Promise Technology EX8658, EX8654, EX8650, EX4650 Connecting SuperTrak to a SuperSwap Enclosure

SuperTrak EX Series User Manual

Connecting SuperTrak to a SuperSwap Enclosure

If you are using Promise SuperSwap enclosures:

1.Attach SAS fanout cables to the SAS ports of the SuperTrak card.

2.Connect the other ends of the SAS fanout cables to the SuperSwap enclosure.

3.Connect the 3-to-3 pin management cable (came with the SuperSwap) from the SuperSwap connector on SuperTrak card to the Management connector on the back of the the SuperSwap housing.

4.Optional. If you are installing multiple SuperSwap 4600s, install a 6-pin daisy-chain cable from the daisy-chain OUT connector of the first SuperSwap to the daisy-chain IN connector of the second.

SuperTrak supports up to eight SuperSwap 1600 enclosures or up to two SuperSwap 4600 enclosures.

Connecting SuperTrak to a VTrak JBOD Enclosure

If you are connecting the SuperTrak card to a single VTrak JBOD enclosure, you can attach the SAS multi-lane cable to either the circle or diamond port on the enclosure.

However, if you plan to cascade multiple VTrak JBOD enclosures, you must attach the SAS multi-lane cable to the circle port on the first enclosure.

Figure 11. Attaching the SAS multi-lane cable to the diamond port

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Controller	(supplied with VTrak)	enclosure

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