Physical configuration planning of a system with SAN Volume Controller

Before you or your IBM® service representative installs the SAN Volume Controller nodes, uninterruptible power supply units, and IBM System Storage® Productivity Center, you must plan the physical configuration and the initial settings for the system.

1. Download the hardware location chart, the cable connection table, the configuration data table, and the optional redundant ac power switch connection chart from the following Web site:

   www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145

   1. Click the Plan/upgrade tab.
   2. Under Sizing/Capacity, click SAN Volume Controller planning.
   3. Click your language to view the Planning Guide abstract. The charts and tables are under the Related information heading.
2. Use the hardware location chart to record the physical configuration of your system.
3. Use the cable connection table to record how you want your SAN Volume Controller units, the uninterruptible power supply units, and the IBM System Storage Productivity Center to be connected.
4. Use the configuration data table to record the data that you and the IBM service representative need before the initial installation.