U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-1
Chapter 3U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel
PCI Adapters3-
The following 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI host bus adapters (HBAs) provide connections to
most EMC CLARiiON or Symmetrix storage systems:
•The U525 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2-gigabit (Gb) attachment
to the storage system through a Storage Area Network (SAN) or switch. The
AA-U52500 is a high-profile adapter and the AA-U52510 is a low-profile adapter.
•The U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2-Gb direct attachment to
the storage system. The AA-U52600 is a high-profile adapter and the AA-U52610
is a low-profile adapter.
NOTE
For information about the 64-bit, 133-MHz U531 Optical
Fibre Channel PCI Adapter, which supports the EMC
CLARiiON AX100 Storage System, see Attaching an
EMC CLARiiON AX100 Storage System to an
Express5800/320Ma System.
For a summary of the general features and requirements of optical Fibre Channel PCI
adapters, see Tabl e 3-1 . For an illustration of the faceplate o f an optical Fibre Cha nnel
PCI adapter, see Figure 3-1.
The following sections provide detailed information about optical Fibre Channel PCI
adapters:
•“Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-3
•“Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-4
•“Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-5
•“Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-6
•“Installing Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-6
•“Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-7
•“Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page3-9