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Qsan Document – User Manual
Installation
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Installation Overview
Before starting, prepare the following items:
A management computer with a Gigabit Ethernet NIC (recommend) on the same network as
the Qsan storage system.
Connection cables:
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All:
Use CAT 5e, or CAT 6 (recommend) network cables for the management port.
AegisSAN Q500:
。
Q500-P10:
CAT 5e, or CAT 6 (recommend) network cables.
。
Q500-P20 / F20 / F21 / F30:
Fibre Channel cables or AOCs (Active Optic Cable).
。
Q500-P21:
CAT 6 network cables.
AegisSAN V100:
。
V100-P10:
CAT 5e, or CAT 6 (recommend) network cables.
。
V100-P20 / F30:
Fibre Channel cables or AOCs (Active Optic Cable).
AegisSAN LX:
。
P400Q:
CAT 5e, or CAT 6 (recommend) network cables.
。
P600Q (10GBASE-T):
CAT 6 network cables.
。
P600Q (SFP+) / F600Q / F630Q:
Fibre Channel cables or AOCs (Active Optic Cable).
JBOD:
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J100 / J300Q:
SAS cables.
Prepare a storage system configuration plan by the network administrator. The plan should
include network information for the management port and iSCSI data ports. If using static IP
addresses, please prepare a list of the static IP addresses, the subnet mask, and the default
gateway.
Switches:
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All:
Gigabit switches (optional) for connecting management port.
AegisSAN Q500:
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Q500-P10 / P20 / F20 / F21 / F30:
Gigabit switches (recommended). Or Gigabit
switches with VLAN / LCAP / Trunking (optional).
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Q500-P20 / P21:
10 Gigabit switches with VLAN / LCAP / Trunking (optional).
