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Controller Metadata and Management interface

Gigabit Ethernet port, connect on both controllers to Metadata and Management network.

metAdAtA And mAnAgement networK

ConneCtIons

This section describes how to establish the network connection used for SAN management and for sharing the

Metadata used for the network le system. The network fabric used for this purpose is Gigabit Ethernet. All client

computers and all VTraks used on the SAN must be connected to this network using Gigabit Ethernet connections.

All cabling should be Category 6 (Category 5E at a minimum). The Metadata server functions as Active/Stand-

by (Active/Passive) with dual controllers for built-in redundancy. Both controllers should be connected to the

Metadata and Management network.

To complete the Metadata and Management network connection, the minimum requirements are:

• EachclientcomputermusthaveaGigabitEthernetconnection

• AGigabitEthernetnetworkswitch

• Cabling(Cat5Eminimum,Cat6preferred)

ConnECt DEviCEs to MEtaData anD ManagEMEnt nEtwork

To establish the Metadata and Management path:

1. On the VTrak A3800, connect Ethernet cables between the Management ports on both RAID controllers

and a network switch.

2. Connect an Ethernet cable from the dedicated Metadata Gigabit Ethernet port on all SAN clients to the

network switch.

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