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Simultaneous full duplex 2 Gbps PCI bus speed data transfers of 400 MBps
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Full fabric support using F_PORT and FL_Port connections
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Full fabric boot support in x86 environments to multiple LUNs
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FC-Tape (FC-2) devices
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Point-to-point arbitrated-loop, and switch fabric FC connections
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Storage protocol
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Fibre Channel class 2 and 3
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Automatic speed negotiation and topology detection
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End-to-end parity protection for high data integrity
Collectively, these characteristics create a high-performance Fibre Channel HBA.
Boot BIOS Specifications
Boot BIOS is a set of x86 instructions in the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) flash ROM that
lets you designate a Fibre Channel attached drive as the boot drive. Boot BIOS works
with the existing system BIOS on Intel Pentium class PCI system boards.
Boot BIOS supports:
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Multiple topologies: Fabric Point-to-Point and FC-AL Private Loop
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Multiple boot compliance
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Supports Enhanced Disk Driver Services (EDD) Version 3.0
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A maximum of four Fibre Channel HBAs per server, depending on which
StorageWorks product you are using.
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Up to 256 LUNs, with up to eight LUN entries per target ID
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Detecting up to 99 devices per HBA
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Displaying a maximum of 16 devices during the boot process
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