Promise Technology VTrak E-CLass Guide De Démarrage Rapide page 11

Configuring a Storage Area Network
A storage area network (SAN) requires:
• A Fibre Channel switch
• A Fibre Channel HBA card in the Mac Pro or Xserve
• An Ethernet switch
Data Paths
To establish the data paths:
1. Connect one or both of the Fibre Channel ports on each VTrak controller to
your Fibre Channel switch.
2. Connect two or four Fibre Channel ports on the Mac to your Fibre Channel
switch.
Management Path
To establish the management path:
1. Connect the Management port on the VTrak controller to your network
switch. Figure 7 below and Figure 8 on page 12.
2. Connect each Mac's NIC to your network switch.
Figure 7 SAN data and management connections, dual controller
Mac
A two-path connection, as shown above, is the minimum requirement for VTrak.
Use a four-path connection for best performance and no single point of failure.
Task 3: Making Management and Data Connections
Management
cables
FC data cables
Fiber Channel Switch
Mgmt
UPS
FC 1 FC 2
4 4
2 2
1 1
Gb/s Gb/s 115200
8 N 1
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Ethernet Switch
Mgmt
UPS
FC 1 FC 2
4 4
2 2
1 1
Gb/s Gb/s 115200
8 N 1
VTrak