Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f - Manual (Page 8)

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• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Connect the VTrak Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel switch to
establish the data path.
Connect the PC’s standard NIC and the VTrak Management Port to your network
switch to establish the management path.
Fibre Channel Direct Attached Storage
Figure 9. VTrak M500f DAS connections (M300f and M200f are similar)
This arrangement requires:
• A Fibre Channel HBA card in the Host PC
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the PC
Connect the VTrak Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel HBA card in
your PC to establish the data path.
Connect the PC’s standard NIC and the VTrak Management Port to your network
switch to establish the management path.
Mgmt IOIOI
Controller
1 2
FC 1 FC 2
PC
VTrak
Network Switch
VTrak
FC Port (1 of 2)
Management
Port
FC HBA Card NIC