Virtual TapeServer 6.04.01 Installation Guide

22 | Cabling and Connecting VTS
Cable connection order
Cabling for the various VTS models is described in the following sections. Here is a summary
of each model’s base configuration:
* Four SCSI ports (in slots 4 and 5) and two 4Gb Fibre Channel (FC) ports (in slot 2) are provided in the base
configuration. Dual-port 2Gb FC cards can be purchased to replace the dual-port SCSI cards in slots 4 and 5.
Note For the most reliable service, use cables of the highest quality and shortest possible
length based on the location of the equipment in the data center. See Cables on page
16 for a description of cables that may be provided by HP.
Connecting the VT5900-E or VT5900-H
The VT5900-E and VT5900-H are 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 and VT5900-H is as follows:
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.
Also, note that you do not have to use all of the SCSI buses (or converter ports) for
VTDs. You can use the ports as initiators for legacy SCSI tape drives.
VTS Model Height
# of
SCSI Ports # of FC Ports
Optical or
Magnetic Drives
VT5900-E 2U 4 2* (for SAN
connection only)
DVD/CD
VT5900-G 2U 0 6 (2 for SAN
connection, 4 for
VTDs)
DVD/CD
VT5900-H 2U 4 2* (for SAN
connection only)
DVD/CD
VT5900-J 2U 0 6 (2 for SAN
connection, 4 for
VTDs)
DVD/CD
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