Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Supplemental Installation Guide

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Hardware Information for Legacy Installations
This chapter describes the hardware in older Virtual TapeServer (VTS) installations and that is
supported in an upgraded environment. It also provides cabling and Fibre Channel upgrade
procedures for the old hardware.
Hardware overview
For VTS installations that are upgrading to 8.0, the following hardware may be installed.
Servers
One of the following VTS server modules was installed:
l VT5900-A was built on the HP ProLiant DL585 G1 server
l VT5900-B and VT5900-C were built on the HP ProLiant DL380 G4 server
l VT5900-E and VT5900-G were built on an HP ProLiant DL385 G2 server
l VT5900-H was built on the HPProLiant DL385 G5 server
l VT5900-J was built on the HP ProLiant DL385 G5 server
l VT5900-K and VT5900-O were built on the HP ProLiant DL185 G5 server
l VT5900-L was built on the HP ProLiant DL380 G6 server
If you purchased the VT5900-SA for use with the VT5900-K or VT5900-L, refer to the Virtual
TapeServer SCSI-to-FC Adapter Quick Setup Guide and User Manual for installation and configuration
information.
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.