Table 2-2. Supported Novell NetWare SAN Configurations (continued)

Component

Supported Maximum

Conditions/Requirements

 

 

 

130T libraries

Maximum of two

Allows a maximum of 16 PowerVault

 

PowerVault 130T

130T libraries per SAN with a maxi-

 

DLT4000 or DLT7000

mum of four tape drives per Power-

 

libraries per PowerVault

Vault 35F bridge.

 

35F bridge.

 

 

 

 

Switches

Maximum of six Power-

Three switches are supported per

 

Vault Fibre Channel

fabric, allowing six switches for

 

switches per SAN.

redundant configurations and three

 

 

for nonredundant configurations. At

 

 

least one PowerVault 51F or 56F

 

 

switch per fabric is strongly recom-

 

 

mended for support of a zoning GUI;

 

 

see the Dell PowerVault Systems

 

 

Storage Area Network Revision Com-

 

 

patibility Guide, which is available at

 

 

http://support.dell.com, for the lat-

 

 

est release of the GUI.

 

 

 

Dell PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance Configurations

A SAN zone that contains one or more Dell PowerVault 530F SAN appliances is con- sidered to be a PowerVault 530F SAN appliance configuration. A PowerVault 530F SAN appliance configuration contains either one stand-alone appliance or two appli- ances configured as a redundant pair. Each PowerVault 530F SAN appliance configuration (stand-alone or redundant pair) must be in a separate zone.

Table 2-3 lists the maximum number of components supported in a PowerVault 530F configuration.

Table 2-3. Supported PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance Configurations

Component

Supported Maximum

Conditions/Requirements

 

 

 

Servers

Maximum of 20 serv-

 

ers running Windows

 

NT or Windows 2000.

See the Release Notes on the Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Utilities CD Version 4.0 or the Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Update CD Version 4.0 or see the Dell PowerVault Storage Area Network (SAN) Version 4.0 Revision Compatibility Guide at http://support.dell.com for a list of supported servers and required revi- sion levels.

Host bus

Maximum of two HBAs

Allows a maximum of 40 HBAs in a

adapters

per server.

SAN and 48 HBAs in a backup-only

(HBAs)

 

SAN.

 

 

 

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650F, 651F specifications

The Dell 651F and 650F are notable entries in the Dell family of networking switches, designed to meet the increasingly demanding requirements of modern enterprises. Built to enhance network performance and reliability, these switches embody a variety of features and technologies that cater to both small businesses and large organizations.

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