Chapter 2: VTrak Installation
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Configuring Direct Attached Storage
This arrangement requires:
• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in
hardware or software)
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Data Path
To establish the data path:
Connect the GbE (iSCSI) NIC in your PC to one of the VTrak Data Ports.
Management Path
To establish the management path:
Connect the PC’s standard NIC and VTrak’s Management Port to your network
switch.
Figure 11.VTrak DAS connections
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