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DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Preliminary 3/16/00
(Rev. 11/3/98) FILE LOCATION:
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All PowerVault 50F and PowerVault 51F Fibre Channel switches. For instruc-
tions, see Chapter 5, “Installing and Configuring PowerVault 5xF Switches.“
All PowerVault 650/651/630F storage arrays. For instructions, see Chapter 6,
“Installing and Configuring the PowerVault 650F and 651F DPEs and 630F
DAE.“
All PowerVault 120T tape autoloaders. For instructions, see Chapter 8,
“Installing and Configuring the PowerVault 130T Tape Library/120T
Autoloader.“
All PowerVault 130T tape libraries. For instructions, see Chapter 8, “Installing
and Configuring the PowerVault 130T Tape Library/120T Autoloader.“
All PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel bridges. For instructions, see Chapter 7,
“Installing and Configuring the PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel Multiport
Bridge.“
2. For all servers, perform the following functions:
a. Unpack and install all hardware (including mounting in the rack), and connect
AC power and LAN cables, but do not connect any SAN cables. For instruc-
tions, see the server documentation.
b. Install the operating system. For instructions, see the operating system
documentation.
c. Install all Fibre Channel HBAs. For instructions, see Chapter 4, “Installing the
Host Bus Adapter in the Server.”
d. Install Storage C. For instructions, see Chapter 10, “Installing and Configur-
ing Windows NT SAN Software Components.“
e. Install QLogic drivers and BIOS, and set the execution throttle. For instruc-
tions, see Chapter 4, “Installing the Host Bus Adapter in the Server.“
f. Install ATF. For instructions, see Chapter 10, “Installing and Configuring Win-
dows NT SAN Software Components.“
3. Connect all SAN cables.
a. Connect all SAN inter-switch links (ISLs).
b. Connect all servers.
c. Connect all storage array(s).
d. Connect all bridge(s).
4. Reboot all servers.
5. Install the Data Managed Node and the Data Supervisor or the Data Administra-
tor. For instructions, see Chapter 10, “Installing and Configuring Windows NT
SAN Software Components.“
6. Install the QLogic Fibre Channel Configuration Utility. For instructions, see Chap-
ter 9, “Adding or Replacing SAN Components.”