ATTO Technology FC-44ES 4-Gb Network Card User Manual


 
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Celerity FC-42XS Adapter
The dual-channel Celerity FC-42XS host adapter
provides the highest available throughput for Fibre
Channel applications while protecting technology
investments via backward compatibility with existing
infrastructure.
With speeds of up to 800 MB/sec. per channel, the FC-
42XS is capable of supporting the most intensive data
applications.
To ensure a smooth transition path, the FC-42XS
leverages the existing Celerity FC software hardware
architecture, allowing ATTO to deliver industry-
leading quality and stable software architecture.
Hardware specifications
Two independent Fibre Channel ports
4-Gigabit data transfer rates per channel
800 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel
Supports all FC topologies: direct fabric,
arbitrated loop and point-to-point
ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-FCP, FC
FCP2, FC-AL, FC-AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA
Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
FC Class 3 support
Local management and diagnostics
Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 bytes; 8 @ 2k bytes
Advanced FC capabilities
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
Exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS
TM
)
Technology
PCI bus specifications
64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X
• PCI-X 1.0a compliant
PCI 2.2 compliant
3.3V PCI signaling only
Environmental & physical specifications
Conforms to PCI low profile form factor
standards
Length: 6.600 inches
Height: 2.536 inches
Operating Temperature: 0-45ºC (32º-113ºF)
Storage Temperature: -40º to 70ºC (-40º to
158ºF)
Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
5V@ 1.5A (max.)
100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended
External connectivity
Easy-to-install full height connection plate
External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each channel
Two optical LC SFP transceivers included
Software specifications
Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003
Red Hat Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernel)
SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)
Mac OS X