support.dell.com Novell NetWare Support for Dell PowerVault 65xF Storage Systems 12-1

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This chapter provides instructions for connecting Dell PowerVault 650F and 651F stor-
age systems to a Dell PowerEdge or Compaq server system running the Novell
NetWare operating system. All procedures in this document require administrator
access permissions.
This chapter describes a NetWare configuration that requires that Managed Nod e for
NetWare be installed on at least one of the NetWare servers (see Figure2-2).
This chapter describes the following procedures:
Cabling the NetWare system to the storage area network (SAN)
Updating the QLogic host bus adapter (HBA) basic input/output system (BIOS)
and nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM)
Installing the QLogic drivers on the NetWare system
Installing, Configuring, and Uninstalling Data Managed Node for NetWare
Dell OpenManage ATF for NetWare
Creating partitions and volumes on the NetWare hard-disk drives
NOTE: To install the Windows NT or Windows 2000-based Data Management soft-
ware, see Chapter 11, “Installing, Configuring, and Removing Microsoft Windows
SAN Software Components.”

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Perform the following steps to cable NetWare systems to the PowerVault storage
system:
1. Turn off the PowerEdge server(s) and the PowerVault 65xF storage systems.
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