NEC 5800/320MA manual Chapter U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters

Chapter 3

U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters

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.

N O T E

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 Table 3-1. For an illustration of the faceplate of an optical Fibre Channel 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 page 3-3

•“Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-4

•“Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-5

•“Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-6

•“Installing Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-6

•“Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-7

•“Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters” on page 3-9

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