IBM DS8000 - Manual (Page 175)

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CNT (INRANGE):
http://www.cnt.com/ibm/
McDATA:
http://www.mcdata.com/ibm/
Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ibm/storage
Channel extension technology products
Channel extension technology product vendor documentation and Web pages should be
reviewed to obtain information regarding configuration planning, hardware and software
requirements, firmware and driver levels, and release notes.
Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ibm/storage
CIENA:
http://www.ciena.com/products/transport/shorthaul/cn2000/index.asp
CNT:
http://www.cnt.com/ibm/
Nortel:
http://www.nortelnetworks.com/
ADVA:
http://www.advaoptical.com/
8.5 Network and SAN requirements
Your DS8000 storage units must be placed in a location that meets the network and
communications requirements.
You should keep in mind the following network and communications issues when you plan the
location and interoperability of your storage units:
Storage Hardware Management Console network requirements
Remote support connection requirements
Remote power control requirements
SAN considerations
8.5.1 S-HMC network requirements
Generally, each S-HMC requires a dedicated connection to the network. See 9.2, “Storage
Hardware Management Console (S-HMC)” on page 158.