IBM 2027-R04, Installation And Service Manual

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Chapter 1: Overview
Use the links below to access the major topics in this chapter.
Introduction
IBM offers a family of Fibre Channel switching products that allow
implementation of a storage area network (SAN) topology in Fibre
Channel Protocol (FCP) or fibre connection (FICON) environments.
IBM offers several alternatives to build a robust and scalable SAN
infrastructure that meets the customer’s data center requirements.
This manual provides information and procedures for installing the
SAN Router, and for configuring and managing by the SAN Router
Element Manager and the Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager.
The SAN Router Element Manager is a Web-based Java applet which
is used to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the router.
SANvergence Manager is a Java-based collection of software tools for
managing a multi-protocol storage fabric consisting of McDATA
switches and gateways.
Both applications can be used to configure and manage the SAN
Router. SAN Router Element Manager is used to configure an
individual SAN Router while SANvergence Manager is used to
configure and manage multiple SAN Routers in a SAN environment.
When used with SANvergence, SAN Router Element Manager can be
launched from SANvergence.
Section Page
Introduction
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SAN Router
2
SAN Router physical description
4
Element Manager overview
7
Before installing the SAN Router
9
Safety precautions
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