User Manual

Appendix A Rem otaSilo Conf i gurat i ons 27
RemotaSi l o Us er’ s Guide - Rev. B00 Kingst on Technology Company
The temporary host can transfer back the control to the local host at any
time, as required by the system manager.
Figure A-2 shows both a local and a remote host PC, each equipped
with a modem and running the same RemotaSilo remote access
application. The
local host RemotaSilo system is connected to a
network server via a SCSI cable.
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MODEM
MODEM REMOTE PC
PHONE LINE
RAID
NETWORK
SERVER
DS500 TO WER
WITH
REMOTASILO
HOST PC
SERIAL CABLE
SCSI CABLE
Figure A-2: Remote Cable Configuration
Multipl e RemotaSi lo Chassis Connected
via Ethernet
As many as 16 RemotaSilo chassis can be connected together via
Ethe rnet cab les. All cha ssis in th e system ar e monit ored and controlled
by a single host computer. For purposes of this User’s Guide, a
RemotaSilo “cluster” will be defined as a mass storage system
configuration which meets all the following conditions:
a. Multiple RemotaSilo chassis are connected via Ethernet cables
using the Ethernet ports installed on each chassis
b. All RemotaSilo chassis connected via Ethernet cables are
monitored by and connected to a single host computer via a
serial cable (a SCSI port is also available).