Task 4: Making Management And Data Connections - Promise Technology VTrak E-Class E830f Guide De Démarrage Rapide

Task 4: Making Management and Data Connections

Examples of VTrak configurations include:
• Fibre Channel SAN (below)
• Fibre Channel DAS (page 13)
• Fibre Channel with JBOD Expansion (page 15)
• Fibre Channel SAN – No Single Point of Failure (page 16)
Fibre Channel SAN
A Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) requires:
• A Fibre Channel switch
• A Fibre Channel HBA card in each Host PC or Server
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in each Host PC or Server
Figure 8. FC controller data and management ports
Management port
Data Path
To establish the data path:
1. Connect an FC data port on the left controller to your FC switch.
See Figure 9.
Connect an FC data port on the right controller to your FC switch.
2.
3. Connect your FC switch to the FC HBA card in both Host PCs or Servers.
For multipathing (MPIO) applications, see the VTrak E-Class Product
Manual on the CD.
For a list of supported FC HBAs, Switches and SFPs, download
the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE
Task 4: Making Management and Data Connections
Important
SAS expansion port (to JBOD)
Fibre Channel data ports
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support website.