Virtual TapeServer 8.0 Supplemental Installation Guide

46 | Hardware Information for Legacy Installations
The recommended cable connection order for the SCSI converter attached to a base model of
VT5900-E is as follows:
Note When attaching NonStop servers to the HVD ports, it is recommended that you attach
to HVD port D then to HVD port C and then to HVD ports A and B if necessary. Also,
note that you do not have to use all of the SCSI ports (or converter ports) for VTDs.
You can use the ports as initiators for legacy SCSI tape drives.
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).
Here is an illustration of the HVD and LVD ports on the back of the SCSI converter:
Note If you replace one or both of the SCSI cards with the 2Gbps Fibre Channel card(s), as
described in
SCSI-to-Fibre Channel Adapter Upgrade on page 37, and you set any of
the Fibre Channel ports to target mode (to connect the port to a virtual tape drive),
port numbering will change. After you replace the SCSI card(s) and reboot VTS, refer
to the Manage Virtual Devices page in the VTS web interface to see how the ports
were renumbered. Contact your VTS service and support representative for help
correlating port numbers to ports on the back of the VTS server.
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).
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 port 4A on VTS
server
To port 4B on VTS
server
To port 5A on VTS
server
To port 5B on VTS
server