Virtual TapeServer 6.03.42 Installation Guide

Cabling and Connecting VTS | 23
Connections from third SCSI converter:
Here is an illustration of the bus numbers on the back of the VT5900-A (DL585):
Here is an illustration of the HVD and LVD ports on the back of the SCSI converter:
Connecting the VT5900-E
The VT5900-E is built on a 2U (3.5 inch) chassis and provides four SCSI buses, numbered 0-3.
A dual-channel 4Gb FC card is also provided for connection to the SAN. This base model
allows the use of all four SCSI buses for connecting virtual tape drives (no ports on the 4Gb
FC card can be used for virtual connections).
The recommended cable connection order for the SCSI converter attached to a base model of
VT5900-E is as follows:
HVD Bus A HVD Bus B HVD Bus C HVD Bus D
To NonStop server To NonStop server To NonStop server To NonStop server
LVD Bus A LVD Bus B LVD Bus C LVD Bus D
To bus 0 (PCI-X slot
4A) on VTS server
To bus 1 (PCI-X slot
4B) on VTS server
To bus 2 (PCI-X slot
5A) on VTS server
To bus 3 (PCI-X slot
5B) on VTS server
Note When attaching NonStop servers to the HVD buses, it is recommended that you
attach to HVD bus D then to HVD bus C and then to HVD buses A and B if necessary.
HVD Bus A HVD Bus B HVD Bus C HVD Bus D
To NonStop server To NonStop server To NonStop server To NonStop server
LVD Bus A LVD Bus B LVD Bus C LVD Bus D
To bus 8 (PCI-X slot
4A) on VTS server
To bus 9 (PCI-X slot
4B) on VTS server
To bus 10 (PCI-X
slot 3A) on VTS
server
To bus 11 (PCI-X
slot 3B) on VTS
server