Planning

Planning involves considering the physical configuration, the initial data configuration, and the necessary software prerequisites to include your system in your storage area network.

Planning for hardware
Before you install the system hardware, you must plan for the physical configuration and the initial data configuration.
Planning for software
Your plan for the installation and operation of your system must include the necessary software prerequisites.
Planning for high availability
You must plan which system topology to use and if you intend to link with partner systems at other sites.
Storage configuration planning
Complete all storage configuration planning tasks before you configure your system environment.
System installation overview
The system installation and configuration requires the completion of various tasks, some of which are normally completed by an IBM® service representative.
Supported environment
Refer to your product website for up-to-date information about the supported environment for your system.