Celerity FC-21PS Adapter

The Celerity FC-21PS Fibre Channel host adapter provides a single 2-Gb Fibre Channel connection from host devices to the Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric.

The FC-21PS supports the leading operating systems, providing a single solution for all connectivity needs. As with all Celerity FC products, the FC-21PS is designed for high-quality data transmission, ensuring that critical information is delivered correctly the first time to reduce fabric traffic and improve overall fabric efficiency.

Hardware specifications

•1 Fibre Channel port

•400 MB/sec. throughput full-duplex

•Supports all FC topologies: direct fabric, arbitrated loop and point-to-point

•Flash ROM for easy field upgrades

•Simultaneous multi-protocol support

•ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-FCP, FC-AL, FC-AL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA, IETF-IPFC

Advanced FC capabilities

•Supports SNIA HBA API

•On-demand, automatic negotiation between 2- Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel

•Supports target and initiator modes

•Supports Windows FDMI and WMI

•Includes exclusive ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology

PCI bus specifications

•64-bit/32-bit, 66/33 MHz PCI compatible

•PCI 2.3 compliant

•3.3V and 5V PCI signaling with universal connector

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

•Integrated optical LC SFF fixed transceiver

•External LEDs for on-line and speed status

Software specifications

•Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Vista

•Red Hat Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernel)

•SUSE Linux (2.6 kernel)

•Mac OS X (10.4.x, 10.5.x)

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