Veritas NetBackup™ 5230 Appliance and Storage Shelf Product Description
- Product overview
- Cables
- Technical specifications, standards, and compliance information
- Appendix A. About the optional Veritas 2U12 49TB Storage Shelf
About the NetBackup 5230 rear panel configurations
The NetBackup 5230 appliance ships in the following configurations. The external storage shelves can be ordered as separate devices.
Table: NetBackup 5230 rear panel configurations
Configuration | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | Slot 4 | Slot 5 | Slot 6 |
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A | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated |
B | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
C | Not populated | Not populated | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
D | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
E | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
A (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated | Not populated |
B (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Not populated | Not populated | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
C (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Not populated | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Not populated | Not populated |
D (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 10 GbE Ethernet | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
E (with an external storage shelf) | SAS RAID controller | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel | Dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel |
Configuration D notes:
You can use the FC ports in slots 2 and 4 for VMware, Optimized Deduplication over FC, or tape library connectivity. Both ports on each card are configured in Initiator mode.
You can use the FC ports in slots 5 and 6 for Fibre Transport media server (FTMS) support.
Understand that port 1 on the FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 is configured in Target mode. The other port on these cards is configured in Initiator mode.
Configuration E notes:
You can use the FC ports in slots 2, 3, and 4 for VMware, Optimized Deduplication over FC, or tape library connectivity. Both ports on each card are configured in Initiator mode.
You can use the FC ports in slots 5 and 6 for Fibre Transport media server (FTMS) support.
Understand that port 1 on the FC HBA cards in slots 5 and 6 is configured in Target mode. The other port on these cards is configured in Initiator mode.
For complete information about FC HBA card usage, see the NetBackup Appliance Fibre Channel Guide.