Standards
- ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PI-4, FC-FS-2, FC-FS-2/AM1, FC-LS, FC-AL-2, FC-GS-6, FC-FLA, FC-PLDA, FC-TAPE, FC-DA, FCP through FCP-4, SBC-3, FC-SP, FC-HBA and SMI-S v1.1
- PCI Express base spec 2.0
- PCI Express card electromechanical spec 2.0
- Fibre Channel class 2 and 3
- PHP hot plug-hot swap
Architecture
- Dual-channel
- 8Gb/s, 4Gb/s or 2Gb/s FC Link speeds automatically detected
- Integrated data buffer and code space memory
Comprehensive OS Support
- Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris, VMware
- Additional support is available from OEMs and partners
Hardware Environments
- PowerPC,® SPARC,® x86, x64 and Intel® Itanium® 64-bit processor family
Optical
- Data rates: 2.125, 4.25 and 8.5Gb/s (auto-detected)
- Long wave model - LPe12002-X8:
- Long wave optics allows board to transmit signal up to 1.4Km using 800-SM-LC-I or up to 10km when using 800-SM-LC-L.
- Cable: Operating at 8Gb/s
¡@- 50/125 microns (500MHz*km BW)-up to 50m
- 50/125 microns (2000MHz*km BW)-up to 150m
Physical Dimensions
- Short, low profile MD2 form factor card
- 167.64mm x 68.91mm (6.60" x 2.71")
- Standard bracket (low profile available)
Power & Environmental Requirements
- Volts: +3.3, +12
- Operating temperature: 0¢X to 55¢XC (32¢X to 131¢XF)
- Storage temperature: -40¢X to 70¢XC (-40¢X to 158¢XF)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
- 23 degree C wet bulb
Agency Approvals
- Class 1 Laser Product per DHHS 21CFR (J) and EN60825-1
- UL recognized to UL 60950-1
- CUR recognized to CSA22.2, No. 60950-1-03
- Baurt-certified to EN60950-1
- FCC Rules, Part 15, Class A
- ICES-003, Class A
- EMC Directive 2004/108/EEC (CE Mark)
- EN55022, Class A
- EN55024
- Australian EMC Framework (C-Tick Mark)
- AS/NZS CISPR22, Class A
- VCCI (Japan), Class A
- MIC (Korea), Class A
- BSMI (Taiwan), Class A
- EU RoHS Compliant (Directive 2002/95/EC)
- China RoHS Compliant
Additional Features
Performance Features
- Doubling the maximum Fibre Channel link rate from 4Gb/s to 8Gb/s and enhanced virtualization capabilities help support IT ¡§Green¡¨ initiatives
- Frame-level Multiplexing and out-of-order frame reassembly increases link efficiency and maximizes HBA performance.
- Data Protection Features
- End-to-end data protection with hardware parity, CRC, ECC and other advanced error checking and correcting algorithms ensure data is safe from corruption.
- Deployment and Management Features
- Universal Boot capability allows the appropriate boot environment to be automatically selected for any given hardware.
- Boot from SAN capability reduces system management costs and increases uptime.
- Detailed real-time event logging and tracing enables quick diagnosis of SAN problems.
- Beaconing feature flashes the HBA LEDs, simplifying their identification within server racks.
- Environmental monitoring feature helps to optimize SAN availability.