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Connection/Port Description
UPS control
Themini-D9connectorisusedwithanoptionalcableformonitoringa
connectedUninterruptiblePowerSupply.
Metadata and
Management
TheRJ-45GigabitEthernetportoneachcontrollerprovidestheMetadata
communicationsnetworkconnection,aswellasthemanagement
connectiontotheweb,andcommandlineinterface,usedtomanagethe
VTraksystemandSAN.Bothcontrollersofthedual-controllermodels
musthavetheirportsconnectedtotheMetadatanetworkastheyare
operatingasaredundantpair.
Serial port
TheRJ-11serialmanagementportprovidesanout-of-bandlocal
managementconnectiontotheVTraksystemusingtheRJ11–to–DB9
adapter,whichisincludedintheaccessorykit.
USB ports
ThetwoUSB2.0portsprovideaconvenientwaytosaveOPAS
informationtoaUSBdevice,whichcanbeusedbyPROMISETechnical
Supportforanyrequiredsupportactivities.
Fibre Channel ports
ThefourFibreChannelsocketsacceptcopperoropticalSFPstoprovide
thedatapathsfortheSAN.Thecontrollersperformloadbalancingacross
anyconnectedFibreChannelportstoprovidemaximumperformanceand
highavailability.
SAS Expansion port
TheVTrakincludesSASExpansioncapabilityforaddedstoragecapacity.
UptonineVTrakx30ExpansionunitscanbeconnectedtotheVTrak
A3800,foratotalof240drives.
Ports anD ConnECtions
All connections for the data path and the management and Metadata communication network are located on
the controller or controllers on the rear of the VTrak.
Close up view of VTrak A3800 Controller
Fibre Channel Ports (1 - 4)
SAS Expansion
UPS control
Serial port
USB Management
& Metadata
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