Promise Technology VTRAK E610f Quick Start Guide

Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections
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To establish the management path:
1. Connect the Management port on the VTrak controller to your network
switch. Figure 12.
2. Connect each Host PC’s or Server’s standard NIC to your network switch.
Figure 12.SAN data and management connections. The E310f is shown.
The E610f is similar
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:
Connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports on the VTrak controller to your Fibre
Channel switch. See Figure 13.
To establish the management path:
1. Connect the Management port on the VTrak controller to your network
switch. See Figure 13.
2. Connect the Host PC’s or Server’s standard NIC to your network switch.
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Promise Technology VTRAK E610f Specifications

General

Brand	Promise Technology
Model	VTRAK E610f
Category	Storage
Language	English