Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Supplemental Installation Guide

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Connecting to the HP ProLiant DL385 G5 (VT5900-J)
Here is an illustration of the back of the VT5900-J:
1. 2Gb FC port (slot 4, port
A)
2. 2Gb FC port (slot 5, port
A)
3. 2Gb FC port (slot 5, port
B)
4. 2Gb FC port (slot 4, port
B)
5. 4Gb FC port (slot 2, port
A)
6. 4Gb FC port (slot 2, port
B)
7. Power plugs
8. Ethernet port 2
9. Ethernet port 1
10. PS/2 port
11. PS/2 port
12. VGA port
13. USB ports
14. Serial port
15. iLO port
As a best practice, use all 4Gb ports first and connect the external disk array or tape device to a 4Gb
port. Then, if necessary, connect external storage to the 2Gb ports, which may provide half the
performance as the 4Gb ports.
To connect to the host server
1. 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 host server.
3. If you are cabling multiple host servers to VTS, repeat these steps for each host server.
4. 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 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.