Promise Technology VTrak E-Class Series Kurzanleitung Seite 14

VTrak Quick Start Guide
Configuring Direct Attached Storage
Direct attached storage (DAS) requires:
• A Fibre Channel HBA card in the Mac Pro or Xserve
• An Ethernet switch
Data Paths
To establish the data paths:
Connect one or both of the Fibre Channel ports on each VTrak controller to
the Fibre Channel card in your Mac.
Management Path
To establish the management path:
1. Connect the Management port on the VTrak controller to your network
switch. See Figure 10 below and Figure 11 on the next page.
2. Connect the Mac's NIC to your network switch.
Figure 10 DAS data and management connections, dual controller
FC data cables
Ethernet Switch
2 1
Mgmt
UPS
FC 1 FC 2
4 4
2 2
1 1
Gb/s Gb/s 115200
8 N 1
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Mac
Mgmt
UPS
FC 1 FC 2
4 4
2 2
1 1
Gb/s Gb/s 115200
8 N 1
VTrak
Management
cables