Site Planning Checklist
Site Planning for ftServer 2600, 4500, and 6300 Systems
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the storage enclosure. If you order the enclosure at the same time you order the
system, the required Fibre Channel HBAs are installed at the factory. See the
Stratus ftServer Systems: Peripherals Site Planning Guide
(R582) for descriptions
of the storage enclosures provided by Stratus and the names of the PCI adapters
required for supported storage enclosures.
N O T E
ftServer systems support ftScalable™ Storage systems,
and EMC
®
CLARiiON
®
or Symmetrix
®
storage systems.
If you plan to connect an EMC storage system to an
ftServer system running the Linux operating system,
ensure that you have received approval for your
configuration by submitting a request through EMC's
Request for Price Quote (RPQ) process to guarantee
EMC support.
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Will your system connect to external Fibre Channel storage enclosures in a storage
area network (SAN) configuration? If so, do you have a minimum of two switches
that can accommodate the cables from the pair of Fibre Channel HBAs in each
ftServer system?
N O T E
Stratus has successfully tested the Brocade
®
200E and
5100 Fibre Channel switches. Other model switches may
also be compatible as long as they can be configured in
the same manner as the Brocade 200E or 5100 switch.
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Will your ftServer system running VMware ESX connect to external iSCSI storage
enclosures? If so, ensure that your system has adequate Ethernet adapter
bandwidth. Contact your account representative for information about iSCSI
storage systems qualified for use with ftServer systems.
Planning for Optional Components
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Will you supply your own monitor
or will Stratus supply the monitor, keyboard, and
mouse? Is the monitor rack-mountable or do you need to provide a table or desk?
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Will you connect an SAS tape drive to your system?
N O T E
ftSSS for VMware vSphere does not support tape drives.
Planning AC Power
❏
Will you provide power to both sides of the system through a pair of PDUs?
Summary of Contents for ftServer 2600
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