Promise Technology VTrak M500f Quick Start Manual page 8

VTrak M-Class Quick Start Guide
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Connect the VTrak Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel switch to
establish the data path.
Connect the PC's standard NIC and the VTrak Management Port to your network
switch to establish the management path.
Fibre Channel Direct Attached Storage
PC
NIC
Figure 9. VTrak M500f DAS connections (M300f and M200f are similar)
This arrangement requires:
• A Fibre Channel HBA card in the Host PC
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Connect the VTrak Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel HBA card in
your PC to establish the data path.
Connect the PC's standard NIC and the VTrak Management Port to your network
switch to establish the management path.
Network Switch
Management
Port
Mgmt
FC HBA Card
8
Controller
FC 1 FC 2
IOIOI
1 2
VTrak
FC Port (1 of 2)
VTrak