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Attaching Cables

Foran illustration of how some of the components are cabled ina SAN,see the

cablingexample in Figure 2-4. Formore information about cables thatcan be used in a

SAN,see Appendix A, “Cable Types.”

Figure 2-4. SAN Cabling Configuration Example

Cabling Servers to PowerVault Storage

Systems

Performthe following stepsto cable your servers to a 650F,651F,or 660F PowerVault

storagesystem. For additional cabling information,see Appendix A, “Cable Types.”

1. Turnoff the server(s) and the PowerVault650F,651F,or 660F storage systems.

Contents

Main CHAPTER 2 SAN Configurations SAN Components Servers Server Software not Page Page Figure 2-3. Example of Server Accessing Storage Systems Directly and Behind a PowerVault 530F Host Bus Adapters PowerVault Fibre Channel Switches PowerVault 650F and 651F Disk Processor Enclosures PowerVault 660F and 224F Storage System s PowerVault 35F Fibre Channel Multipor t Bridge PowerVault 130T Library and 120T Autol oader Supported SAN Configurations Windows NT and Windows 2000 SAN Configurations Table 2-1. Supported Windows NT and Windows 2000 SAN Configurations PowerVaultFibre Channel Utilities CDVersion 4.0 VaultFibre Channel Update CD VaultStorage Area Network (SAN) Version4.0 Revision Compatibility Guide Novell NetWare SAN Configurations Table 2-1. Supported Windows NT and Wind ows 2000 SAN Configurations (continued) Table 2-2. Supported Novell NetWare SAN Configurations PowerVaultFibre Channel Utilities CDVersion 4.0 VaultFibre Channel Update CD VaultStorage Area Network (SAN) Version4.0 Revision Compatibility Guide Dell PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance Co nfigurations Dell PowerVault Systems StorageArea Network Revision Com- patibilityGuide Table 2-3. Supported PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance Configurations PowerVaultFibre ChannelUtilities CD Dell PowerVault FibreChannel Update CD Version 4.0 Table 2-3. Supported PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance Configurations (continued) Heterogeneous SAN Con figurations Table 2-4. Supported Heterogeneous SAN Configurations Dell PowerVault Systems StorageArea Network Revision Com- patibility Guide Table 2-4. Supported Heterogeneous SAN Configurations (continued) Getting the Connected Device WWNs Using the PowerVault 5xF Fibre Channel Switch Name Server Table PowerVaultSwitchM anager UsersGuide Page Powering Up and Shutting Down a SAN Powering Up a SAN NOTE:All devices identified in a step must be fully booted beforecontinuing to the nextstep. Shutting Down a SA N NOTE:All devices identified in a step must be fully shut down beforecontinuing to the next step.