Planning

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

Planning worksheets
Planning worksheets can help identify important information that is needed when the system is installed and configured.
Hardware Planning
Before you install the system hardware, you must plan for the physical configuration and the initial data configuration.
Environmental requirements
Before you install a system, your physical environment must meet certain requirements. These requirements include verifying that adequate space is available and power and environmental conditions are met.

Parent topic: IBM Block Storage as a Service (STaaS)