Configuring multipath support for hosts running NetWare operating systems

You must configure the Novell Storage Services (NSS) for multipath support.

1. Find and open the \NWSERVER\STARTUP.NCF file.
2. Enable asynchronous event notification by finding the LOAD SCSIHD.CDM line and adding AEN to the end of the line. The following line provides an example for a line that enables asynchronous event notification:

   LOAD SCSIHD.CDM AEN

3. Set multipathing support by adding the following line to the top of the file:

   SET MULTI-PATH SUPPORT=ON

4. Configure the host bus adapters (HBAs) by performing the following steps:
   1. Locate a line in the file that loads a fibre-channel HBA (for example LOAD QL2300.HAM SLOT=101).
   2. Add the following parameters to the end of the line, separated by spaces: /LUNS /MAXLUNS=## /ALLPATHS /PORTNAMES. Use the following syntax:

      LOAD adapter_driver_file.HAM SLOT=slot_number /LUNS
        /MAXLUNS=max_number_luns /ALLPATHS

      where adapter_driver_file is the file name for the HBA driver, slot_number is the number of the slot where the HBA is located, and max_number_luns is the maximum number of logical unit numbers (LUNs) that are allowed during the LUN scan.
      An example line is provided below:

      LOAD QL2300.HAM SLOT=101 /LUNS /MAXLUNS=64 /ALLPATHS /PORTNAMES

   3. Repeat step 4.a and step 4.b for each line in the file that loads a fibre-channel host bus adapter.
5. Find and open the SYS:\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
6. Insert the following line above the line that reads MOUNT ALL:

   SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES