HP OpenVMS I64 Operating Systems Defpa, Dapba, Dapca, Dglpb, Dglpa, Pbxnp-Da, Pbxnp-Aa, PB2CA-AA

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HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 and HP OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 for Integrity Servers SPD 82.35.13

DE602-FA

A single-port multi-mode fiber-optic add-

 

on daughter card for the DE602 network

 

interface card (NIC) that connects PCI

 

systems to Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 local

 

area networks at 100 Mb/s.

DE500-AA, -BA

A UTP (copper) network interface card

 

(NIC) that connects PCI systems to

 

Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 local area

 

networks at 10 or 100 Mb/s.

DE500-FA

A fiber-optic network interface card (NIC)

 

that connects PCI systems to Ethernet

 

and IEEE 802.3 local area networks at

 

100 Mb/s.

DE504-BA

A quad port UTP (copper) network

 

interface card (NIC) that connects PCI

 

systems to Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 local

 

area networks at 10 or 1 00 Mb/s.

DE500-XA

A UTP (copper) network interface card

 

(NIC) that connects PCI systems to

 

Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 local area

 

networks at 10 or 100 Mb/s.

DE450

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects PCI systems to Ethernet and

 

IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

DE436

A quad port network interface card (NIC)

 

that connects PCI systems to Ethernet

 

and IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

DE435

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects PCI systems to Ethernet and

 

IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

DE434

A UTP (copper) network interface card

 

(NIC) that connects PCI systems to

 

Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 local area

 

networks at 10 Mb/s.

DEFPA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects PCI systems to ANSI FDDI

 

local area networks at 100 Mb/s.

DAPBA

FORE Systems HE155 network in-

 

terface card (NIC) that connects PCI

 

systems to ATM local area networks at

 

155 Mb/s(OC3).

DAPCA

FORE Systems HE622 network in-

 

terface card (NIC) that connects PCI

 

systems to ATM local area networks at

 

622 Mb/s(OC12).

DGLPB

ATMworks 350 network interface card

 

(NIC) that connects PCI systems to ATM

 

local area networks at 155 Mb/s(OC3).

DGLPA

ATMworks 351 network interface card

 

(NIC) that connects PCI systems to ATM

 

local area network at 155 Mb/s (OC3).

PBXNP-DA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects PCI systems to a Token Ring

 

local area network at 4 or 16 Mb/s.

PBXNP-AA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects PCI systems to a Token Ring

 

local area network at 4 or 16 Mb/s.

DE205

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects ISA/EISA systems to Ethernet

 

and IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

DE422

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects EISA systems to Ethernet and

 

IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

DE425

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects EISA systems to Ethernet and

 

IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

PB2CA-AA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects EISA systems to Ethernet and

 

IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

DEFEA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects EISA systems to ANSI FDDI

 

local area networks at 100 Mb/s.

DW300

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects the EISA bus to a Token Ring

 

local area network at 4 or 16 Mb/s.

PMAD

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects TURBOchannel systems to

 

Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 local area

 

networks at 10 Mb/s.

DEFTA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects TURBOchannel systems to

 

ANSI FDDI local area networks at 100

 

Mb/s.

DEFZA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects TURBOchannel systems to

 

ANSI FDDI local area networks. Not

 

supported as a cluster interconnect or

 

boot device at 100 Mb/s.

DETRA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects the TURBOchannel systems to

 

a Token Ring local area network at 4 or

 

16 Mb/s.

DEFAA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects FUTUREBUS+ systems to

 

ANSI FDDI local area networks at 100

 

Mb/s.

DEMNA

A network interface card (NIC) that

 

connects XMI systems to Ethernet and

 

IEEE 802.3 local area networks at 10

 

Mb/s.

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OpenVMS I64 Operating Systems specifications

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