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SAN Configurations 2-7
Table 2-1. Supported Windows NT and Windows 2000 SAN
Configurations
Component Supported Maximum Conditions/Requirements
Servers Maximum of 20 servers
running Windows NT
and Windows 2000; a
maximum of 24 serv-
ers for a backup-only
SAN.
SeetheReleaseNotesonthe
Dell
PowerVault Fibre Channel Utilities
CD Version 4.0
or the
Dell Power-
Vault Fibre Channel Update CD
Version 4.0
or see the
Dell Power-
Vault Storage Area Network (SAN)
Version 4.0 Revision Compatibility
Guide
at http://support.dell.com
for a list of supported servers and
required revision levels.
Host bus
adapters
(HBAs)
Maximum of two HBAs
per server.
Allows a maximum of 40 HBAs in a
SAN and 48 HBAs in a backup-only
SAN.
Target storage
ports
Maximum ofeightports
for storage per fabric.
For the purpose of fault-
tolerance and load-
balancing, each 56F pro-
vides 10 ports for serv-
ers and four ports for
storage, and each 50F
and 51F provides five
ports for servers and
two ports for storage.
A maximum of eight ports are avail-
able for any combination of the fol-
lowing devices: PowerVault 35F
bridges, PowerVault 650F and 651F
disk processor enclosures (DPEs), or
PowerVault 660F storage systems.
For information on the 530F, see
Table 2-3.
35F bridges Maximum of eight Pow-
erVault 35F bridges
Allows a maximum of eight bridges
in a backup SAN.
120T
autoloaders
Maximum of four
PowerVault 120T
DLT4000 or DLT7000
autoloaders per Power-
Vault 35F bridge.
Allows a maximum of 32 PowerVault
120T autoloaders per SAN.
130T libraries Maximum of two
PowerVault 130T
DLT4000 or DLT7000
libraries per PowerVault
35F bridge.
Allows a maximum of 16 PowerVault
130T libraries per SAN with a
maximum of four tape drives per
PowerVault 35F bridge.