Configuring Direct Attached Storage - Promise Technology VTRAK E610f Product Manual

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To establish the management path:
1. On the VTrak controller, connect the Management Port to your network
switch. Figure 12.
2. Connect each Host PC's or Server's standard NIC to your network switch.
Figure 12.SAN data and management connections. The E310f is shown.
The E610f is similar
Host PC or Server

Configuring Direct Attached Storage

Direct attached storage (DAS) requires:
• Two Fibre Channel HBA cards in the Host PC or Server
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC or Server
To establish the data path:
On the VTrak controller, connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports to your
Fibre Channel switch. See Figure 13.
To establish the management path:
1. On the VTrak controller, connect the Management Port to your network
switch. See Figure 13.
2. Connect the Host PC's or Server's standard NIC to your network switch.
Network Switch
FC Switch
Mgmt
UPS
FC 1 FC 2
4 4
2 2
1 1
Gb/s Gb/s 115200
8 N 1
22
Mgmt
UPS
FC 1 FC 2
4 4
2 2
1 1
Gb/s Gb/s 115200
8 N 1
VTrak
Host PC or Server