Ds4000 Fc2-133 Adapter Features; Preinstallation Procedures - IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Installation And User Manual

DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter features

The DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter has the following features:
v Compliance with Intel
v Compliance with peripheral component interconnect-extended (PCI-X)
v Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling
v Compliance with Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) standard
v Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards
v Support for direct memory access (DMA)
v Support for bus master
v Fast!UTIL basic input/output system (BIOS) utility program to customize the
v Support for Fibre Channel protocol SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet
v Support for point-to-point fabric connection (F-PORT FABRIC LOGIN)
v Support for Fibre Channel service (Classes 2 and 3)

Preinstallation procedures

Before you begin the DS4000 FC2-133 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 FC2-133 Adapter. Each adapter has a
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IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter: Installation and User's Guide
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addendum, revision 1.0 to the Intel PCI Local Bus version 2.2 specification
Interface (PC-PH-3), revision 9.2
configuration parameters on the FC2-133 Adapter and attached drives
protocol (FCP-IP)
unique serial number. If the nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) (also
referred to as NOVRAM) is damaged, the system prompts you for the FC2-133
Adapter serial number. Figure 2 on page 3 shows the serial number label
location.
PCI Local Bus version 2.2 specification