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Introduction
This manual describes the Emulex
Fibre Channel (FC) to Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) host bus adapters (HBAs).
They feature a revolutionary design with integrated ARM-1156 cores, integrated SERDES, integrated
SRAM, and external Double-Data Rate (DDRII SRAM) memory structure. The LPe12000 is a single-
channel adapter. The LPe12002 is a dual-channel adapter.The LPe12004 is a four-channel adapter.
The core technology of these HBAs is the ninth generation FC controller by Emulex. The controller
incorporates a multifunction native PCIe core that is compliant to the PCIe Base Specification 2.0 and
PCI Express CEM Specification 2.0. The HBAs support packet transfers up to 5 gigatransfers per
second (5.0 GT/s) on the PCIe link. The supported physical PCIe connector is x4 or x8. The fully
featured FC port is compliant to various American National Standards Institute (ANSI) FC standards.
The product is targeted at FC storage networking environments that require the highest degrees of
robustness, performance and ease of management.
Note: Illustrations in this manual are only examples. The actual hardware may vary.
Major Features
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Multifunction PCIe 2.0 device with one (LPe12000), two (LPe12002) or four (LPe12004)
independent FC ports
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Auto-negotiation between 2-Gb/s, 4-Gb/s or 8-Gb/s FC link attachments
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Complies with the PCIe base and CEM 2.0 specifications:
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Built-in temperature sensor
Compatibility
Table 1. Software and Hardware Environments
Software Environments
Hardware Environments
Prerequisites
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PCIe 2.0 compliant systems: x4 or x8 lane transfer link interface
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3.3 V and 12 V power from PCIe slot required for operation
LPe12000, LPe12002 and LPe12004 Hardware Installation Manual
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LPe12000, LPe12002 and LPe12004, 8 gigabit per second (Gb/s)
See the HBA's Web site for compatible operating systems.
PCIe 2.0 and CEM 2.0 compliant systems and backwards compatible to 1.0a
and 1.1 compliant systems.
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