Q-Logic 2310FL manual How to Use this Guide, General Description, What is Fibre Channel?

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Section 1

Introduction

1.1

How to Use this Guide

The SANbladeQLogic host bus adapters (HBAs) supported in this document are described in the following paragraphs. They are collectively referred to as the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA unless otherwise noted.

QLA2310F (single channel, full-height bracket, optical media)

QLA2310FL (single channel, low-profile bracket, optical media)

The QLA2310F/2310FL HBAs are 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media.

First, install the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA according to the directions in the appropriate hardware installation section. Secondly, install the software driver according the directions in the associated readme.txt file.

1.2

General Description

Thank you for selecting the QLA2310F/2310FL Fibre Channel (FC) HBA. The QLA2310F/2310FL HBA is an intelligent, high-performance, DMA bus master host adapter designed for high-end systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the ISP23xx chips, making the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA a leading-edge host adapter. The ISP23xx combines a powerful RISC processor, a Fibre Channel protocol manager (FPM) with one or more 2-Gb Fibre Channel transceivers, and a peripheral component interconnect-extended (PCI-X) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The QLA2310F/2310FL HBA supports all FC peripherals that support private loop direct attach (PLDA) and fabric loop attach (FLA). Installation of the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA is quick and easy.

1.3

What is Fibre Channel?

Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP) standard. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology used for mass storage and networking. It connects mainframes, super computers, workstations, storage devices, and servers.

Fibre Channel supports data transfer rates up to 200 MBps half-duplex and

400MBps full-duplex on copper and optical interfaces. The QLA2310F/2310FL HBAs use a multimode optical interface for intermediate distances (less than

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Contents QLA→2310F/2310FL User’s Guide Page Table of Contents Figures General Description How to Use this GuideWhat is Fibre Channel? Features QLA2310F/2310FL HBA Components QLA2310F/2310FLJumpers LEDsInstallation in the Computer QLA2310F/2310FL Installation in the Computer Specifications Installation HelpCPU LabelEMI and EMC Requirements Agency Certification QLA2310FQLA2310FL Product Safety Requirements2.2 QLA2310F/2310FL Agency Certification FC2354603-00 a Hardware Problem Checklist Problems After InstallationFibre Channel Problem Checklist System Configuration Problem Checklist