Promise Technology M500p, M500i, M500f, M300p, M300i, M300f, M200i, M200p ISCSI Storage Area Network

VTrak M-Class Product Manual

iSCSI Storage Area Network
	Network Switch
	GbE Switch
	Management
	Port
		Controller
		VTrak
PC
NIC	GbE NIC	iSCSI Port (1 of 2)

Figure 10. VTrak M300i and M200i SAN connections (M500i is similar)

This arrangement requires:

•A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in hardware or software)

•A GbE Switch with iSCSI support

•A network switch

•A network interface card (NIC) in the PC

Connect the 1 GbE (iSCSI) NIC and VTrak Data Ports to your GbE switch to establish an isolated data path.

Connect the PC’s standard network card and VTrak Management Port to your network switch to establish the management path.

As an alternative, you can use the same GbE (iSCSI) NIC for your PC for management and data connections. However, combining management and data paths this way will reduce performance.

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