Planning and setup overview for the N7x50T series gateway
The following tables list additional planning and setup tasks for your gateway installation.
Table 1. Planning tasks for the N7x50T series gateway
Planning task
Refer to
Reviewing site planning information
IBM System Storage N series Introduction and Planning
Guide
Reviewing compatability information for
v
Supported storage subsystems
v
Required storage subsystem microcode versions
v
Supported switches and firmware
Gateway Interoperability Matrix
at:
www.ibm.com/systems/storage/network/
interophome.html
Planning which storage units (LUNs) on the storage
subsystem are to be allocated for gateways. (Your storage
subsystem vendor might refer to a unit of data storage
by a different name.)
Storage subsystem configuration diagrams you might
already have
Planning setup of LUN access by gateways
Gateway Installation Requirements and Reference Guide
Determining how to use Data ONTAP features to
manage your storage. For example, setting LUN sizes.
Gateway Installation Requirements and Reference Guide
Reviewing the configuration rules for setting up the
storage subsystem.
Gateway Implementation Guide
for your storage subsystem
type.
Determining whether to use SyncMirror
®
for additional
RAID-level data protection
Gateway Implementation Guide
for your storage subsystem
type.
Data ONTAP Setup Guide
Creating a document that shows the desired logical
configuration between the gateways and storage
subsystems
Configuration diagrams for the storage subsystems and a
topology diagram of the network
Gateway Implementation Guide
for your storage subsystem
type
Table 2. Setup overview for the N7x50T series gateway
Setup task
Refer to
Prepare for connectivity between gateways and storage
subsystems, including the following tasks:
v
Creating LUNs on the storage subsystem
v
Setting LUN security, as appropriate
v
Exporting (mapping) the LUNs to the targeted ports
for the gateways
Storage subsystem documentation
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide
for your
storage subsystem type
Installing the gateway in a rack
This document
Connecting your gateway to a storage subsystem
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide
for your
storage subsystem type
Connecting your gateway to create a cluster failover pair
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide
for your
storage subsystem type
Connecting your gateway to a network, ASCII terminal,
and any third-party tape backup devices, and then
powering on and booting in regular mode
Data ONTAP Gateway Implementation Guide
for your
storage subsystem type
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