Promise Technology M500f Set Up Network Cable Connections, Fibre Channel Storage Area Network

VTrak M-Class Product Manual

Set Up Network Cable Connections

The VTrak M500f, M300f, and M200f share the same RAID controller design and use Fibre Channel (FC) connections for the data ports.

The VTrak M500i, M300i, and M200i share the same RAID controller design and use iSCSI connections for the data ports.

You can configure your VTrak data connections for a:

•Storage Area Network (SAN)

•Direct Attached Storage (DAS)

The VTrak M500p, M300p, and M200p share the same RAID controller design and use SCSI connections for the data ports. SCSI is limited to a DAS solution.

All VTrak models in this series have a single Ethernet (RJ-45) Management Port. connector that enables you to monitor the VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PROe Software. VTrak supports Ethernet and Telnet protocols.

Fibre Channel Storage Area Network.

	Network Switch
	FC Switch
	Management
	Port
		Controller
		VTrak
PC	FC HBA Card	FC Port (1 of 2)
NIC

Figure 8. VTrak M500f SAN connections (M300f and M200f are similar)

This arrangement requires:

•A Fibre Channel switch

•A Fibre Channel HBA card in the Host PC

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