Fc 4Gbps Pci-X Adapter Features; Preinstallation Procedures - IBM System Storage DS4000 FC Installation And User Manual

FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter features

The FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter has the following features:
v 64-Bit, PCI-X 2.0 266 MHz, compatible with 66/33 MHz PCI and 133/100/66 MHz
v Conforms to PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.3 and 3.0, PCI-X Protocol
v Compliance with SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP), Fibre Channel
v Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards.
v Support for 4/2/1Gbps auto-negotiation (4.2480/2.1240/1.0625 Gbps) data rates.
v Support for 100,000 IOPS and higher.
v Support for 400 MBps maximum at half-duplex, 800 MBps maximum at
v Fast!UTIL basic input/output system (BIOS) utility program to customize the
v Support for Point-to-point (N_Port), arbitrated loop (NL_Port), and switched fabric
v Support for Fibre Channel service (Classes 2 and 3).
v Support for Fibre Channel protocols FCP (SCSI-FCP), IP (FC-IP), FICON
v Storage Networking industry association (SNIA) HBA application programming
v Managed by the SANsurfer

Preinstallation procedures

Before you begin the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter installation, do the following:
v Read "Handling static-sensitive devices" on page 3.
v Read "What you need for the installation" on page 4.
v Write down the serial number of the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter. Each adapter has
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IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA: Installation and User's Guide
PCI-X.
Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.0a, PCI-X Electrical and
Mechanical Addendum (revision 2.0a) to the PCI Local Bus Specification, PCI
Bus Power Management Interface Specification revision 1.1, PCI Hot Plug
Specification, revision 1.0.
Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH), Fibre Channel 2nd Generation
(FC-PH-2), Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface
(FC-PH-3), Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2), Fibre Channel Fabric Loop
Attachment Technical Report (FC-FLA), Fibre Channel-Private Loop Direct Attach
Technical Report (FC-PLDA), Fibre Channel Tape (FC-TAPE) profile, SCSI Fibre
Channel Protocol-2 (FCP-2), Second Generation FC Generic Services
(FC-GS-3), Third Generation FC Generic Services (FC-GS-3), Fibre Channel
Framing and Signaling (FC-FS) Physical Specification.
full-duplex.
configuration parameters on the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter and attached drives.
(N_Port), Support for F_Port and FL_Port login. 2,048 concurrent logins and
2,048 active exchanges.
(FC-SB-2), FC-TAPE (FCP-2).
interface (API), and storage management interface specification (SMI-S)
compliant.
a unique serial number. If the nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) (also
referred to as NOVRAM) is damaged, the system prompts you for the FC 4Gbps
PCI-X Adapter serial number. Figure 1 on page 3 shows the serial number label
location.
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FC HBA Manager.
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