AX100-Series - Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System with a Direct Connection to a NetWare Server
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Before You Start
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The following management port network information, which the
person responsible for your network should provide:
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Static IP address for each SP in the storage system.
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Subnet mask for the LAN to which you will connect the
storage system.
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Default gateway for the LAN to which you will connect the
storage system.
For any installation, you need
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A management host on the network to which you will connect the
storage-system management ports and with a supported Internet
browser for running Navisphere® Express. This host can also be
the server. For supported hosts and browsers, refer to
Supported
Configurations
in the
"
Technical descriptions" section on the
AX100 support website.
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A NetWare® host that is or will be a server with Fibre Channel
connections to the storage system. This server must have all
required updates, such as hot fixes or patches, installed. For
supported hosts and required updates, refer to
Supported
Configurations
in the
"
Technical descriptions" section on the
AX100 support website.
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One or more supported QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters
(HBAs), which may already be installed in the server. These
adapters must have the latest supported BIOS and driver. For
information on supported HBAs, BIOS, and drivers, refer to
Supported Configurations
in the "Technical descriptions" section on
the AX100 support website.
Never mix Fibre Channel HBAs from different vendors in the same
server.
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The following cables, which may already be connected for a
configuration with an existing storage system or server:
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A CAT 5 or higher LAN cable for each SP.
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An optical cable for each storage-processor (SP) Fibre Channel
port you will use on the storage system. (Each storage
processor has two ports.) For cable specifications, refer to
Technical Specifications
in the
"Technical description" section on
the AX100 support website.
