VTrak E-Class Product Manual
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SAS with JBOD Expansion
To expand the number of disk drives:
1. Connect the SAS expansion port on the E610s or E310s controller to the
SAS IN port (with a diamond icon) on the I/O module of the first J610s or
J310s unit. See Figure 20.
2. Connect the SAS OUT port (with a circle icon) on the first J310s unit to the
SAS IN port (with a diamond icon) on the I/O module of the next J610s or
J310s unit.
3. Connect the remaining J610s or J310s units in the same manner.
You can combine J610s and J310s units in the JBOD expansion.
Be sure to connect circle icon to diamond icon or vice versa.
Figure 20.SAS JBOD data connections
In the diagram above, the E310s model is shown. Connections for the E610s are
the same.
Important
For multipathing (MPIO) applications, see:
• “Appendix B: Multipathing on Windows” on page 367
• “Appendix C: Multipathing on Linux” on page 389
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