Scsi Direct Attached Storage - Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M200f Product Manual

VTrak M-Class Product Manual

SCSI Direct Attached Storage

PC
Figure 12. VTrak M300p and M200p DAS connections (M500p is similar)
This arrangement requires:
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
• A SCSI HBA card in the PC
• A SCSI cable that fits your HBA card and has a VHDCI connector to fit the
VTrak SCSI channel
VTrak's SCSI connectors are bi-directional. However, the internal termination
feature works only on the "Out" connector. Internal termination is set to
"Automatic" by default.
Connect the PC's standard NIC and VTrak's Management Port to your network
switch to establish the management path.
Connect a SCSI cable to the PC's SCSI HBA card and one of the VTrak's SCSI
channels. To use the internal termination feature, attach the SCSI cable to the
"In" connector. An external terminator is not required for this arrangement.
If you plan to connect multiple VTraks on a SCSI chain, connect the other side of
the same SCSI channel on the first VTrak to a SCSI channel on the second
VTrak.
See "SCSI Channel Settings" on page 95 or "Channel Settings" on page 198 for
more information about the internal termination feature.
Mgmt
In
Out
NIC
SCSI HBA
Card
24
Network Switch
Management Port
Controller
IOIOI
In
Out
1 2
In connector
SCSI Channel
(1 of 2)
VTrak