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Installing and configuring the host, Loading the operating system and software

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Fabric parameter ON OFF Connection parameter FC-AL Direct Fabric Attach Provides Not supported Not supported Installing and configuring the host This section explains how to install and configure Fibre Channel adapters (FCAs) that connect the host to the disk array. Loading the operating system and software Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the operating system and software onto the host. Load all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the FCA manufacturer. Installing and configuring the FCAs Install and configure the Fibre Channel adapters using the FCA manufacturer's instructions. Configuring NetWare Client NetWare 6.x NetWare Client software is required for the client system. After installing the software on the NetWare server, follow these steps: 1. Open the Novell Client Configuration dialog and click the Advanced Settings tab. 2. Change the following parameters: Give up on Requests to Sas: 180 Net Status Busy Timeout: 90 Configuring NetWare ConsoleOne NetWare 6.x Novell NetWare v6.x requires a tool called ConsoleOne to work in a storage environment. ConsoleOne is a free Java utility used to manage network resources. Configure ConsoleOne as follows: 1. Ensure NetWare Client software is already installed. 2. Install ConsoleOne on the NetWare 6.x server. 3. From the NetWare Client, run ConsoleOne: z:public/mgmt/consoleOne/1.2/bin/ConsoleOne 4. Right click the Server icon, and select Disk Management Devices. 5. Scroll left to the Media tab. 6. Click Partitions, New, and select a device. 7. Click Create, click NSS pools, click New, and name the pool. The pool name and volume name can be the same. XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for Novell NetWare 13

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Provides
Connection parameter
Fabric parameter
Not supported
FC-AL
ON
Not supported
Direct Fabric Attach
OFF
Installing and configuring the host
This section explains how to install and configure Fibre Channel adapters (FCAs) that connect the
host to the disk array.
Loading the operating system and software
Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the operating system and software onto the host. Load
all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the FCA manufacturer.
Installing and configuring the FCAs
Install and configure the Fibre Channel adapters using the FCA manufacturer's instructions.
Configuring NetWare Client
NetWare 6.x
NetWare Client software is required for the client system. After installing the software on the NetWare
server, follow these steps:
1.
Open the Novell Client Configuration dialog and click the
Advanced Settings
tab.
2.
Change the following parameters:
Give up on Requests to Sas:
180
Net Status Busy Timeout:
90
Configuring NetWare ConsoleOne
NetWare 6.x
Novell NetWare v6.x requires a tool called ConsoleOne to work in a storage environment. ConsoleOne
is a free Java utility used to manage network resources. Configure ConsoleOne as follows:
1.
Ensure NetWare Client software is already installed.
2.
Install ConsoleOne on the NetWare 6.x server.
3.
From the NetWare Client, run ConsoleOne:
z:public/mgmt/consoleOne/1.2/bin/ConsoleOne
4.
Right click the
Server
icon, and select
Disk Management Devices
.
5.
Scroll left to the
Media
tab.
6.
Click
Partitions
,
New
, and select a device.
7.
Click
Create
, click
NSS pools
, click
New
, and name the pool. The pool name and volume name
can be the same.
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