Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Supplemental Installation Guide
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l HVD Bus D > To NonStop server
l LVD Bus A > To VTSslot 4A
l LVD Bus B > To VTSslot 4B
l LVD Bus C > To VTSslot 5A
l LVD Bus D > To VTSslot 5B
It is recommended that you attach to HVD bus D then to HVD bus C and then to HVD buses A
and B if necessary. Also, note that you do not have to use all of the SCSI buses (or converter
ports) for VTDs. You can use the ports as initiators for legacy SCSI tape drives.
2. Connect the other end of the LVD cable to the appropriate SCSI port on the VTS server.
3. Connect one end of an HVD cable to the appropriate HVD bus on the SCSI converter.
4. Connect the other end of the HVD cable to the host server.
5. If you are cabling multiple host servers to VTS, repeat these steps.
6. Note the port number used on the VTS server. Later, you will have to set this port to target
mode using the VTS web interface.
To connect to an external Fibre Channel disk array or tape device
1. Connect one end of a Fibre optic cable to the Fibre Channel (FC) port on the VTS server.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the external disk array or tape drive or library.
You may want to connect a second cable, to provide redundancy. You can connected to a separate
SAN switch or RAID controllers on the server. See "Configure storage space and path failover" in the
Quick Start Guide for more information.
To connect to external SCSI tape devices
If the drive or library requires an HVD SCSI connection, follow the steps in "To connect to host
servers through the SCSI converter" on page 54 to cable the drive or library to the SCSI converter.
Then, follow these steps to cable the SCSI converter to the VTS server.
1. For a SCSI connection, connect one end of an LVD cable to a SCSI port on the VTS server. For a
Fibre Channel connection, connect one end of a Fibre optic cable to a Fibre Channel (FC) port
on the VTS server.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the external drive or library.
3. Repeat these steps for additional drives or libraries.
4. Note the port number(s) used on the VTS server. Later, you will have to set the port(s) to
physical mode using the VTS web interface.
To connect to the network
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to Ethernet port 1, which is the port on the left (labeled in the
server diagram). Port 1 corresponds to eth0 in Linux, which is the VTS operating system. Connect the