Netbackup 5330 Appliance Compute Node Pcie Slot I/O Configuration Options - VERITAS NetBackup Series Manual

I/O Slot
configuration
1 *
option
**** I/O configuration option notes:
A NetBackup 5240 Appliance using configuration H does not support Fibre Channel Replication (FCR) as a Target.
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A NetBackup 5240 Appliance using configurations D, E, H, and K can be configured as a dual port or as a quad
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port Fibre Transport Media Server (FTMS) server.
You can use the Initiator ports for tape-out operations and VMware Datastores in the following scenarios:
If you do not configure the appliance as an FTMS server.
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If you configure the appliance as a dual port FTMS server.
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You can also use the ports as a Fibre Channel Replication Initiator, or in combination with the previously mentioned
uses.
NetBackup 5330 Appliance compute node PCIe slot I/O configuration
options
Available NetBackup 5240 Appliance PCIe-based I/O
Table 1-8
configuration options (continued)
Slot Slot
2 3
The rear panel of the NetBackup 5330 Appliance compute node contains six PCIe
slots that are numbered 1 to 6. Slots 1, 2, and 3 are located in PCIe Riser Assembly
2. Slots 4, 5, and 6 are located in PCIe Riser Assembly 1.
All PCIe slots are populated with an 8 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapter
(HBA) card or a 10 Gb Ethernet network interface card (NIC). Slots 1 and 4 are
reserved exclusively for attachment to the Primary Storage Shelf.
For complete information about FC HBA card usage, see the NetBackup Appliance
Fibre Channel Guide.
Table 1-9 describes the default PCIe slot I/O configuration options for the NetBackup
5330 Appliance.
Introducing Fibre Channel support on NetBackup Appliance
Supported data transfer methods for NetBackup appliances
Slot Slot
4 5
Riser 2
Slot 3
Slot 2
Slot 1
Slot Slot Slot
6 7 ** 8 ***
Riser 1
Slot 6
Slot 5
Slot 4
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