SAN Implementation
Great Lakes Computer’s SAN Installation & Configuration Service includes planning
sessions, verification of the environment into which the array will be installed,
installation and configuration of SAN according to the developed plan, a knowledge
transfer session with operations staff, and documentation of the delivered configuration.
What you will get:
- A written SOW (Statement of Work) containing "what is to be done"
- Installation and Configuration by a trained & Certified Professional engineer
- Application of Industry Best Practices, assuring the best configuration and installation
- Documentation of the installed configuration, showing exactly how the SAN was set up
- A Turn-key Solution from "freight in the door" to "storage attached to your servers"
Here’s what we do:
- Preparation & Planning, resulting in a Storage LUN Design document that will be used for the rest of the engagement
- Hardware Installation per manufacturer’s service instructions
- Storage Management Software set-up
- SAN Fabric Set-Up, including SAN zoning
- Perform array initialization and configure array (disk groups, virtual disks, hosts)
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- Present Storage to your servers, according to your plan
- Hands-on training for your staff
When we finish, you will have:
- A properly installed SAN according to manufacturer’s instructions and industry best practices
- Disk volumes, defined by the plan, in use by your servers
- Operations staff who know how to keep it running.
Great Lakes Computer SAN Installation & Configuration Service can include optional services:
- Set up of snapshot and remote replication products
- Data migration services to move information from your existing SAN to the new SAN
- Set-up of optional iSCSI products
For more information, please contact your Great Lakes Computer sales representative.