Promise Technology VTrak M500f Quick Start Manual page 10

VTrak M-Class Quick Start Guide
iSCSI Direct Attached Storage
PC
NIC
Figure 11. VTrak M300i and M200i DAS connections (M500i is similar)
This arrangement requires:
• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in
hardware or software)
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Connect the GbE (iSCSI) NIC in your PC to one of the VTrak Data Ports to
establish an isolated data path.
Connect the PC's standard NIC and VTrak's Management Port to your network
switch to establish the management path.
Network Switch
Management
Port
GbE NIC
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Controller
iSCSI 1 iSCSI 2
Mgmt
IOIOI
iSCSI Port (1 of 2)
VTrak