Making Management and Data Connections
For Serial Attached SCSI setup skip to the next section.
Fibre Channel Host
Astra ES models can have one or two RAID controllers. Each controller has an Ethernet (RJ45) Management Port connector that enables you to monitor the Astra ES over your network using the Astra ES Management GUI Software. Astra ES supports HTTP(S) and Telnet protocols.
The Astra ES RAID controller has two
You can configure your Astra ES for:
•Storage Area Network (SAN)
•Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
•JBOD Expansion using a SAS data connection
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Figure 4: Fibre Channel controller data and management connectors
Configuring a Storage Area Network
A 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
To establish the data path:
On the Astra ES controller, connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel switch.
To establish the management path:
1.On the Astra ES controller, connect the Management Port to your network switch.
2.Connect each Host PC’s or Server’s standard NIC to your network switch.
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:
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