Before you use the LSI7202CP, make sure your system meets the specific hardware and software requirements as shown inTable 2.1.

Table 2.1

Hardware and Software Requirements

 

 

 

Component

 

Requirements

 

 

For Solaris SPARC hardware environments

 

 

 

Hardware

 

Any Sun Microsystems computer with an avail-

 

 

able CompactPCI slot

 

 

 

Software

 

The Solaris 8 operating environment

 

 

 

Firmware

 

OpenBoot PROM, version 2.1 or greater

 

 

For Intel IA-32 or IA-64 hardware environments

 

 

 

Hardware

 

Any Intel compatible

 

 

 

Software

 

Windows Server (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, .NET)

 

 

Linux (RedHat, Suse, Caldera, Turbo)

 

 

NetWare, UnixWare, HP-UX, and OS/2

 

 

 

Firmware

 

Any Intel compatible BIOS system

 

 

 

2.1.3 Fibre Channel Cable Assemblies

You will use one of two types of Fibre Channel cable assemblies based on your system.

•LSI7202CP-LC and LSI7202CP-LC6

–LC optical to LC optical

–LC optical to SC optical

•LSI7202CP-HS and LSI7202CP-HS6

–HSSDC2 to HSSDC2

–HSSDC2 to HSSDC

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LSI7202CP Host Adapter Characteristics

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