Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Supplemental Installation Guide

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l VT5930 controller, which is built on the P2000 MSA and has 12 2TB drives and up to three
VT5931 expansion chassis (P2000 MSA), each with 12 2TB drives; maximum capacity per P2000
system is 96TB
.
Fibre Channel upgrade card
To replace a SCSI card with a Fibre Channel card on an HP ProLiant server, the VT5900-FCU may
have been purchased:
This Fibre Channel upgrade card is a 2 Gbps, dual-port, 64-Bit/133 MHz, PCI-X-to-Fibre Channel host
bus adapter (HBA).
Cabling and connecting VTS
Cabling for the various VTS models is described in the following sections. Here is a summary of each
model’s configuration:
VTS Model Hardware Height # of
SCSI Ports
# of FC
Ports
Optical or
Magnetic Drives
VT5900-A DL585 G1 4U 12 4 CD
VT5900-E DL385 G2 2U 4 2* (for SAN
connection
only)
DVD/CD
VT5900-G DL385 G2 2U 0 6 (2 for
SAN
connection,
4 for
VTDs)
DVD/CD
VT5900-H DL385 G5 2U Up to 4 Up to 4 --
VT5900-J DL385 G5 2U 0 Up to 6 --
VT5900-K DL185 G5 2U 0 Up to 4 --