Virtual TapeServer 6.04.01 Installation Guide

14 | Installation Summary and Checklist
Servers
Models VT5900-E and VT5900-G are built on an HP ProLiant DL385 G2 server; models
VT5900-H and VT5900-J are built on an HP ProLiant DL385 G5:
Two Fibre Channel cards are installed (for supporting VTDs) in model VT5900-G and
VT5900-J. Two SCSI cards are installed in model VT5900-E and VT5900-H.
Internal disk storage
The VT5900-E, VT5900-G, VT5900-H, and VT5900-J models support optional internal storage
(model VT5904-E) that can be used for storing backup data. Each VT5904-E model provides
eight internal disk drives, each with 146GB of storage capacity.
External disk storage
Note In addition to the following models, the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
(EVA) is a qualified storage solution for use with VTS. The EVA requires a path
failover connection through two ports on the VTS server to two ports on the EVA.
After cabling the EVA, refer to Path failover on page 25 for information about
configuring path failover.
The following hardware may be purchased for external disk storage.
• VT5917, which is build on the StorageWorks Modular SAN Array (MSA) 2000fc. It houses
dual controllers, each of which provides two 4Gbps ports (4 in total) and uses 1GB of write
cache memory. The VT5917 also includes 12 1TB 7,200rpm SATA hard disk drives, which
provide 12TB of raw capacity (approximately 9TB when set up as RAID-5 and formatted).
• VT5918, which is an MSA 2000fc add-on enclosure and is available if additional storage is
needed after purchasing and installing the VT5917. It includes 12 1TB 7,200rpm SATA
disk drives. You can install up to three of these storage arrays per VT5917.
• VT5915, which is built on the StorageWorks MSA 1500cs. It provides one controller shelf
and one MSA 20 disk shelf, and it includes dual controllers, each of which provides a
single FC port. The VT5915 also includes 12 750GB 7,200rpm SATA disk drives.