Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M200i - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 1: Introduction
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Figure 3. VTrak M500f Rear View (M500i/p have different controllers)
Figure 4. VTrak M300i/M200i Rear View (M300f/M200f and M300p/M200p
have different controllers)
Architectural Description
The VTrak M-Class is a Direct Attached Storage (DAS) subsystem that can also
function in a Storage Area Network (SAN). The subsystem supports 1.5 Gb/s and
3.0 Gb/s SATA drives:
• VTrak M500f/i/p supports up to 15 disk drives in a 3U enclosure
• VTrak M300f/i/p supports up to 12 disk drives in a 2U enclosure
• VTrak M200f/i/p supports up to 8 disk drives in a 2U enclosure
Mgmt
IOIOI
Controller
1 2
FC 1 FC 2
Storage Enclosure
Processor (SEP) Fibre Channel
RAID Controller
Power Supply Cooling Unit
with Battery Power Supply Cooling Unit
iSCSI 1 iSCSI 2
IOIOI
Controller
Mgmt
Cooling Unit
with Battery
Power Supply 1 iSCSI
RAID
Controller
Power Supply 2 Storage
Enclosure
Processor
(SEP)