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Connection/Port Description
UPS control
Themini-D9connectorisusedwithanoptionalcableformonitoringa
connectedUninterruptiblePowerSupply.
Metadata and
Management
TheRJ-45GigabitEthernetportoneachcontrollerprovidestheMetadata
communicationsnetworkconnection,aswellasthemanagement
connectiontotheweb,andcommandlineinterface,usedtomanagethe
VTraksystemandSAN.Bothcontrollersofthedual-controllermodels
musthavetheirportsconnectedtotheMetadatanetworkastheyare
operatingasaredundantpair.
Serial port
TheRJ-11serialmanagementportprovidesanout-of-bandlocal
managementconnectiontotheVTraksystemusingtheRJ11–to–DB9
adapter,whichisincludedintheaccessorykit.
USB ports
ThetwoUSB2.0portsprovideaconvenientwaytosaveOPAS
informationtoaUSBdevice,whichcanbeusedbyPROMISETechnical
Supportforanyrequiredsupportactivities.
Fibre Channel ports
ThefourFibreChannelsocketsacceptcopperoropticalSFPstoprovide
thedatapathsfortheSAN.Thecontrollersperformloadbalancingacross
anyconnectedFibreChannelportstoprovidemaximumperformanceand
highavailability.
SAS Expansion port
TheVTrakincludesSASExpansioncapabilityforaddedstoragecapacity.
UptonineVTrakx30ExpansionunitscanbeconnectedtotheVTrak
A3800,foratotalof240drives.
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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