Making Management And Data Connections; Configuring An Ip Storage Area Network - Promise Technology VTrak M610i Product Manual

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Making Management and Data Connections

Configuring an IP Storage Area Network

• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in
hardware or software)
• A GbE Switch with iSCSI support
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Data Path
To establish an isolated data path:
1. Connect the 1 GbE (iSCSI) NIC to your GbE switch.
2. Connect the VTrak Data Ports to your GbE switch.
Management Path
To establish the management path:
Connect the PC's standard network card and VTrak Management Port to your
network switch.
Figure 10.VTrak IP SAN connections
PC
As an alternative, you can use the same GbE (iSCSI) NIC for your PC for
management and data connections. However, combining management and data
paths this way will reduce performance.
iSCSI Port
NIC GbE NIC
Network Switch
GbE Switch
iSCSI 2 iSCSI 1 Mgmt
IOIOI
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VTrak
Management Port