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This document provides information on an initialization error when connecting a Dell™ PowerVault™ 136T tape library to a storage area network (SAN) running Computer Associates® ARCserve™ Version 7.0 for Novell® NetWare®. When you are running ARCserve 7.0 for NetWare in a SAN with both Fibre Channel ports on a PowerVault 136T tape device connected to the same Fibre Channel fabric, ARCserve might not be able to detect the tape device and generate an initialization error.
w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m i In the Fast!UTIL Options window, select Exit Fast!UTIL, and then press . j Select Reboot System, and then press . Your system reboots with your updated settings. 2 Connect port A on the PowerVault 136T Fibre Channel module to the Fibre Channel fabric and disconnect port B.
Connecting the PowerVault 136T to Two Fibre Channel Fabrics 1 Verify that the Luns per Target setting in the QLogic HBA BIOS is set to 8 or 16. To check the Luns per Target setting, perform the following steps: a Reboot your system. During the reboot sequence, the following message appears: Press for Fast!UTIL b Press and hold the keys. The Select Host Adapter window appears. c Select the QLogic HBA connected to your system, and then press .
w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Figure 1-2 provides an example of this solution. NetWare host NetWare host Fibre Channel fabric 2 Fibre Channel fabric 1 Fibre Channel module port A and B are connected to separate fabrics PowerVault 136T connected to a Fibre Channel module Figure 1-2.
