Instruction manual

12 Introduction to the miSAN
Cybernetics UM-MV-86-B1-0801
Standard miSAN-V-Series models include software support for virtual tapes, drives and libraries.
Hardware support is offered for data backup and restoration using the integrated SCSI tape drive or
via network with the iSCSI interface.
The LVD parallel SCSI interface can allow the miSAN-V-Series to connect directly to a host system,
either instead of or in addition to the iSCSI interface, allowing for off-network backup and data resto-
ration.
All miSAN-V-Series models come with an integrated Tape Drive. A new feature for miSAN-V-Series
is a removable AIT Tape Drive. If your model comes equipped with this feature, please note that the
drive must not be installed or removed while the miSAN-V-Series is powered on. For more details on
this feature, please see the Removeable AIT manual that was included in your product documenta-
tion CD.
Features
Hardware
• Two iSCSI interface ports for data transfer (Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000Base-T)
• One Ethernet interface port for remote administration (Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000Base-T)
(Web Control Panel and Telnet Menu System)
• Two 68-pin VHDCI LVD ports (“Host”: Ultra160, “Reserved”: Ultra320)
• Removable AIT Tape drive
• Up to 6 Hot Swap SATA Disk Drives
Software
• CY-HSTC (High Speed Tape Cache) tape virtualization engine
• Web browser-based control panel
• Telnet menu system control
• iSCSI interface for multiple-host access
• optional Tape Library Control support
Caution
Although the miSAN-V-Series uses a removable AIT drive, the tape
drive is NOT able to be hot swapped in the miSAN-V6. In order to
remove or install the tape drive you must power down the miSAN first.
Not doing so can cause damage that will make the miSAN inoperable.