Planning

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

SAN Volume Controller initial installation overview
The installation and configuration of a SAN Volume Controller clustered system requires the completion of various tasks, some of which are normally completed by an IBM® service representative.
Planning for hardware
Before you install the SAN Volume Controller system, plan the physical configuration and the initial data configuration for the system.
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.
Planning your network and storage network
Plan to provide the network infrastructure and the storage network infrastructure that your system requires.
Storage configuration planning
Complete all storage configuration planning tasks before you configure your SAN Volume Controller environment.
SAN Volume Controller supported environment
The IBM web site provides up-to-date information about the supported environment for the SAN Volume Controller.