Virtual TapeServer 8.0 Supplemental Installation Guide

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Connecting the HP ProLiant DL380 G4 (VT5900-B and VT5900-C)
The VT5900-B and VT5900-C were built on a 2U (3.5 inch) chassis and provides four SCSI
ports, numbered 0-3. The VT5900-C has a dual-channel Fibre Channel card but no DAT72
drive and is shipped with two (mirrored) 36GB SCSI drives, for use by the software only.
Optional six SCSI disks (146GB or 300GB) are available to give this unit internal storage. The
six SCSI disks replace the two 36GB drives. The VT5900-B model allows the use of all four
SCSI ports for connecting virtual tape drives. The VT5900-C model allows the use of all four
SCSI ports or the two Fibre Channel ports for connecting virtual tape drives.
The recommended cable connection order for the SCSI converter attached to a VT5900-B and
VT5900-C is as follows:
Here is an illustration of the port numbers on the back of the DL380 G4:
Here is an illustration of the HVD and LVD ports on the back of the SCSI converter:
Connecting the HP ProLiant DL385 G2 (VT5900-E)
The VT5900-E is built on a 2U (3.5 inch) chassis and provides four SCSI ports, numbered 0-3.
A dual-channel 4Gbps Fibre Channel card is also provided for connection to the SAN. This
base model allows the use of all four SCSI ports for connecting virtual tape drives (no ports on
the 4Gbps Fibre Channel card can be used for virtual connections).
HVD Bus A HVD Bus B HVD Bus C HVD Bus D
To NonStop server To NonStop server
LVD Bus A LVD Bus B LVD Bus C LVD Bus D
To port 2A on VTS
server
To port 2B on VTS
server
To port 3A on VTS
server
To port 3B on VTS
server