VTRAK M-CLASS Product Manual

VTrak M-Class Product Manual
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iSCSI Storage Area Network
Figure 10. VTrak M300i and M200i SAN connections (M500i is similar)
This arrangement requires:
• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in
hardware or software)
• A GbE Switch with iSCSI support
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Connect the 1 GbE (iSCSI) NIC and VTrak Data Ports to your GbE switch to
establish an isolated data path.
Connect the PC’s standard network card and VTrak Management Port to your
network switch to establish the management path.
As an alternative, you can use the same GbE (iSCSI) NIC for your PC for
management and data connections. However, combining management and data
paths this way will reduce performance.
iSCSI 1 iSCSI 2
IOIOI
Controller
Mgmt
PC
VTrak
Network Switch
iSCSI Port (1 of 2)
Management
Port
GbE NIC
GbE Switch
NIC