Stratus ftServer 2600, Site Planning Manual

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Site Planning Checklist
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Stratus ftServer 2600, 4500, and 6300 Systems: Site Planning Guide (R638)
N O T E
A dedicated phone line provides the most reliable service.
ASN calls routed through a PBX may be slow due to load
on the PBX, or may not complete successfully due to
disconnections. If you must use a PBX, do not route the
telephone extension through a switchboard; instead,
provide a direct-dial analog number.
❏ Do you have an additional telephone connection and telephone near the operator’s
station for voice communications when calling for support?
Planning for Network Connectivity
❏ The system contains four embedded 10/100/1000 megabits-per-second (Mbps)
Ethernet ports. You can add optional Ethernet PCI adapters to provide additional
Ethernet bandwidth. Will your system additionally include any of the following PCI
adapters? If so, in Table 1-1 , indicate the total number of ports, and plan network
connections for all Ethernet ports you will use.
N O T E
The combined four ports of the two embedded physical
adapters provide the basic requirements for VMware ESX
software: one port of each adapter dedicated to the
service console and the other port of each adapter
dedicated to the virtual machines or VMkernel traffic.
Planning for External Storage Options
❏ Will your system connect to external Fibre Channel storage enclosures? If so, the
system requires a pair of Fibre Channel HBAs, which are provided when you order
Table 1-1. Ethernet PCIe Adapters
Adapter Total Number of Ports
Embedded Dual-Port 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
PCI-Express Adapters (2)
4
U104 Dual-Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCI-Express Adapter
U105 Dual-Port 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet PCI-Express
Adapter
†
U108 Single-Port Fiber 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-Express
Adapter (Linux systems only)
† Contact your Stratus account team for information on availability of this product.