Virtual TapeServer 6.04.03 for NonStop Servers Supplemental Installation Guide

38 | Hardware Information for Legacy Installations
• Models VT5900-E and VT5900-G are built on an HP ProLiant DL385 G2 server:
Two Fibre Channel cards are installed (for supporting VTDs) in model VT5900-G. Two
SCSI cards are installed in model VT5900-E.
SCSI converters
Each SCSI converter converts high-voltage differential (HVD) Ultra160/SCSI-3 to low-voltage
differential (LVD) Ultra-2 SCSI. It provides up to four converter circuits. Here is a picture of
the back of the SCSI converter:
Internal storage
If the VT5900-C, VT5900-E, or VT5900-G was purchased, additional internal storage may
have been purchased for storing virtual tapes. The following additional internal storage
models were available:
• VT5904-A, which provided one internal disk drive of 146GB storage space
• VT5904, which provided six internal disk drives of 146GB each
• VT5904-B, which provided one internal disk drive of 300GB
• VT5904-E, which provides eight internal disk drives, each with 146GB of storage capacity
External disk storage
If VTS model VT5900-A, VT5900-C, VT5900-E, or VT5900-G is installed, the following
hardware may have been installed for external disk storage.
• 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 Fibre Channel port. The VT5915 also includes 12 750GB 7,200rpm SATA disk
drives.
• VT5916, which is an MSA 20 add-on enclosure and is available if additional storage is
needed after purchasing and installing the VT5915. It includes 12 750GB 7,200rpm SATA
disk drives. You can install up to three of these storage arrays per VT5915.