Promise Technology M300p User Manual
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)
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:
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)
Processor (SEP)
Fibre Channel
RAID Controller
RAID Controller
Power Supply
Cooling Unit
with Battery
with Battery
Power Supply
Cooling Unit
iSCSI 1
iSCSI 2
IOIOI
Controller
Mgmt
Cooling Unit
with Battery
with Battery
Power Supply 1
iSCSI
RAID
Controller
Power Supply 2
Storage
Enclosure
Processor
(SEP)
Enclosure
Processor
(SEP)