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12-2 SAN Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
2. To connect an interface between the 5xF Fibre Channel switch and each of the
NetWare servers that you want to install on the SAN (see Figure 12-1), perform
the following steps:
a. Connect the high-speed serial data connector (HSSDC) of the interface cable
to the QLogic HBAs on each system.
b. Connect the other end of the cable to the 5xF Fibre Channel switch.
3. To connect an interface between each of the storage processors (SPs) on the
65xF storage systems and the 5xF Fibre Channel switch, perform the following
steps:
a. Connect the HSSDC to the switch on each cable.
b. Connect the DB-9 connector to one of the 9-pin connectors on the SP
modules.
4. Verify the connection between the NetWare system and a Windows NT or Win-
dows 2000 management station on the local area network (LAN).
5. Power on all Fibre Channel switches and PowerVault storage systems.
This step takes 3–5 minutes and ensures that the PowerVault storage systems
are completely booted.
6. Power on the server(s).
7. Complete any switch zoning before continuing.
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Before you connect a Dell PowerVault 65xF system to your PowerEdge or Compaq
system running NetWare, you must update the BIOS and the NVRAM on your sys-
tem’s QLogic HBAs.
For support of a NetWare Configuration on a SAN with more than eight logical unit
numbers (LUNs), the QLogic BIOS settings must be updated as follows:
1. Turn on or reboot the server.
2. When the QLogic BIOS message appears during the power-on self-test (POST),
press <Alt><q>.
If the server has more than one controller installed, the Select Host Adapter
screen is displayed with a list showing each installed controller and the
corresponding address. If the server has only one controller, the Controller
screen is displayed with a list of the options for the selected controller.