Use the Blackjack adapter for SATA 6Gbs drives and the AAMUX adapter for 3 Gbs SATA drives.
Figure 13: SATA disk drive mounted in carrier with Blackjack
adapter
NUMBER OF DRIVES REQUIRED
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level
Level
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1E
RAID 3
RAID 5
* A JBOD expansion unit may be required.
** Must be an even number of drives.
TASK 4: MANAGEMENT CONNECTIONS
This section describes how to establish a management connection the Vess R2600 subsystem. There are two methods to establish a
management connection to the Vess R2600. The Vess J2600 system is managed through a Vess R2600 subsystem that is attached via
the SAS expansion link.
Important
For a list of supported FC HBAs, Switches and SFPs, download the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE support
website:
Vess R2600 does not support cascading of multiple RAID subsystems. Cascading is planned for a future release.
MANAGEMENT PATH NETWORK (ETHERNET) CONNECTION
The Vess R2600 controller has one (1) Ethernet RJ-45 Management Port connector. See "Figure 15: Vess R2600fi controller data and
management ports".
To establish the management path:
1. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to the network connector or standard NIC in the Host PC.
Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the standard network switch.
2. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the standard net- work switch.
Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Management Port on the Vess R2600 subsystem.
If you have multiple Vess R2600 subsystems, Host PCs or Servers, repeat steps 1 and 2 as required.
Number of Drives
1 or more
2 only
2 or more
3 to 32*
3 to 32*
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Figure 14: SATA disk drive mounted in carrier with AAMUX
adapter
Level
Number of Drives
RAID 6
RAID 10
RAID 30
RAID 50
RAID 60
10
4 to 32*
4 or more**
6 or more
6 or more
8 or more