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SAN Configurations 2-9
If you are using Novell Storage Services (NSS) volumes in your SAN, you
must edit each system’s autoexec.ncf file. In this file, find the command
load nss.nlm and change it to LOAD NSS /AutoDeactivateVolume=all /Mail-
boxSize=16000 /ClosedFileCacheSize=100000 /CacheBalance=60. This
command prevents the NSS manager from mounting all NSS volumes
attached to the SAN.
Table 2-2. Supported Novell NetWare SAN Configurations
Component Supported Maximum Conditions/Requirements
Servers Maximum of 20 servers
running NetWare; 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.
Management
station
One Windows NT or
Windows 2000 system
isrequired formanaging
storage.
The Windows NT or Windows 2000
management station must be
attached to the same local-area or
wide-area network as one of the
NetWare servers, which must be
SAN-attached to the other NetWare
servers. At least one of the SAN-
attached NetWare servers must run
Data Managed Node for NetWare.
Target storage
ports
Maximum ofeight ports
for storage per fabric.
A maximum of eight ports are avail-
able for any combination of the fol-
lowing devices: PowerVault 35F
bridge, PowerVault 650F and 651F
disk processor enclosures (DPEs).
35F bridges Maximum of eight
PowerVault 35F bridges
Allows a maximum of eight bridges
in a backup SAN.
120T
autoloaders
Maximum of four Pow-
erVault 120T DLT4000
or DLT7000 autoload-
ers per PowerVault 35F
bridge.
Allows a maximum of 32 PowerVault
120T autoloaders per SAN.