Installing an Emulex adapter and driver for a Novell NetWare host

This section provides installation steps for installing the Emulex adapter driver on a Novell NetWare host.

If you are installing the fibre-channel adapter for the first time, you must specify the correct topology. You must also select the appropriate device mapping driver.

Perform the following steps to install an Emulex adapter and driver:

  1. Record the IEEE number that is printed on the adapter card. You can use the IEEE number to determine the WWPN.
  2. Install the Emulex adapter card in the host system.
  3. Connect the cable to the adapter and to the DS6000™ or switch port that you configured for the host adapter. If you have not configured host adapter ports on your DS6000, see Host configuration through the DS Storage Manager.
  4. Install and configure the adapter driver on the host. Refer to the installation instructions provided by your host adapter vendor for specific adapter and adapter driver instructions. Go to Downloading and installing a host adapter driver or http://www.emulex.com/ts/docoem/ibm/index.htm .
  5. Once you have installed the driver from the NetWare server console, enter the following command: nwconfig. This command applies to NetWare 5.0 or later.
  6. Click NCF Files Options.
  7. Select Edit STARTUP.NCF file.
  8. Insert the following statement at the beginning of the STARTUP.NCF file: SET MULTI-PATH SUPPORT=OFF
  9. Find the LOAD statement for the LPFC.HAM driver and ensure that it reads as follows: LOAD LPFC.HAM SLOT=XXXX TOPOLOGY=1 /LUN MAX_LUN=32 RSCNZONE=1
  10. Save the STARTUP.NCF file.
  11. Restart the server, or unload and reload the LPFC driver manually.
    Note: The MAX_LUN parameter must be set to a number greater than the LUNs you have assigned to the adapter.
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