Virtual TapeServer 6.04.05 for NonStop Servers Supplemental Installation Guide

44 | Hardware Information for Legacy Installations
Connecting the HP ProLiant DL385 G2 (VT5900-G)
The VT5900-G are built on a 2U (3.5 inch) chassis and provides up to four Fibre Channel
ports, numbered 0-3. A dual-channel 4Gbps Fibre Channel card is also provided for
connection to external storage (ports 4 and 5). This base model allows the use of four 2Gbps
Fibre Channel ports for connecting virtual tape drives (no ports on the 4Gbps Fibre Channel
card can be used for virtual connections).
Here is an illustration of the slots on the back of the base model. If the P800 card is installed,
it is placed in slot 3 (below slot 4).
Modifying virtual tape connections
When modifying a virtual tape connection in VTS, you must define a virtual tape’s properties.
Refer to the Virtual TapeServer Configuration Guide for an explanation of the properties and
instructions for modifying them. These following provides information needed when
modifying the port ID for virtual tape connections on 6.03.39 and 6.03.41 hardware.
To determine the port ID, you must find the PCI slot number on the back of the VTS server
module where the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable connects from the card to the target. Labels
indicate the port number for each port. For legacy hardware, the port IDs are as follows:
Upgrading a SCSI Adapter to a Fibre Channel Adapter
SCSI-to-Fibre Channel Adapter Upgrade on page 33 provides instructions to replace one or
more SCSI cards with the same number of VTS-supported Fibre Channel cards. Instructions
for the 6.03.42 models are included in that appendix; refer to it for the steps required to
replace a SCSI card. This section describes the specific step needed for the following VTS
models:
• VT5900-A, on the HP ProLiant DL585 G1
• VT5900-B and VT5900-C, on the HP ProLiant DL380 G4
DL380 G4 (VT5900-B, VT5900-C)
Port Bus #
3 A 0
3 B 1
2 A 2
2 B 3
1 A 4
1 B 5