDs 30 and 31 are reserved for routing dom

44-14McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFor attached fabrics in which participating eleme

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-15Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsR_Port Domain_ID AssignmentThe default preferred Domain_ID fo

44-16McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsThere is only one router fabric manager per fabri

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-17Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsA No Zone Synchronization policy is typically not suitable fo

xviMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPreface• Sphereon 4700 Fabric Switch:— McDATA Sphereon 4700 Fabric Switch Element Manager Use

44-18McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsmSAN Routing An mSAN consists of one or two SAN r

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-19Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsDuring SAN router configuration, each R_Port is assigned (thr

44-20McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsRouter Connectivity through mFCPmFCP provides con

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-21Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsIf a direct Fibre Channel connection exists between routed fa

44-22McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsiFCP Operation There are three protocols competin

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-23Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFrom the standpoint of fabric build events, the only differen

44-24McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFigure 4-6 iFCP WAN ExtensioniSAN Routing An inte

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-25Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsSAN Routing also streamlines SAN connectivity by eliminating

44-26McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Rate limiting - If ingress traffic enters the S

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-27Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutionsand results in a lower compression bandwidth. The algorithm h

PrefacexviiPreface— McDATA EFCM Lite Installation Instructions (958-000171).— McDATA FC-512 Fabricenter Equipment Cabinet Installation and Service Man

44-28McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsmFCP to iFCP ComparisonTable 4-3 compares mFCP to

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-29Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFigure 4-7 illustrates inter-FlexPar routing. Flexpar B (tape

44-30McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions2. Domain_ID assignment - Manually assign unique

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-31Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions7. Use redundant mFCP connections - For high availability (no

44-32McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsLocal mSAN Name: BostonExported Zone_ID Range: 1

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-33Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsLocal mSAN Name: ChicagoExported Zone_ID Range: 1 to 100Local

44-34McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions12. Configure R_Ports - For all configured SAN ro

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-35Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutionsc. Port zoning can be confusing in a multi-vendor environment

44-36McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsImplementing BC/DR SolutionsThe post-9/11 busines

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-37Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Reliability - Local storage traffic requires high-reliabili

xviiiMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPrefaceAll other trademarked terms, indicated by a registered trademark symbol (®) or trade

44-38McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Synchronous remote data replication (RDR/S) - T

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-39Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsSAN Extension Transport TechnologiesThere are several extensi

44-40McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Creates one logical Fibre Channel fabric throug

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-41Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsLight wavelengths used are typically around 1,550 nanometers

44-42McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Requires sufficient BB_Credits assigned to the

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-43Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsSONET and SDH are globally standardized technologies, more wi

44-44McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Does not require Fibre Channel BB_Credits assig

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-45Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsSONET or SDH service can be purchased on a monthly basis in a

44-46McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutionsrouted SAN connection ensures disruptions at one

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-47Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFigure 4-12 SAN Extension Technology Comparison• WDM - This t

PrefacexixPrefaceUnited States and Canada UL CertificationThe C-UL-US mark on a product indicates compliance with American National Standards Institut

44-48McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• IP - This technology supports low-bandwidth, hi

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-49Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• SAN routing requirements - If a single logical Fibre Channe

44-50McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsTo support greater Fibre Channel transmission rat

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-51Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• 10.2000 Gbps long link (mixed paddles) - A paddle pair with

44-52McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsFigure 4-14 WAN Link Performance (Rate Limiting E

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-53Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Digital Signal 1 (DS1) - A framing and formatting specifica

44-54McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions• Fast Ethernet - A transmission medium specified

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-55Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsDistance Extension Best PracticesTo implement a successful ex

44-56McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions— Jumbo frames - To prevent fragmentation of Fibr

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-57Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions6. Do not implement IP network failover - Implement extended-

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualiiRecord of Revisions and UpdatesCopyright © 2002 - 2005 McDATA Corporation. All rights reserved

xxMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPrefaceIn addition, the European Union (EU) Council has implemented a series of directives tha

44-58McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions13. Configure out-of-band product management - SA

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-59Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsThe following sections describe:• iSCSI protocol.• iSCSI serv

44-60McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsiSCSI Server ConsolidationMany enterprise-level I

4Implementing SAN Internetworking Solutions4-61Implementing SAN Internetworking SolutionsAs shown in the figure, server consolidation is enabled by in

44-62McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualImplementing SAN Internetworking Solutions

Physical Planning Considerations5-15 Physical Planning ConsiderationsThis chapter describes physical planning considerations for incorporating McDATA

55-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsPort RequirementsPlan for sufficient shortwave laser, longwa

5Physical Planning Considerations5-3Physical Planning Considerations— Optical paddles that operate at 10.2000 Gbps provide two Fibre Channel port conn

55-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsSFP Optical TransceiversShortwave laser SFP optical transcei

5Physical Planning Considerations5-5Physical Planning ConsiderationsWhen using multimode cable, note the decrease in performance as the cable core dia

PrefacexxiPrefaceAustralia and New Zealand C-Tick MarkThe Australia and New Zealand regulatory compliance mark (C-tick mark) on a product indicates c

55-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• Existing cable restrictions - The enterprise may contain o

5Physical Planning Considerations5-7Physical Planning ConsiderationsFibre Channel Cables and ConnectorsThis section provides Fibre Channel cable and c

55-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsFigure 5-1 SFP Transceiver and LC Duplex ConnectorRouting Fi

5Physical Planning Considerations5-9Physical Planning Considerations• Cable routing outside the equipment cabinet. Plan for 1.5 meters (5 feet) of cab

55-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsManagement ServerThe management server is rack-mounted in a

5Physical Planning Considerations5-11Physical Planning ConsiderationsConnectivity Planning ConsiderationsDirectors, fabric switches, SAN routers, and

55-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsNOTE: Remote workstation access to Eclipse-series SAN route

5Physical Planning Considerations5-13Physical Planning ConsiderationsConnection to this LAN segment is optional and depends on customer requirements.

55-14McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• Up to 12 authorized management workstations can be config

5Physical Planning Considerations5-15Physical Planning ConsiderationsSecurity ProvisionsSecurity provisions are available to restrict unauthorized acc

xxiiMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPrefaceJapanese VCCI StatementThe Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statemen

55-16McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsSystem administrators can use the SAN management applicatio

5Physical Planning Considerations5-17Physical Planning ConsiderationsThe fabric element transmits a random value (used only once), an ID value (increm

55-18McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• RADIUS server support - Remote authentication dial-in use

5Physical Planning Considerations5-19Physical Planning Considerations— Authorization errors.— Authentication errors.— Management application user conn

55-20McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• Rerouting delay - If a fabric topology changes, directors

5Physical Planning Considerations5-21Physical Planning ConsiderationsFigure 5-4 Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix - Active Dialog BoxTo access the dialo

55-22McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsFigure 5-5 PDCM Array - Example ProblemA PDCM array configu

5Physical Planning Considerations5-23Physical Planning ConsiderationsPreferred PathThe preferred path option allows a user to specify and configure on

55-24McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsA preferred path is configured between a source server and

5Physical Planning Considerations5-25Physical Planning ConsiderationsZoningDirectors and fabric switches support a user configuration that partitions

PrefacexxiiiPrefaceDanger and Attention StatementsThe following DANGER statement appears in this publication and describes safety practices that must

55-26McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsZones are configured through the SAN management application

5Physical Planning Considerations5-27Physical Planning ConsiderationsATTENTION ! If zoning is implemented by WWN, removal and replacement of a device

55-28McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations— The default zone is enabled or disabled separately from t

5Physical Planning Considerations5-29Physical Planning Considerations• Reasons for zone implementation - Determine if zoning is to be implemented for

55-30McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• Each server HBA is explicitly bound to a storage volume o

5Physical Planning Considerations5-31Physical Planning Considerations2. SANtegrity Binding - The SANtegrity Binding feature is recommended for large a

55-32McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations5. Preferred path - A preferred path provides soft control

5Physical Planning Considerations5-33Physical Planning ConsiderationsFollow best practices listed here in order of precedence. Logically work in seque

55-34McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• Full volatility - Enablement of this feature ensures that

5Physical Planning Considerations5-35Physical Planning ConsiderationsInband Management AccessInband management console access (through a Fibre Channel

xxivMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPrefaceDANGERDANGERUtiliser les câbles d’alimentation fournis. S’assurer que la prise de cou

55-36McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations• Connectivity to an IBM eServer zSeries 800 (z800), zSerie

5Physical Planning Considerations5-37Physical Planning Considerations• Switch binding - This portion of the feature allows only specified devices and

55-38McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning ConsiderationsThe figure illustrates two Intrepid 6064 Directors connecte

5Physical Planning Considerations5-39Physical Planning ConsiderationsRemote FabricIntrepid 10000 Director LIMs contain two scalable packet processors,

55-40McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPhysical Planning Considerations

Configuration Planning Tasks6-16 Configuration Planning TasksThis chapter describes configuration planning best-practices tasks to be performed before

66-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksTask 1: Prepare a Site PlanFor each director, fabric switch, SAN

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-3Configuration Planning Tasks• Power requirements, including an optional uninterruptable power supply (UPS).• Lengths o

66-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksIn addition, consider the following when planning cable routing:

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-5Configuration Planning TasksNOTE: If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default operating style is FI

PrefacexxvPrefacePELIGROUtilice los cables de alimentación proporcionados. Asegúrese que el receptáculo tomacorriente para la instalación sea el tipo

66-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning Tasks• Remote user workstations - If remote access to the management

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-7Configuration Planning TasksTask 5: Plan Ethernet AccessThe management server and one or more products are configured

66-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning Tasks• If installing products and the management server on a dedicate

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-9Configuration Planning Tasks• Intrepid-series directors and Sphereon-series fabric switches:— MAC address is unique fo

66-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning Tasks•Subnet mask is 0.0.0.0.• Gateway address is 0.0.0.0.— 10/100 B

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-11Configuration Planning Tasks• Obtain IP addresses and SNMP community names for management workstations that have acce

66-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning Tasks• Remote access to products is possible through the maintenance

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-13Configuration Planning TasksPart of this task may have been performed when the configuration was determined. It might

66-14McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksRules for NicknamesNicknames can be up to 32 alphanumeric chara

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-15Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 1 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addre

xxviMcDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPreface

66-16McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 2 of 13)Switch Name:__________

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-17Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 3 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addre

66-18McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 4 of 13)Switch Name:__________

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-19Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 5 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addre

66-20McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 6 of 13)Switch Name:__________

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-21Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 7 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addre

66-22McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 8 of 13)Switch Name:__________

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-23Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 9 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addre

66-24McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 10 of 13)Switch Name:_________

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-25Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 11 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addr

Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-11 Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsThe enterprise-level storage area network (SAN) of to

66-26McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 12 of 13)Switch Name:_________

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-27Configuration Planning TasksProduct Planning Worksheet (Page 13 of 13)Switch Name:____________________________IP Addr

66-28McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksTask 14: Plan AC PowerPlan for facility power sources for each

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-29Configuration Planning TasksTask 15: Plan a Multiswitch Fabric (Optional)If a multiswitch fabric topology is to be im

66-30McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksTask 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Products (Optional)If name

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-31Configuration Planning TasksTask 17: Plan SAN Routing (Optional)If a routed SAN is to be implemented, carefully plan

66-32McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning Tasks• IP network connections - At each location, cables with approp

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-33Configuration Planning Tasks• Negotiate SLA - Network service providers provide IP WAN transport services in accordan

66-34McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksTask 18: Complete Planning ChecklistsAs a guide for planning ta

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-35Configuration Planning TasksTable 6-2 Physical Planning and Hardware Installation Tasks Activity Task Owner Due Date

11-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsProduct OverviewMcDATA provides storage networ

66-36McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksSet up LAN connections to corporate intranet for remote worksta

6Configuration Planning Tasks6-37Configuration Planning TasksDetermine if inband management of the director or switch is to be used, and if so, the ty

66-38McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualConfiguration Planning TasksConfigure extended distance ports. If SAN routing is supported,

Product SpecificationsA-1A Product SpecificationsThis appendix lists specifications for McDATA directors, fabric switches, storage area network (SAN)

A-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct SpecificationsIntrepid 10000 Director:Height: 62.2 centimeters (24.5 inches) or 14 ra

Product SpecificationsA-3Product SpecificationsEclipse 1620 SAN Router:Height: 4.1 centimeters (1.6 inches) or 1 rack unit.Width: 43.7 centimeters (17

A-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct SpecificationsSphereon 3232 Fabric Switch:Input voltage: 100 to 240 VAC.Input current

Product SpecificationsA-5Product SpecificationsHeat DissipationMcDATA products have the following maximum heat dissipation characteristics:Intrepid 60

A-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct SpecificationsSphereon 3232 Fabric Switch:Right and left side: No clearance required.

Product SpecificationsA-7Product SpecificationsShipping temperature:-400 F to 1400 F (-400 C to 600 C).Storage temperature:340 F to 1400 F (10 C to 60

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-3Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— 32-port Sphereon 3232 Fabric Switch.— 12-port Sphere

A-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct SpecificationsDimensionsThe Fabricenter cabinet has the following physical dimensions

Product SpecificationsA-9Product SpecificationsFigure A-1 Fabricenter Cabinet Footprint

A-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct Specifications

Firmware SummaryB-1B Firmware SummaryThis appendix summarizes differences and similarities between the Enterprise Operating System, classic (E/OSc) fo

B-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFirmware SummaryNondisruptive hot code activation (HotCAT)Upgrade nondisruptive to Fibre Chan

Firmware SummaryB-3Firmware SummaryFibre Channel Protocol-Related DifferencesTable B-2 summarizes Fibre Channel protocol-related differences between t

B-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFirmware SummaryExpansion port (E_Port) stagingE_Port staging not supported. The Intrepid 100

Firmware SummaryB-5Firmware SummaryManagement-Related DifferencesTable B-3 summarizes management-related differences between the E/OSc 8.0, E/OSn 6.0,

B-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFirmware SummaryGeneral SNMP support SNMP interface supports Version 1, Version 2c, and a con

Firmware SummaryB-7Firmware SummaryFICON Management Server (FMS) PFE key install and enable behaviorFMS is auto-enabled upon PFE installation. Managem

ContentsiiiPreface ... xiiiChap

11-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products3. Intrepid 6064 Director.4. Rack-mount manage

B-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFirmware SummaryPort group online diagnostics (directors)Diagnostic errors for any single por

Firmware SummaryB-9Firmware SummarySpecial port states and reason codesPort state Inactive with special reason codes Reserved and InvalidOTPConfig not

B-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFirmware SummaryDiagnostics (port failure state)Port set to Failed state upon failing a user

Firmware SummaryB-11Firmware SummaryFICON management style supportUser-selectable option on a per product basis. Setting is stored on the product.User

B-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualFirmware Summary

IndexI-1Aaccess control listinband 5-18out-of-band 5-18role-based access 4-7any-to-any connectivity 1-28application I/O profiles 3-31arbitrated l

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-2IndexSphereon 4300 Fabric Switch 1-30Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch 1-30Sphereon 4500 Fabric S

I-3IndexIndexTier 1 connections 3-17Tier 2 connections 3-18Tier 3 connections 3-18CT authentication 5-17Ddark fiber distance extensionbandwidth 4

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-4Indexproxy Domain_ID 30 4-13, 4-18proxy Domain_ID 31 4-13, 4-25R_Port 4-15SAN router 4-15

I-5IndexIndexport configuration 5-6remote fabric feature 5-39support 1-29transport technologydark fiber 4-39IP 4-45SONET/SDH 4-42WDM 4-40transp

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-5Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsSAN Management ApplicationsMcDATA offers the following

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-6IndexFICON management serverdescription 5-35introduction 2-5plan console support 6-6firmwa

I-7IndexIndexII/O requirementsapplication I/O profiles 3-31device locality 3-33ISL oversubscription 3-32iFCP protocolbuild fabric events 4-23compa

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-8IndexLlarge fabricfabric initialization 3-29fabric scalability 3-39high-bandwidth ISLs 3-3

I-9IndexIndexNN_Port DHCHAP authentication 5-17N_Port ID virtualization feature 5-39name conventions, ports 6-13name server zoningintroduction 1-2

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-10Indexplan SAN routing 6-31plan SNMP support 6-10plan zone sets 6-30prepare a site plan 6

I-11IndexIndexpublicarbitrated loop 3-8loop device connectivity 3-6RR_Portconfiguring 4-34Domain_ID assignment 4-15operation 4-11RADIUS server su

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-12IndexmSAN routing 4-18planning requirements 6-31R_Port operation 4-11routing domain (iSAN

I-13IndexIndexSONET/SDH distance extensionbandwidth 4-47description 4-42illustration 4-43latency 4-47recovery point objective 4-47recovery time o

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualI-14IndexVvendor interoperability limitations 3-20WWDM distance extensionbandwidth 4-47descrip

11-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsRefer to Chapter 2, Product Management for inf

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-7Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsDirector PerformanceDirectors provide the following ge

11-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— A multiswitch fabric topology provides the a

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-9Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsFigure 1-2 Intrepid 6064 DirectorThe director supports

11-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— Universal port module (UPM) cards. Each UPM

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-11Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsFigure 1-3 Intrepid 6140 Director• A minimum of 16 to

11-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsIntrepid 10000 DirectorThe Intrepid 10000 Dir

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-13Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Productsconcurrently upgraded. The combination of high port c

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualivContentsChapter 2 Product ManagementProduct Management...

11-14McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— Optical paddles that operate at 1.0625 or 2

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-15Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsFabric Switch PerformanceFabric switches provide an a

11-16McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Up to 32 duplex SFP fiber-optic port transc

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-17Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsSwitch ports can be configured as:• Fabric ports (F_P

11-18McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsSphereon 4400 Fabric SwitchThe Sphereon 4400

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-19Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Up to 16 duplex SFP fiber-optic port transceivers.

11-20McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsSwitch ports can be configured as:• F_Ports t

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-21Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsSphereon 4700 Fabric SwitchThe Sphereon 4700 Fabric S

11-22McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Up to 32 duplex SFP fiber-optic port transc

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-23Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Perform SAN routing functions - SAN routers provide

vContentsContentsFabric Scalability...3-39Obtaining Professional Services...

11-24McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— Data compression - SAN router software iden

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-25Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsFigure 1-10 Eclipse 1620 SAN RouterSAN router ports o

11-26McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— IP network connectivity (iFCP or iSCSI prot

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-27Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsSAN router ports operate as follows:• Twelve user-con

11-28McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol ProductsProduct FeaturesIn addition to the characteri

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-29Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• State change notification - Directors and the Spher

11-30McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch - All switch po

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-31Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Port binding - Directors and fabric switches suppor

11-32McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Zoning - System administrators can create z

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-33Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— Ethernet link status.— Fibre Channel link status.In

McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualviContentsSANtegrity Binding...5-1

11-34McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• Directors and fabric switches provide an in

1Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products1-35Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products• SNMP management for directors and fabric switches u

11-36McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualIntroduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products— VLAN Bridge MIB Module (Q-BRIDGE-MIB) - Thi

Product Management2-12 Product ManagementThis chapter describes the management of McDATA multi-protocol products, including Intrepid-series directors,

22-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementProduct ManagementOut-of-band (non-Fibre Channel) management server access

2Product Management2-3Product Management• Management using simple network management protocol (SNMP). An SNMP agent is implemented through the Element

22-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementIn contrast to the applications installed on the management server, EFCM L

2Product Management2-5Product ManagementInband ManagementThe following inband management access methods are provided for directors and fabric switches

22-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementFigure 2-2 Inband Product ManagementManagement Interface SummaryTable 2-1

2Product Management2-7Product ManagementManagement Server SupportThe management server is a one rack unit (1U) high, LAN-accessed, rack-mount unit tha

viiContentsContentsAppendix A Product SpecificationsDirector, Fabric Switch, and SAN Router Specifications ...A-1Dimensions ...

22-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementThe server is dedicated to operation of the SAN management and associated

2Product Management2-9Product Management• 24X read speed slim-type compact disk-rewritable (CD-RW) and 8X read speed digital video disk (DVD) combina

22-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementEthernet HubThe management server and managed directors, fabric switches,

2Product Management2-11Product Management• Unix workstation with color monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using a:— Linux-based system using an Intel Penti

22-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct Management• E/OSi - The Enterprise Operating System (internetworking) performs syst

2Product Management2-13Product Management• Fabric services - This function supports the fabric controller (login server) and name server. For redundan

22-14McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct Management— Operating parameters, such as buffer-to-buffer credit (BB_credit), erro

2Product Management2-15Product ManagementSAN Management ApplicationsThis section describes SAN management applications that provide a GUI to monitor,

22-16McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct Management• Centralized configuration - Vendor-specific device management applicati

2Product Management2-17Product ManagementFigure 2-5 Hardware ViewA status table appears at the top of the window, and a graphical representation of th

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22-18McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementA status bar at the bottom left corner of the view window displays colore

2Product Management2-19Product ManagementFor additional information about the application, refer to the McDATA SANvergence Manager User Manual (620-00

22-20McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct ManagementA menu bar at the top of the device window provides File, Configuration,

2Product Management2-21Product ManagementThe interface provides a GUI similar to the Element Manager application and supports product configuration, s

22-22McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualProduct Management

Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-13 Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesA storage area network (SAN) is typically

33-2McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Arbitrated loop - This topology uses a

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesThis section focuses on loop operation for

33-4McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesPart (A) of Figure 3-1 shows device D1 c

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-5Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesPart (A) of Figure 3-2 shows server S1 con

Tablesix2-1 Out-of-Band and Inband Product Support Summary ... 2-64-1 mSAN Routing Domain ...

33-6McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesPublic Versus Private DevicesSphereon 40

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-7Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Private device - A loop device that cann

33-8McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesPrivate devices only communicate with ot

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-9Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-5 Public Loop Connectivity• Priva

33-10McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFL_Port ConnectivitySphereon 4000-serie

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-11Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesPlanning for Fabric-Attached Loop Connect

33-12McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies• Improved resource manageability. Dist

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-13Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-7 Server ConsolidationTape Devic

33-14McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning ManualPlanning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-8 Tape Drive ConsolidationFabr

3Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel Topologies3-15Planning Considerations for Fibre Channel TopologiesFigure 3-9 Full Mesh FabricFull-mesh fabr