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Appendix E Standards, Compliances: 8Gb adapters ........x FCC standards: radio and television interference Canadian standards European standards Appendix F Standards, Compliances: 4Gb adapters ........xi FCC standards: radio and television interference Canadian standards European standards Appendix G Safety, Warranty ................xii Safety ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty...
1 ATTO Celerity HBA Features & Overview The ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel family of storage products provides connectivity, intelligence and scalability. Celerity FC host adapters simplify advanced storage Fibre Channel provides a logical, point-to-point, serial networking needs such as switching, backup and data channel for the transfer of data between a buffer at a management.
Celerity FC-162E Adapter Advanced FC capabilities The ATTO Celerity FC-162E leverages two next- generation storage technologies: PCIe 3.0 • Supports SNIA HBA API interconnect and 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel. • Backward compatible with 8-Gb and 4-Gb Fibre With 16-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per Channel channel, the Celerity FC-162E supports the most •...
Celerity FC-84EN Adapter Advanced FC capabilities The ATTO Celerity FC-84EN leverages two next- generation storage technologies: PCIe 2.0 • Supports SNIA HBA API interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel. • Backward compatible with 4-Gb and 2-Gb Fibre With 8-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per Channel channel, the Celerity FC-84EN supports the most •...
Celerity FC-81EN Adapter Advanced FC capabilities The ATTO Celerity FC-81EN leverages two next- generation storage technologies: PCIe 2.0 • Supports SNIA HBA API interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel. • Backward compatible with 4-Gb and 2-Gb Fibre With 8-Gb FC speeds of up to 1600 MB/sec. per Channel channel, the Celerity FC-81EN supports the most •...
Celerity FC-42ES Adapter Host bus specifications The Celerity FC-42ES is a dual-channel host adapter providing port density for Enterprise server and • x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express workstation applications. With 4-Gb FC speeds of up Interconnect (RoHS compliant) to 800 MB/sec.
• Supports SNIA HBA API • On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb, 2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel • Supports target and initiator modes • Supports Windows FDMI and WMI 10 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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Selection guide: Celerity 16-Gb adapters Product Features FC-164E FC-162E FC-161E Fibre Channel Ports FC protocol 16-Gb 16-Gb 16-Gb Maximum Transfer Rate (full duplex) 6400 MB/sec 3200 MB/sec 1600 MB/sec. Bus type PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 Bus characteristics 8 lane 8 lane 8 lane Optical interface...
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Macintosh OS X driver support VMware ESX Server 3.5 Novell Netware Solaris Free BSD 1 ATTO Express Power Center recommended 12 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
2 Install Drivers Before installing your Celerity adapter, you must configure your system to recognize and use it by installing drivers for your operating system. Configure your system to recognize and use your ATTO Celerity adapters ship with the latest firmware Celerity adapter by installing drivers for your operating installed.
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Open the folder corresponding to the speed of the HBA. Open the folder corresponding to the OS X version in use. Launch the installer package. Follow the on-screen instructions. 14 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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When OS X installation completes, install the At the prompt, enter ‘drvcfg -s {handle}’ where latest Celerity driver from the ATTO Technology {handle} is the hexadecimal number from the website. previous step. This will launch the EFI Configuration Utility for the associated adapter.
Insert the Installation CD. 10 Change to the directory created above then run After the CD mounts, open the Celerity volume the installer script ./install.sh. on the desktop. 16 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
VMware ESXi 5 Including driver in boot image Use the Datastore Browser in the vSphere Client to upload the VIB file to your ESXi host. Note Note 8Gb Celerity support only. Alternatively, you can utilize programs like VMware vSphere 5 includes the ability to dynamically WinSCP (Windows) or SCP (Linux) to construct boot images for your ESXi 5 servers using upload the file directly to your ESX host.
Verify that the driver is installed successfully: then boot the host machine. This allows you to install in a single boot. The server reboots after the driver update. 18 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
Specialized configurations Some specialized applications may benefit from modification of adapter settings. The ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual provides detailed information on using ATTO Technology configuration utilities found on the Installation CD or downloaded from the ATTO website.
Close the case on the computer and power it WWN 1: all adapters WWN 2: 42ES, 44ES, 82EN, 84EN, 162E 20 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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Exhibit 3-4 FC-84EN Exhibit 3-6 FC-81EN full height and low profile Exhibit 3-5 FC-82EN full height and low profile 22 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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Exhibit 3-7 FC-44ES full height Exhibit 3-9 FC-41ES low profile and full height Exhibit 3-8 FC-42ES low profile, full height...
Updating drivers Hardware flash memory may need to be updated as Update drivers by downloading the latest driver new versions become available. software from the ATTO Technology website. Download and install the most recent version of Go to www.attotech.com the Configuration Tool from the ATTO Click on downloads.
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Navigate to your HBA model in the right 10 Follow the instructions for installing the dialog and click it. application. f. Click the Utility Manual (.pdf) link to save/open the document. 30 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
5 Troubleshooting This chapter contains solutions for the most common problems you might encounter. If you need additional assistance, please refer to the ATTO Technology website, www.attotech.com, or contact an authorized ATTO Technology representative. General suggestions • Check each cable connection on every device.
Once the host is back online, go to Storage and present itself, thereafter, please contact your create VMFS datastore. If storage does not SAN administrator. appear, perform a rescan using the VMware 32 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
Supplemental Guide for VMware ESX/ESXi The following information should be used by advanced users only. Please consult with our Technical Support Department before applying any of the following information. 1 Driver Configuration To list the driver parameters that have been set: Use the esxcfg-module command to query and # esxcfg-module -g <driver name>...
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Default is -1 (use NVRAM setting). Wait for task management commands to complete use_tm_completions before returning from handler. Default is 1 (enabled). Attached to the SCSI transport layer. Default is 1 use_transport_layer (enabled). 34 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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2 Adapter Management A sample output is shown below: On VMware ESX/ESXi you can identify and ~ # cat /proc/scsi/celerity8fc/6 manage ATTO adapters using the VMware vSphere Client, or the Service Console. On ESXi, ATTO Celerity 8GB Fibre Channel Adapter the Service Console is referred to as Local Tech Driver version 1.31 Support Mode.
ID 32818) to be posted to the Windows Event Log. For additional information about utilizing NPIV in a Hyper-V environment refer to TechNet topic “Configuring a SAN Environment for VMM” (http://technet.microsoft.com/en- us/library/cc764269.aspx). 36 ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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2 VMware ESX/EXi be explicitly enabled). However, there are four driver The 8Gb and 16Gb Celerity drivers for VMware parameters that affect the performance and behavior ESX/ESXI 4.x and VMware ESXI 5.x provide NPIV of the NPIV feature, they are as follows: support by default (the functionality does not have to The maximum number of target ports that can be logged into a virtual port.
Logical Unit Number: an identifier for a logical unit (0-7) multi-mode fiber an optical fiber which can carry several beams of light at once i ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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Term Definition N_port a port attached to a node used with point to point or fabric configurations NL_ port a port attached to a node in Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or fabric loop configuration originator an initiating device; a component which originates a command parity checking a method which verifies the accuracy of data transmitted over the SCSI bus by adding one bit in the transfer to make the sum of all the bits either odd or even (for odd or even parity);...
SFP8-000 8Gb/s SFP+ LC SW Optical SFP4-000 4Gb/s SFP LC SW Optical A variety of iSCSI, 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.
Appendix C ATTO Adapter Selection Guides Contact your ATTO representative or visit the ATTO website for details on all ATTO products. ExpressPCI SCSI host adapters Ultra 320 SCSI Product Features UL5D UL5D LP UL4D Max. transfer rate (MB/sec.) • • •...
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• • • • Mac OS X • • • • • VMware • • • • • Low profile • • 1/2 height 1/2 height 1/2 height v ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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ExpressSAS 6 Gb RAID adapters Product R60F R680 R608 R644 Features Max Data Rate 6 Gb/sec. 6 Gb/sec. 6 Gb/sec. 6 Gb/sec. x8 PCI Express • • • • Number of ports Port configuration 0/16 external/internal 1 mini SAS (x4) SFF- 4 mini SAS (x4) SFF- 2 mini SAS (x4) SFF- 2 mini SAS (x4) SFF-...
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Advanced Data • • Streaming™ 32-bit support • • 64-bit support • • Windows • • Linux • • Mac OS X • • Low profile • • vii ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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FastFrame SFP+ Converged Network Adapters Product CS14 CS12 CS11 Features Max Data Rate 10 Gb/sec. 10 Gb/sec. 10 Gb/sec. x8 PCI Express • • • Number of ports Connector type LC Fibre Optic LC Fibre Optic LC Fibre Optic Advanced Data •...
Appendix D Standards, Compliances: 16Gb adapters The Technical Specification sheet for each Celerity FC host adapter lists certifications for that model. Models covered by this page include the Celerity FC-164E, FC-162E and FC-161E. FCC standards: radio and television interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Appendix E Standards, Compliances: 8Gb adapters The Technical Specification sheet for each Celerity FC host adapter lists certifications for that model. Models covered by this page include the Celerity FC-84EN, FC-82EN and FC-81EN. FCC standards: radio and television interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Some ATTO Celerity cards comply with Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). Contact your ATTO representative regarding RoHS compliant products. xi ATTO Technology Inc. Celerity FC Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual...
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ATTO host adapter and void the warranty. ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty ATTO Technology, Inc. warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it is free from defects in material and workmanship as described in the ATTO Technology website, www.attotech.com, for three years.
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