Storage Area Network Management
Evolving Solutions' Professional Services Storage Practice deploys highly skilled, specialized professionals to your site to meet your specific needs. Our services span the IT lifecycle of plan, build, and manage. You will benefit from the technical storage area network (SAN) experience and expertise in a guided installation. You can have the confidence to proceed with a storage area network (SAN) solution and that it will satisfy your needs.
With our SAN consultants, you will benefit from full documentation of the installation process and basic administration guidelines. Save time and future discrepancies that would otherwise occur from an unguided SAN installation.
The following will be performed in the management of a storage area network (SAN) design implementation:
- Verify current OS Version and patch level of each host server
- Verify sufficient rack space and power connections for Storage Array & Fibre Switches
- Install Storage Array and Fibre switches into suitable rack
- Route Fibre cables from Fibre Switch to Storage Array
- Connect Fibre cables from hosts into Fibre Switch
- Configure IP addresses on Storage Array and Fibre Switches
- Connect Storage Array and Fibre Switches to Ethernet network
- Configure Zoning on Fibre Switches
- Install Storage Manager software
- Configure Arrays and Logical Volumes on Storage Array as per customer requirements
- Install Fibre Channel HBAs into each host server
- Assign LUNs on Storage Array
- Configure multi-path software and verify connectivity to Storage Array
- Demonstrate successful connection to the Storage Array LUNs from the host servers
Evolving Solutions' Consultants deliver the specific operational or technical skills, knowledge, and expertise to address a wide variety of customer requirements-from everyday operational tasks like architecture/design and problem management, to developing a long-term, ongoing strategy for your storage infrastructure.
Contact Evolving Solutions for more information on storage area network (SAN) design, implementation, and management in Minneapolis, MN.
