ATTO Technology FastFrame NQ41 Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation and Operation Manual
FastFrame NQ41
40Gb Single Port PCIe 3.0 Network Interface Card
FastFrame NQ42
40Gb Dual Port PCIe 3.0 Network Interface Card

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  • Page 1 ATTO FastFrame Network Interface Card Installation and Operation Manual FastFrame NQ41 40Gb Single Port PCIe 3.0 Network Interface Card FastFrame NQ42 40Gb Dual Port PCIe 3.0 Network Interface Card...
  • Page 2 (716) 691-1999 ext. 242 © 2015 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Windows Linux Appendix A Glossary ....................i Appendix B Accessories ..................iii Appendix C ATTO Adapter Selection Guides ............iv Appendix D Standards, Compliances ..............viii FCC standards: radio and television interference Compliances Appendix E Safety, Warranty ................xi Safety ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty...
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    1 ATTO FastFrame 40Gb Ethernet Features & Overview FastFrame 40Gb Ethernet Adapters provides high-performance, low-latency 40 Gbps Ethernet connectivity. ATTO’s 40Gb Ethernet Adapter solutions are single- FastFrame 40Gb NICs provide high-performance, and dual-channel PCIe 3.0 x8 solutions offering near low-latency 40 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. Built line-rate throughput via the usage of Remote Direct using silicon provided by the industry’s leader in low Memory Access (RDMA), specifically the RDMA over...
  • Page 5: Software Specifications

    • Up to 40Gb/s throughput per port • High-performance x8 PCIe 3.0 bus Ethernet features • Data rate per port: 40Gb/s, 10Gb/s • Jumbo frame support up to 9,000 bytes 2 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 6: Fastframe Nq41 Adapter

    ATTO customers are accustomed to. • Large send offloads (LSO) Host bus specifications The FastFrame NQ41 QSFP+ NIC is best suited fro users interested in utilizing qualified, high-quality • PCI Express 3.0 (1.1 and 2.0 compatible) pluggable optical QSFP+ transceivers providing through an x8 edge connector connectivity distances of up to 30m.
  • Page 7 Mac OS X driver support Q1 2016 Q1 2016 Cable length varies by interface and cable type. Interface Cable type Max Distance 40Gb Passive Copper 40Gb Passive Copper 40Gb Active Fibre 40Gb Active Fibre 4 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 8: Driver Installation

    14 Change to the directory created above then run A download window appears. Choose Save the installer script ./install.sh. File. Double-click the downloaded file to extract and launch the driver setup program. 6 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    PCI Express slots. and assigned to the 2nd port. Repeat step 4 through 5 for each adapter you want to install. Close the case on the computer and power it 8 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 10: Bracket Details

    Bracket details Exhibit 3-2 FFRM-NQ41 Single-Port Bracket Exhibit 3-1 FFRM-NQ42 Dual-Port Bracket...
  • Page 11: Adapter Board Details

    Adapter Board Details Exhibit 3-3 FFRM-NQ41 Single-Port board Exhibit 3-4 FFRM-NQ42 Dual-Port board 10 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    Check the system log with the command which may help troubleshoot the problem. dmesg. The FastFrame driver creates status messages during initialization. Make sure that all installed cards are properly detected and initialized. 20 ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 13: Appendix A Glossary

    Appendix A Glossary Some terms used in the Network Interface industry are defined below. More information is available through the ATTO Technology website (www.attotech.com) and the Storage Area Networking Industry Association (www.snia.org). Term Definition ANSI American National Standards Institute Bit Error Rate: a measure of transmission accuracy; the ratio of bits received in error to bits sent...
  • Page 14 Term Definition Receiver the ultimate destination of data transmission; a terminal device RoCE RDMA over Converged Ethernet scatter/gather a device driver feature which allows the host adapter to modify a transfer data pointer so that a single host adapter can access many segments of memory, minimizing interrupts and transfer overhead single-mode fiber an optical fiber with a small core which supports one wavelength (ray of light);...
  • Page 15: Appendix B Accessories

    The following accessories are available through ATTO Technology and authorized resellers. Contact an ATTO Technology authorized sales representative to order. A variety of Fibre Channel, SAS and SCSI products are also available from ATTO Technology. Please contact your ATTO sales representative for product descriptions and part number information.
  • Page 16: Appendix C Atto Adapter Selection Guides

    Appendix C ATTO Adapter Selection Guides Contact your ATTO representative or visit the ATTO website for details on all ATTO products. ExpressSAS 6 Gb Host Adapters Product Features H6F0 GT H6F0 H60F H680 H608 H644 Max Data Rate 6Gb/s 6Gb/s 6Gb/s 6Gb/s 6Gb/s...
  • Page 17: Product Features

    • 64-bit support • • • • Windows • • • • Linux • • • • Mac OS X • • • • Low profile • • • • v ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 18 Celerity 8-Gb Adapters Product Features FC-84EN FC-82EN FC-81EN Fibre Channel Ports FC protocol 8-Gb 8-Gb 8-Gb Maximum Transfer Rate (Full Duplex) 6.4GB/s 3.2GB/s 1.6GB/s Maximum Transfer Rate (Half Duplex) 3.2GB/s 1.6GB/s 800MB/s Bus type PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0 PCIe 2.0 Bus characteristics 8 lane 8 lane...
  • Page 19: Appendix D Standards, Compliances

    Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. vii ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 20: Compliances

    Compliances ATTO FastFrame cards comply with Directive 2011/65/EU on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). Contact your ATTO representative regarding RoHS compliant products. The FastFrame family of adapters take the following RoHS exemptions: 7(a) - Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e.
  • Page 21 Period is valid only when the product is operated under the conditions defined in the product manual. 除非? 外特别的标注,此 标志为针对所涉及产品的 环 保使用期限标志 . 某些可更换的零 部件可能会有一个不同的环保使用期限(例如,电池单元模 块 ) . 此环 保使用期限只适用于产 品在 产 品手册中所 规 定的条件下工作 ix ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 22: Appendix E Safety, Warranty

    ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty ATTO Technology, Inc. (“ATTO”) warrants to the original purchaser of this product (“Product”) that the Product is free from defects in material and workmanship for the term described for this specific Product on ATTO's website (www.attotech.com).
  • Page 23 ATTO DEALER, AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION, EXTENSION OR ADDITION TO THIS WARRANTY. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. xi ATTO Technology Inc. FastFrame NIC Installation and Operation Manual...

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